Category: Religious Messages

Accept Divine Love

“The Divine whispers, ‘You can heal,’ but if you’re focused on a diagnosis that says you cannot, your energy is running contrary to the love the Divine is offering. Without meaning to, you are resisting love. A more loving thought would be, ‘God, I want to heal. Thank you. Let me know what to do and when.’ Then, focus on anything you can enjoy right now. Surrender to love.

The Divine whispers, ‘I can guide you,’ but if you are focused on the fact that you don’t know what to do, you are resisting this love. Far better to tell yourself, ‘When I don’t know how God does.’ Surrender to love.

The Divine wants to help you. You feel a strong desire to rest, but you feel you must research treatments. That is resisting love. You could instead surrender to love, take a nap, and wake up with guided clarity.

While the Divine is sending you signals of hope, inspiration, guidance, and possibility, these other fearful thoughts and focuses, no matter how true in the 3D world, run contrary to the flow that is trying to assist you.

Every time you complain about not having what you want, you are resisting the flow, trying to get you there. Every time you explain the reasons why you can’t have what you want or haven’t had what you want, you are blocking the flow, trying to guide you there. Every time you doubt you will have what you want, you are resisting the love trying to assist you.  All of these things are quite human. There is no judgment about any of them. Nonetheless, they block you from receiving the love and assistance that wants to flow into your reality.

So instead of speaking words of resistance—’I can’t. I don’t. I can’t afford. I don’t know how. It has never happened and probably won’t. I’m not worthy. I’m being tested., and so forth—’ speak words that bestow blessings upon yourself.

When you take the slightest opportunity to be kinder to yourself, you release resistance, open to the flow of love, and allow your life to become just a tiny bit easier, more secure, and delightful.”

www.visionsofheaven.com

What Does Turning The Other Cheek Mean?

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.” (Matthew 5:38-39)

“Return good for evil, kindness for unkindness, forgiveness for transgressions— is that possible without becoming a victim?

So, how do we turn the other cheek? Jesus’ own life shows us that this teaching is not to be taken literally. When one of the officers, taking exception to Jesus’ reply to the high priest, struck Jesus on his face, He didn’t strike back. Neither did He turn His head literally to show the other cheek.  Rather, He asked the officer: “If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why do you strike Me?” (John 18:19-24).

‘Turning the other cheek’ means not desiring any calamities to come upon those who treat us harshly or take advantage of us. Instead, we return good for evil, kindness for unkindness, forgiveness for transgressions. For instance, in the Bible, the Syrian Army didn’t return to Israel after being treated kindly. Turning the other cheek brings peace to those who live it, and by extension peace in general.

‘Eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth’ may be appealing to the senses and quickly gratifying, but it’s destructive for self and others. Anyone can love those who love them but can we “love our enemies, bless those who curse us, do good to those who hate us, and pray for those who spitefully use us…” as in Luke 6: 27-28?

If we do these, we are turning the other cheek. Thus, we become children of God. Jesus likened it to the sun that shines on all and the rain that falls on all. Matthew 5:45 says, “He makes the sun rise on both the evil and the good.”

Edgar Cayce says that Jesus didn’t give ‘wealth or fame or fortune,’ but ‘the fortunes of suffering, the fortunes of service, the fortunes of turning the other cheek.’ And through these teachings, ‘to the heart and the soul, He brought a light that faileth not, a water that is living, a home that is eternal, a bread that is indeed a staff of life!’ (1152-4)

Some have found a way to maintain their composure when facing insults and disagreements, but internally they might experience animosity, hold a grudge, or want to get even. Those who turn the other cheek have spiritualized their desire for vengeance, and hence no such feelings arise in them. Love begets love and kindness begets kindness. What we wish upon others is visited upon us. It’s the Law.”

EdgarCayce.org, Jerry Lazarus, Venture Inward, p. 47.

Your Two Choices

“Either you place God in control or you live in fear.  There are only two choices before you.  You can live in fear or you can live in perfect love.  You can walk after the flesh or you can walk in the Spirit.  You can live legalistically (in a way that gives too much attention to legal rules and details) or find your only resource in grace.

When you get right down to it, at the heart of every fear is the presupposition that God is not present, not in control, and not sufficient.  This is a contradiction of who God is and how He designed you to live.  You are no more designed to live in flesh and fear than Adam was, and your Heavenly Father has made provision for the fears that plague you.

Our challenge is clear: If we cling to our fears, we declare to ourselves and all who observe our lives that God is neither sufficient nor worthy.  We must live in perfect love and let perfect love be reflected in our lives.  This is the only real choice we have as people whose hearts desire to please our Father.  This is the only real choice that will bring freedom from fear.

Whether your fears are for today, tomorrow, the kids, your job, your health, emotional strength, mental well-being, spiritual courage, acceptance with others, or confidence in your life, “Perfect love casts out fear.” 1 John 4:18

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” – Isaiah 41:10

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