Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Archive for June, 2010

How Do You Feel?

Posted in Good Morning, tagged , on June 30, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Really there are only two feelings that a human being can have, namely love and fear. It is generally supposed that the kinds of feeling we may have are legion, but this is an illusion. All other feelings, so-called, will turn out upon analysis to be either love or fear.

What about anger? Well, anger is really but fear in disguise. In chemistry we occasionally find the same substance occurring under completely different appearances. For example, black lead is exactly the same substance chemically as a diamond, different as they look. They are said to be allotropic forms of carbon. In the same way, anger, hatred, jealousy, criticism, egotism, are but allotropic forms of fear.

Joy, interest, the feeling of success and accomplishment, the appreciation of art, are allotropic forms of love. The great difference between the two feelings is that love is always creative, and fear is always destructive. It is for us to decide which of these two feelings shall hold sway in our lives.

God is love; and he that dwelleth in God, and God in Him (1 John 4:16).

When we dwell in love, all things happen for our best good. Our path is lit, our steps are guided and we are able to abide in our gardens with hope, peace and confidence. Then our feelings will reflect all of the fruits of love.

Picking fruit,
Z gardener

Read Full Post »

What is seeking the Kingdom of God

Posted in Good Morning, tagged , on June 29, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you (Matthew 6:33).

The principle that Jesus expressed in these words is the basic law that underlies all answer to prayer. Many people know this in theory but are confused about putting it into practice. They think, “I will ignore this problem and think about God instead.” Here there is a subtle mistake, because they are really thinking of their problem as existing in one place, of God as existing in another, and of themselves as going in thought from the first place to the second place. This, of course, is by implication to reaffirm the existence of the problem in its own place, and such a belief will not heal.

What we have to do is to seek the Kingdom in the very place where the trouble seems to be. We have to know that in Truth and reality it is not there, because God is there. When we succeed in doing this, the difficulty disappears.

To find the Kingdom of God in the midst of our troubles, we need to understand that all things come to us by God’s will. Yes, even our troubles are a part of God’s presence in our lives. When we look for the blessings buried in pain, when we thank God for all that is happening in our lives (good and bad) and when we seek out God’s presence in our troubles, then we are living in God’s kingdom. When we accept God’s sovereignty over all, we are then living in God’s kingdom as God’s children. That is how we live in our gardens, even in the midst of our greatest heartaches, challenges and tragedies.

Seeking the Kingdom,
Z gardener

Read Full Post »

A treatment is an operation

Posted in Good Morning, tagged , on June 28, 2010| 2 Comments »

The word treatment is usually applied to a prayer that is made for some specific purpose, as distinct from a general prayer, which is really a visit with God. You must remember that a treatment is a definite practical action, having a definite object and a definite beginning and end. It is in fact a surgical operation on the soul.

Let us suppose that you decide to heal a certain difficulty by prayer. You know that your difficulty must be caused by some negative thought charged with fear and located in the subconscious mind. You therefore turn to God, and remind yourself of His goodness, His limitless power, and His care for you. As you work the fear will begin to dissolve, and the awareness of the Truth corrects the erroneous beliefs themselves.

Thank God for the healing that you believe will come – and then keep your thought off the matter until you feel led, after an interval, to treat again.

He sent his word, and healed them … (Psalm 107:20).

When we are seeking to be healed, whether in body or spirit, it is essential that we reset our mentality on God’s power and love. We should remind ourselves that God can and will overcome any pain or disease. Then, if we thank God with faith in the outcome, we will receive peace and hope for an end to that which we fear. Then, whether our specific prayer is answered the way we wish, we will have freedom from fear and confidence that God is working for our best good. Then we can inhabit the garden God gave us in joy.

Turning to God,
Z gardener

Author’s Note: Having done all possible at this time to help with the oil spill polluting our Coastal Garden, the author returns to tend the garden at home. Please pray unceasingly that our leaders will move to protect us and prevent this oil from despoiling God’s creation further.
Z

Read Full Post »