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How Much Can God Do?

Posted in Good Morning, tagged , on August 5, 2013| Leave a Comment »

 
The Bible tells us that God can heal us, that He can deliver us from our destructions, that He lifts up the weak, that He leads and guides us. But just how much can God do? Well, God can do almost anything. That may sound strange to those who have been taught that with God all things are possible. But there are some things that God cannot do, and it is fortunate for us that this is true.
 
God is a God of love and rules by principle, and because this is so, He cannot change His nature. He cannot break divine law. He cannot bring disease, or suffering, or lack.
 
He is always the loving Father, ready to hear and answer prayer.
 
How much can God do? He can bring heaven here and now – not by breaking the law, which is impossible to God – but by fulfilling it.
 
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law (Psalm 119:18).
 
We too can do many things by following God’s will and fulfilling God’s laws. This is not easy, in fact, it may be the hardest thing we ever attempt. However, the rewards are the greatest available to humankind. To live in peace and to walk with God in the Eden created for us. Not above pain and troubles, but happy and joyous in the midst of them. And then, to be with God in true joy and peace for all time. Its really the bargain of the ages, but it is really hard at first.
 
Working hard,
Z gardener
 
 

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Stake Your Claim

Posted in Good Morning, tagged , on August 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »

 
 
In the gold rush days, prospectors went out in the mountains in search of the yellow metal. Often the task was long and arduous with little to show for days of struggle and privation. But when a find was made, the prospector would stake his claim so that others would know that that particular discovery belonged to him. Of course, some claims turned out to be shallow veins of ore and worth little, while other claims eventually made their owners fabulously wealthy.
 
In metaphysics, we often speak of claiming our good, and it is one of the surest ways of bringing the good we desire into our lives. If we want health, then we have to claim every day that divine Life brings well-being to every part of our body. If we want prosperity, then we claim every day that God is the giver of every good gift, ready to supply our every need.
 
Whatever it is we wish to bring into our life, we stake our claim to it.
 
What are we claiming for ourselves? How do we see the world and our future in it?
 
Do we see ourselves improving each day, growing each day and gaining more peace, joy and happiness?
 
Do we see God acting in our lives more each day to protect us and lift us up?
 
Do we truly believe that things are getting better, going the right way and drawing us closer to God? If the answer to these questions is affirmative, then keep going in the same direction with these thoughts. If not, then a change of course and thought might be considered.
 
Claiming good,
Z gardener

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The Sunshine of God’s Love

Posted in Good Morning, tagged , on July 31, 2013| Leave a Comment »

 
 
Behind every problem or difficulty lies the Truth of Being. This means that in spite of the appearance, you must believe that divine Mind is already healing the situation. Jesus said that when you pray, believe that you have received. Often we are so close to a problem that, spiritually speaking, we accept the cloudy day as a permanent state of climate, forgetting that the sunshine of divine Love and Power has never ceased to shine, although obscured for the moment.
 
In prayer we remind ourselves again that, no matter how bleak or overcast the picture may be, we believe that in divine Mind there is nothing but good and therefore only good can express itself in these circumstances. The important thing is to raise your consciousness above the level where the difficulty seems to be, and put God there instead.
 
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father (Matthew 13:43).
 
Actually, God is already “there” within the apparent problem(s). When we look for God where the problem is, we will find God “there”. Our desire should always be to see God in all things, even when God’s will does not mold itself to our wishes. This is the true spirit with which we are to confront life’s stormy times, according to the Bible.

 
Seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened; ask and it will be done.
 
But first we must look; so we can see God in “there”.
 
Seeing there,
Z gardener

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Prayer Is Always The Answer

Posted in Good Morning, tagged , on July 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »

 
Prayer is always the solution. No matter what kind of difficulty may be facing you, no matter how complicated your problem may seem – prayer can solve it. Of course you will also take whatever practical steps seem to be indicated, and if you do not know what steps to take, prayer will show you. Prayer is constantly bringing about the seemingly impossible, and there is no conceivable problem that has not at some time been solved by prayer.
 
When we remember that God really is omnipotent, untrammeled by what we call time or space or matter, or the vagaries of human nature, it is easy to see that there can be no limit to the power of prayer. You can pray about a problem and solve it at any stage, but of course, the earlier you tackle it the easier will your work be.
 
… The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much (James 5:16). 
 
Note, the scripture refers to “effectual” prayer of a “righteous” man. This is key and it by no means indicates the need for someone to be perfect. It simply means that the prayer must be heartfelt and charged with feeling. It also means the person saying the prayer must be acting rightly in their prayer. In other words, properly motivated. When we pray with proper intent and pray because our hearts move us to pray, then it”availeth much”.
 
Now a witness. In the past month, this writer’s garden has been visited by a family members untimely loss, ravaging illnesses and debilitating traumas striking beloved infants, middle aged and mature friends and family. Through it all, God’s miracles have been visited upon this writer’s garden upon anyone’s request and oftentimes, instantly. These miracles were not sought for self by anyone, but always for others and their needs. While these miracles came instantly in critical cases, in other cases they came just in time for the best good of all.
 
Then, these same miracles began healing those who prayed for the others. And now, they continue to grow into a brilliant garden blossoming with loving thoughts, selfless acts and true heartfelt love. These “effectual” prayers of “righteous” ones availed not only the direct miracles, but also those that sprouted in the garden of each prayer’s heart.
 
