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These
things I have spoken to you, while I am still with you. But the
Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he
will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have
said to you. John 14:25-26.
The instruction from the Master Mind Jesus above, contains many
statements that we must understand in order to move closer in
consciousness to a realization of the Omnipresence of God, or Good ... a
knowing that we are always more powerful than we can imagine.
This realization begins with understanding that Jesus was speaking from
the Universal "I" ... the "I" that Is Infinite ...
the "I Am" that Is God. This is the "Christ"
within each of us .. the Spirit of God or as Jesus stated, "The
Father Within." This Spirit within each of us can declare at
any time, "I am happy" or "I am sad," and the
Infinite "I" will respond to us according to our statement of
belief. After all, I would not state "I am happy,"
unless I believed I am happy. Nor would I state, "I am
sad," unless I believed I am sad. And according to my beliefs
it is done unto me. If, indeed, I am feeling sad ... I can move
through the sadness by declaring, "I am happy," until I have
convinced myself. I don't have to convince anyone else, least of
all God ... only myself. The Infinite sits in smiling repose
awaiting my recognition of Its Infinite Good-ness, Love and Abundant
Supply of All Good Things.
When the Master Teacher declared, "the kingdom of heaven is
within you," this is
what He was talking about. Now, Great and Mystical as He was, this
Truth did not originate with Jesus. He was only re-stating an
eternal and immutable Truth. Always remember that Truth Is God and
God Is Truth ... eternally and inseparable.
Our
experiences are therefore determined by our "state of mind" or
our "tendency of thought." If my state of mind is
negative ... then I will experience the "kingdom of negativity
within me." If my state of mind is positive and enthusiastic,
then I will experience the "kingdom of positive enthusiasm within
me."
We
don't have to be rocket scientists to figure this out or have a PhD ...
all we have to do is "remember" where our "kingdom of
heaven" is being manifest from .... "within our
consciousness" .. which is the tendency of our thoughts and beliefs
... that's it ... that's our "ticket to heaven!"
And
So It Is!
Letting
Love Use Me In Its Own Good Way,
Henry
Lee Bates
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