As the saying goes, "Faith without works is dead."
So true, "Inspiration without action is just an idea." So come and join us for the New Year's Day as we tune into what we what to achieve this year and then commit to making steps towards that goal. We will examine 4 areas of life, Spiritual, Social, Emotional and Physical and challenge ourselves to move towards the positive vision in each area. Any worthy goal is accomplished by diligence and consistency. Once you have identified your goals, we invite you to participate in our 30 day challenge to get the year started right! Our group call starts at 1:11 PM and all are welcome. All attendees get free access to challenge pages, tips and tricks and all that you need to get started towards your goals. Topic: New Year's Goal Setting Time: Jan 1, 2024 01:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89794684181?pwd=RTY2V09OZHpzU3hxSmtrOFdIOU9PUT09 Meeting ID: 897 9468 4181 Passcode: Action --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,89794684181#,,,,*995120# US (Chicago) +13092053325,,89794684181#,,,,*995120# US --- Dial by your location • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) • +1 507 473 4847 US Meeting ID: 897 9468 4181 Passcode: 995120 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kek9cemrJJ
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There is so much fear in the Christian community regarding those who are energy and lightworkers. Personally I have spent more than 20 years studying and practicing energy healing techniques. I like to point out to my Christian cohorts that Jesus was the greatest lightworker of all time, and he said that in regards to his own miracles, we too had these abilities, through him.
John 14:12-14 New International Version12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. As I step onto the Christian path, being convicted in the faith, I do see that there are those who misuse the gifts of our spiritual light for nefarious purposes. However, it is also my belief that the unconscious ways in which most people direct their energy and drain and misuse their God given spiritual light is more prevalent and more tragic. Learning that we are spiritual beings having a human experience is the first step to awakening. Understanding how our spiritual nature is interacting in this world is the next, and finally learning to work within this matrix in order to do God's will, bringing more and more people out of the enslavement of addiction, depression and delusion, and into the truth of who they are is the ultimate goal of a Christian path. Why would I denounce all of the work that has been done up to this point in understanding my spiritual nature, when it would leave me without access to the spirit within me? I have been reading the book of Wisdom. What a beautiful spiritual text. It was written about fifty years before the birth of Jesus. It is in the style of Hebrew verse. Some of the text is written as King Solomon, although the author himself is anonymous. For me it has the power of the writings of Marcus Aurelius and the Stoics to quell the emotional turmoil of dealing with prideful and difficult people.
From Chap 5 8:13 What did our pride avail us? What have wealth and its boastfulness afforded us? All of them passed like a shadow and like a fleeting rumor; Like a ship traversing the heaving water: when it has passed, no trace can be found, no path of its keel in the waves. Or like a bird flying through the air; no evidence of its course is to be found-- But the fluid air, lashed by the beating of pinions, and cleft by the rushing force Of speeding wings, is traversed; and afterward no mark of passage can be found in it. Or as, when an arrow has been shot at a mark, the parted air straightway flows together again so that none discerns the way it went-- Even so, once born, we abruptly came to nought and held no sign of virtue to display, but were consumed in our wickedness. These words show that the life steeped in a focus on the world, leads to nothing significant. A life with no impact. Why does virtuos action alone have any significance in the world? It must be true that evil also has an impact on the world, selfishness and folly must impact the world negatively. But what if this world didn't really exist, or rather was simply here to test one's mettle? The only thing significant here is that one can demonstrate their ability to connect to Wisdom and live according to her guidance. Chapter 6 12:19 delves into how Wisdom presents herself to those who seek her. It also emphasizes the love of discipline. 12 Resplendent and unfading is Wisdom, and she is readily perceived by those who love her, and found by those who seek her. 13 She hastens to make herself known to those who desire her; 14 one who watches for her at dawn will not be disappointed, for she will be found sitting at the gate. 15 For setting your heart on her is the perfection of prudence, and whoever keeps vigil for her is quickly free from care; 16 Because she makes her rounds, seeking those worthy of her, and graciously appears to them on the way, and goes to meet them with full attention. 17 * For the first step toward Wisdom is an earnest desire for discipline; 18 then, care for discipline is love of her; love means the keeping of her laws To observe her laws is the basis for incorruptibility; 19 and incorruptibility makes one close to God; Wow! What a beautiful truth is presented here. I have always said that discipline brings rewards. Care for discipline is the love of Wisdom. To follow the laws of Wisdom is the basis of incorruptibility. You will always be in integrity with God in following Wisdom (which comes from God). Incorruptibility (Integrity) makes one close to God. These truths are powerful. When I can live in integrity with virtue, I am closer to God. This closeness also gives me Wisdom. They draw together. They represnt a true duality. The most popular reading in the AA 24 hour a day book is January 6th (the Epiphany) and the meditation that follows this text is all about discipline. Indeed, discipline leads to the path of Wisdom, which leads us directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. From Twenty-Four Hours a Day © 1975 by Hazelden Foundation Thought for the Day Keeping sober is the most important thing in my life. The most important decision I ever made was my decision to give up drinking. I am convinced that my whole life depends on not taking that first drink. Nothing in the world is as important to me as my own sobriety. Everything I have, my whole life, depends on that one thing. Can I afford ever to forget this, even for one minute? Meditation for the Day I will discipline myself. I will do this disciplining now. I will turn out all useless thoughts. I know that the goodness of my life is a necessary foundation for its usefulness. I will welcome this training, for without it, God cannot give me His power. I believe that this power is a mighty power when it is used in the right way. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may face and accept whatever discipline is necessary. I pray that I may be fit to receive God's power in my life. |
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