Prayer is always the answer.
 
Amen,
Z gardener
 

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Mental Drudgery Is Not Prayer

Posted in Good Morning, tagged , on July 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »

 

 

 

 

 

Expect more from you prayers. The power of your prayer depends upon the amount of faith that you yourself have in it. To pray in the spirit that “even if this prayer does not do any good at least it cannot do any harm,” is not, really, to pray at all.

 

 

 

Have enough faith in the love of God to believe that a short heartfelt prayer is just as good as a long one. Too long a session of prayer usually means the in your heart you really doubt the love of God, and think that a great deal of effort and toil will be necessary to move Him. Pray quietly and sincerely for a reasonable time – and then leave the matter, expecting success.

 

 

 

O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou has done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth (Isaiah 25:1).

 

 

 

We should not believe in prayer because we pray hard or well. We should believe in prayer because it demonstrates our dependence on God’s promise to answer them. Prayer is our response to God’s invitation. When we say yes and turn to God for our help, then we demonstrate belief and God responds to our faith and belief.

 

 

 

Praying with faith,

 

Z gardener

 

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Is It Selfish?

Posted in Good Morning, tagged , on July 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »

 
Is it selfish to pray for yourself? Some people think that it is, and say that you should pray only for others, but this, of course, is a foolish idea.
 
You must pray for yourself constantly. How could it be otherwise? We worship God by believing in Him, trusting Him, and loving Him wholeheartedly – and we can attain to that only through prayer. The sole object of our being here is that we may grow like him – and we can do that only through prayer.
 
The more we pray for ourselves the more power will our prayers have for any other purpose whatever; so praying for ourselves is the reverse of selfishness – it is truly glorifying God.
 
Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy … Rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul (Psalm 86:1, 4).
 
Lord, let each of us learn to pray for every child of God including ourselves. Let those prayers become the language we develop to speak with you. And, Father, let those prayers perfect in each of us your Holy Spirit. Amen.
 
Praying for all,
Z gardener

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What Is Seeking The Kingdom?

Posted in Good Morning, tagged , on July 11, 2013| 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.
 
Even in the midst of our worst troubles God is there. God is ready to show us our blessings, even those wrapped in our greatest heartbreaks. God is also hurting with us in our pain; suffering for us, just as our loved ones here suffer with us.
 
So, if we look for God in the midst of our troubles, he will be there. When we find God there, our troubles will become our blessing.
 
Looking for God,
    Z gardener 

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A Treatment Is An Operation

Posted in Good Morning, tagged , on July 9, 2013| Leave a Comment »

 
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).
 
Father, we know your goodness, limitless power and love for us is infinite. We know that this goodness, power and love is capable of all things. We are facing a difficulty charged with fear that is in our subconscious and conscious selves. We thank you for the healing that we believe will come. Send your word and heal us. Amen.
 
In treatment,
Z gardener

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God Works With Joy

Posted in Family Faith, tagged , on July 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »

 
 
            Don’t pray or meditate as a duty. Realize that prayer is a visit with God and should be joyous.
 
Neither must you pursue your secular activities as necessary duties to be gotten over, that you may return to your prayer. In the light of Truth, there are no secular activities.
 
You must have regular recreation or you will become stale. Recreation, also, is to be enjoyed – as an expression of God – and not as a task to prepare yourself to pray better. An understanding joy in living is the highest prayer of all.
 
…in thy presence is fullness of joy… (Psalm 16:11).
 
If our relationship with God is not joyful, its not God’s fault. If our relationships in life are not joyful, it is not someone else’s fault. We chose to live with joy or not. Its just that simple.
 
If we want more joy in our lives, then we must chose joy, live with joy and spread joy to others. That all starts with a thought. Think joy and live in the garden God created for us.
 
Thinking joy,
Z gardener
 

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Your Own Brand

Posted in Good Morning, tagged , on July 4, 2013| Leave a Comment »

 

 

 

 

 

You cannot claim too much for yourself provided you claim the same thing for all other human beings. In fact, it is our duty to claim all good things and to continue claiming them until they demonstrate in our outer experience. Of course, this law works both ways and therefore you must be very careful not to claim the negative things that you do not want.

 

 

 

On the western ranches the owner of a steer brands it with his name, “Bar A Ranch” or some such cipher. Then if it should wander into strange territory, it will always be returned to him. On the other hand, when an animal without his brand wanders into his corral, he says, “Than is not my steer,” and out it goes.

 

 

 

Many a foolish person puts his mental brand on a steer that he does not want in the least, and is surprised when the animal stays obstinately at home. People say my rheumatism, my forgetfulness, may poverty, et cetera, branding the steers they do not want instead of turning them out of the corral.

 

 

 

When you really want something, brand it deeply with your own name and it will be yours.

 

 

 

… but every one … shall keep himself to his own inheritance (Numbers 36:9).

 

 

 

Every thought, word and deed we create is branded as ours and it can not be unbranded. So, we should always ask ourselves, “Is this thought, word or deed something we want to claim and have in our lives?”

 

 

 

A wise person once said every thought should pass through three gates before leaving our mouths. Those gates are these questions, “Is it true? Is it well intentioned? Will it help? If  a thought cannot pass through these gates, then it should not be expressed.

 

 

 

Branding carefully,

 

Z gardener

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