“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child.
When I became a man (spiritually mature), I put the ways of childhood behind me.”
~ 1 Corinthians 13:11 (NIV) ~
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“Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me.”
~ Philippians 3:13-14 (NIV) ~
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“I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten”
~ Joel 2:5 (ASV) ~
When one is unaware of their personal relationship with the Presence of Love, Peace, Harmony, Abundance Health, and Joy flowing through all of humanity, and first hears about the laws of manifestation, they may engage in selfish endeavors, using the law of attraction for personal gains, to the end that they do not experience the lasting satisfaction expected.
Recently, an elderly woman who is highly respected, honored and revered in her community shared with me that she never expected to reach her present age. She told me that whenever she reflects on all the mistakes she made as a young adult, and the inevitable consequences that awaited her had the destructive lifestyle continued, she is amazed at her grace-filled life. She explained that once she learned to surrender to the Divine Guidance of the Presence Within, everything changed for the better. She went on to say, “The transformation I have experienced could be nothing other than God.”
Yes, in a universe of unlimited possibilities, there is a keen sense of freedom, the woman reminisced, when empowered to do things one’s own way for the first time. The immature choices and premature decisions that one makes are often the result of the innate longing for self-expression.
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While there is no law that punishes, there is a law of reciprocity that, like a boomerang, returns to the sender the same energy the sender sends out. It is also known as karmic law. Simply put, “For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” (Matthew 7:2 NIV).
A person, hearing this might say, “freedom is not free.” From a spiritual perspective I disagree; otherwise, such a mindset may lead to false beliefs. After all freedom is our birthright. We are all endowed with free will. However, there is a law of Cause and Effect that we are all subject. Scripture puts it this way, “You reap what you sow.” ~ Therefore, just as the farmer may change her mind at any time and plant another variety of seed that yields a new crop, likewise, we may at any time embrace a new thought (a pattern of thinking) and ,the moment we accept the words we affirm, a new experience is realized.
The woman’s story is a testament to the Power of a Made-Up Mind. operating through the great “I AM.” In other words, it is never too late to begin again.
“…my Divine birthright is freedom, peace, joy, and eternal goodness.
I perceive that this same birthright is bequeathed to all people.”
~ 365 Science of Mind, p.170.2 m~
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