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How many of us can declare with certainty that we are
"fearless" ... this doesn't mean there are not things that we
may fear, but that we shall respond to them without allowing
fear to dominate our actions. There are many forms of fear just
as there are many forms of happiness and love. We may fear
criticism, yet most of the time this feeling is felt before
criticism is actually directed towards us. We may fear for our
lives or livelihood, but most often these feelings come to us
before anything actually happens in a negative way. We have the
choice to reject these feelings and thoughts of fear and in
doing so strengthen our consciousness of faith in the
All-Good. I attribute this opportunity to choose as a gift from
the Intelligence of the Spirit. By choosing to eliminate fear in
our mind we are tapping into that part of Intelligence that is
always seeking us to turn from the negative to the Good.
Let's look at these words from Dr. Joseph Murphy's, "Supreme
Mastery Of Fear" for some insight: "It
is our attitude toward life that determines the experiences we
are to meet. If we expect misfortune, we shall have it.
Knowing the law of God or good, the truth student expects only
good fortune. The world is not harsh; it may seem to be,
because we fail to affirm or claim the Presence of God. People
fear criticism so much, that many of their most beautiful
thoughts never see the light of day. To the one who believes
that God is the only Presence and the only Power, there is no
past; they know that if they believe in the power of the past,
they are disbelieving in God. God is the Eternal Now; there is
no future and no past in God.
This is the Gospel-the good tidings. There is no such
thing as past karma; there is only mankind's foolish, false
belief in it. "Now
is the day of salvation!"
The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Your good, your health, and
your success are here now; feel the reality of them; thrill to
them. Enter into the conviction that you are now the being you
long to be.”
Some of the most metaphysical statements known to the world are
included in the ancient scriptures. From the Book of Job in the
Old Testament of the Bible and in the Hebrew Bible, we can read
"for the thing which I greatly feared has come upon me." This
puts all responsibility on the "thinker" not on karma or
something or someone outside of ourselves. It is the changeless,
eternal, universal law that we all live under and live in.
It is as automatic as the law of gravity. But ... we have a
choice. We can turn from that which we have greatly feared and
focus our mind on that which we greatly love. Then, and this is
a guarantee, we can and will say or think at some point, "that
thing I have greatly loved has come upon me."
Keep the Faith!
Henry Lee Bates
(Reverend Dr.)
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