By coming to terms with the adversary in the first place, that is to say, by getting our thought right immediately concerning any difficulty, we incur no “costs” and the transaction remains a simple one.
Suppose that you find yourself sneezing. If you say: “There, now, I have caught cold again; I am in for it!” and then proceed to dwell upon the thought that you have caught cold, you are giving the trouble the opportunity to dig itself into your mentality. People often indulge in quite a meditation upon colds. Instead, if at the first moment that the possibility of catching cold occurs to you, you immediately reject it and affirm the Truth, the whole thing will be over in a short time.
Or perhaps upon opening your morning mail you find a notice informing you that your bank has failed. Many people in such a case would saturate themselves with the thought of ruin by rehearsing every kind of difficulty that might come. However, the proper thing to do, immediately upon becoming aware of the news, is to turn to God—your real support—and refuse to accept the suggestion of trouble as binding; literally drive the thought of loss, fear, and resentment out of consciousness. If you do this, working steadily until peace of mind is restored, you will presently find that in some way or other the trouble will disappear. Either the bank will speedily recover itself—and there is no reason at all why one person’s prayer should not save the bank and the fortunes of thousands—or, if this is not possible, you will find your loss equalized in some other way.
…whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved (Romans 10:13).
Applying these truths is one of the hardest aspects of mental self-control. When faced with trouble, it is very difficult for humans to refuse any thought of fear, harm or problems. In fact, without faith it is nearly impossible. With faith it is doable but still difficult.
As we practice this principle it becomes integrated into our consciousness, and the mind and spirit are trained to develop the discipline that builds over time with its application. Also, as we practice this and see its results in the real world, our faith is affirmed and we see the universe yield to it. Over time this practice becomes habit, and it is then that we automatically dismiss the problem and embrace the blessing in it. That is when we can live in our Eden each day and see every event as a blessing from God.
Seeing blessings,
Z gardener
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