Being Active or Focused

It is not just about doing something – it is about doing the things that will drive me closer to where I want to be. The Proverbs offer great tips on living out a life that is more than just active. Focus and purpose become the driving forces.

The Servant, the Showcase of God’s Glory

FALLEN short, again. The words of Isaiah’s call seem to reflect so many little mirages and shattered fragments of my life. So many times my tongue is salacious and my lips are filthy. All because I look at all the wickedness around me and I find such fault with it that it affects me; I am drawn into it! I find I cannot reconcile it and I get utterly forlorn when all I seek is to be in an environment of 24/7 honesty and authenticity breeding inviolable trust and consummate respect – the perfect world of love. The witness of crooked tongues, and lives set on controlling others, are my torment and death. And yet, in my despondency I become the one who is crooked, for I cuss like a demon. Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips… Yet (if I cast my mind back) my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!

Where To Find Wisdom

When difficult things happen in life, you need to know what to do. What is the best course of action? You need to know where to find wisdom for life’s difficult problems.

To Value Suffering or Kindness

As students of A Course in Miracles (ACIM), we seldom ask ourselves what we value and even then, we most certainly will not admit to finding value in fear, guilt, anxiety, attack, judgment, punishment, pain and suffering. Such insanity is prized above all else because we believe we deserve punishment. Consider the song, “Amazing Grace” which has a line, “That saved a wretch like me.” According the ego, we are such a poor, unhappy, despicable and contemptible person (a wretch), i.e., guilty and thus deserving of punishment. A barrage of attacks maintains this illusion and hence why the Course says attack must be relinquished entirely (T-7.VI.1) as it is of the ego and seeing value in suffering. We always keep what we value.

Is Your Smartphone Part of Your Spiritual Practice?

If you’re like me, you use your smartphone a lot – and there is a ton of research warning us of all the dangers associated with overuse of this technology! I know, technology gets a bad rap these days-and it’s true there are lots of distractions to waste our time and create confusion in our consciousness. But did you realize your smartphone could be part of your spiritual practice? Discover how to use your smartphone as part of your ability to be still and know a sense of inner peace.

Time Out For Healing

When grief strikes, it can feel like a crushing blow to the heart. By taking some gentle steps, you can navigate through your grief and regain hope and joy once again.

Manifesting Your Desires – 9 Ways We Sabotage the Endeavor

Now you can create the life you always dreamed of filled with love, peace, prosperity, health and joy. How? By using the powerful Law of Attraction and avoiding these nine pitfalls.

When the Prodigal Son or Daughter Comes Home

Never underestimate the power of God to bring about what you pray for. God saves those we have been praying for for years!

Verily I Say, Do You Have A Crisis? Start With Prayer

Recently, in my life, I have had some minor and major crisis facing myself and some of those I love and care for. Please note, I did not say in the title “go all the way through with prayer”, I said in the title “start with prayer”. It will calm you down firstly and make any other actions clearer and more effectively succinct.

Grace Is A Free Gift

If you’re trying to do right in order to be right with God, then you’ve fallen out of grace (God’s favor). We have to get past that hurdle and understand that we are saved by the grace of God; that we have favor with God through the blood of Jesus and because “God so loved the world.” God loves the world; God saw me and He saw you and in spite of all our faults He loved us, and He still does!

Prayer of the Person Who Looks Back at Life From Heaven

Imagine meeting Jesus as some of your relatives and friends have already. As we rise in the quickest moment, to gaze upon the celestial shore, we too will meet him, face to face. Everything, in one instant, will have been worth it – being with God.

Prayer for Solace and Rediscovery

Some prayers are hard. Others are brave. And then some are just brutally honest. This is a combination of all three.