To the average individual, life is not something to be studied, but something to wade through as best he can. Life to this person is a game of chance. He is here without his consent, and at some unknown time in the future he may be just as unceremoniously removed hence. Life to this person is a transient experience that begins with infancy and ends with death. Life is a series of changes over which he has no control, in the face of which he usually says with a shrug, “Well, that’s life for you.” – Eric Butterworth
You, who are on the quest for Truth, know that life is much more than it apparently is for some people. You know that it was your choice to come here just as it is every time you do. The Truth is, life is choice – one choice after another and we are the ones who make the choices for our lives.
Being enlightened, you know that you are a spiritual being, living in a spiritual world and are governed by spiritual law. You are a thinking, feeling being and regardless of how it may appear sometimes, you are in control of your own life.
It should be clearly understood that life is not physical, but simply flows through and animates our physical bodies. Life is invisible in that it cannot be seen. We see the evidence of life, but life itself is not seen. It is experienced.
Eric Butterworth tells of a man who had been hospitalized and the diagnosis was that his time on Mother Earth was about to be terminated. For several days, he lived under a cloud of gloom and fear, until finally, the doctor came in and told him he was going to live. With that pronouncement, his whole attitude changed. Suddenly everything seemed brighter and clearer. Soon he was out of the hospital and was speedily recovered.
While convalescing, he did some deep thinking and soon realized he’d been only living on the surface of things. He had believed that life depended upon what was going on in his body. This may be so to a certain extent, but this man realized that as a spiritual being, he was eternally alive. With this realization he was reborn into a new dimension of life.
Now is your time to open your eyes and see the grander scheme of life and to experience life more fully. Accept yourself as the spiritual being that you are and filled with the very life of God. In Truth, you are the Life of God. – Lovingly, Rev. John
This Week’s Golden Key Positive Prayer:
As a spiritual being, I am fully and forever alive with the Life of God.
Depending on your desire to prosper, declare the above prayer 50 to 100 times every day for at least a week. Expect something wonderful to happen, and it will!
Are you ready for miracles? During the month of May we are focusing our prayer support upon the miracle-producing activity of God and invite you to join with us.
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The Healing Word
Forgiveness is a requirement for healing. Anger, resentment and bitterness are causes of dis-ease. They are negative emotional energy that festers in various parts of the body. Charles Fillmore said, “Anger makes the blood boil.” To live on the healthy side, you are wise to diligently refrain from anger, resentment and bitterness, and to keep your thoughts and feelings focused on life, love and peace. Forgive quickly and completely. Live the love that you are and be at peace.
The Prospering Word
A businessman sometimes says. “I’m not in business for my health.” What a poor businessman such a person must be. Anyone who is not in business for all the good he can get from it is a poor businessman. A businessman should be in business for both health and wealth, else he is not getting from his business all that is due him. – Ruthanna Schenck
Bytes of Wisdom. . .
All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it. – Samuel Butler
The art of life is to live in the present moment, and to make that moment as perfect as we can by the realization that we are the instruments and expression of God Himself. – Emmet Fox
Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you’re alive, it isn’t. – Richard Bach
It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. – S. I. Hayakawa
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A Little Humor. . .
Walking past my father’s veterinary clinic, a woman noticed a small boy and his dog waiting outside.
“Are you here to see Dr. Meyer?” she asked.
“Yes,” the boy said, “I’m having my dog put in neutral.” – Sally Meyer-Shields
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