Expressing What You Are
THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
Thou shalt not kill (Exodus 20:13).
As rules of conduct, the commandments are just such “thou shalt nots” as you see written up, “No smoking” or “No thoroughfare.” But when you get behind the surface meaning, then “Thou shalt not” becomes “Thou Canst not.”
So this commandment, “Thou shalt not kill,” is fundamentally an expression of the cosmic law that you cannot kill, and the sooner you find that out the better. We are always trying to kill. However, this commandment is here to tell us that to think we can kill anything is to lay up trouble for ourselves that will have to be met and wiped out some time or other.
Nothing ever dies from the outside. No one can kill your character. No one can kill your peace of mind. No one can kill your business, or your reputation, or anything that is yours. You can, but nobody else can. No man or woman was ever yet destroyed from the outside.
Many people waste their lives in thinking how they are being hurt, or damaged, or injured by other people; how good they could be, what marvelous things they could do, if it were not for others. So long as you believe that, you cannot progress. As soon as you know that nobody can hurt you, then you are free to overtake any mistakes, and to be and do the thing you want.
Let us spend our time this year nurturing life and light. First we must accept these things for ourselves, so we can live in peace and success with character. Then we can share them with and shine them on those around us.
As we turn our backs on old mistakes and hurtful ways of thinking, let us look to God for a new way of expressing what we are; God’s children! Then we can rise above all challenges while walking with God each day in our gardens. May each of our Edens be filled with life, love and joy this year.
Expressing God,
- Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
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