The most mischievous thing in life is man’s reluctance to perceive his own dominion. God has given us dominion over all things, but we shrink like frightened children from assuming it, although that assuming is the one and only escape for us.
Jesus, who knew the human heart, and understood our weakness in this respect, commands us,
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened (Matthew 7:7-8).
Is not this the Magna Carta of personal freedom for every man, woman, and child on earth? Is not this the decree of the emancipation of the slaves of every kind of bondage, physical, mental, or spiritual? We have no business to accept ill-health, or poverty, or sinfulness, or strife, or unhappiness, or remorse, with resignation. We have no right to accept anything less than freedom and harmony and joy, for only with these things do we glorify God, and express His holy will, which is our raison d’etre.
We are to reorganize our lives in accordance with his teaching, continuously and untiringly until our goal is attained. That this attainment, that our victory over every negative condition is not merely possible but is definitely promised to us, finds its proof in these glorious words.
With this freedom comes great personal responsibility. This fact is too difficult for some to bear. It requires us to be God’s children in every way. This means selflessness, forgiveness and taking personal responsibility for that which is unsatisfactory in our lives. Many shirk from this awesome responsibility as if it were a prison sentence. Yet the Bible tells us that this yoke is light compared to the self-imposed yoke of negativity, doubt and selfishness.
So today, let us claim this Holy gift and take on the yoke of joy, peace and hope. Then we can see and experience all the goodness life and death have to offer.
Claiming dominion,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
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