WHAT SHOULD A SICK PERSON DO

TO RECEIVE A MIRACLE HEALING FROM GOD?

If God responded to fervent prayer for a miracle healing, this would indicate that God judged the one in need as worthy of healing. This would also mean if one didn’t receive a miracle healing God had judged that person to be unworthy of such a grant. I wouldn’t want any person who is on their death bed to think that God didn’t find them worthy to save or even that God didn’t care. Wouldn’t that be a horrible feeling to go out of this world with?

I don’t believe that God intervenes in our lives but I do believe that God Spirit is in everyone of us, and the more we awaken to that power, the more we are able to utilize  it for physical, emotional and mental healing. 

Not long ago it was considered a miracle that our thoughts could have a healing effect on diseases of the cellular level.  Today that idea is commonplace.  We know negative thoughts of anger, resentment, guilt, shame and feelings of unworthiness weaken us. We also know that thoughts of peace, faith and appreciation for “what is” in the present moment, strengthens us. Above all else, love is the greatest and most rewarding emotional experience we can have on this earth.  Whether one is ill or not, miracles happen when we bathe ourselves daily in thoughts of love.

The Value of Faith

Although faith can definitely lift one’s mood during uncertain times and even reassure us that the welfare of a loved one will turn out well, faith isn’t a surefire equation for health, wealth and happiness.  Jesus had faith that could move mountains, until the very end but he certainly wasn’t happy about his predicament.  Although a positive mind set grounded in faith can definitely have a healing  effect on some illnesses, the vast majority of life threatening diseases are going to run their own course outside the effects of faith.  If attaining great wealth is one’s personal goal, it certainly is an advantage to have the faith to take well-thought-out chances and step forth into unchartered territory, but if it is not accompanied by good business sense and hard work, faith will do little.

Nonethless, Faith is a powerful force. The unexpected challenges we face are like the sudden storm that quickly darkens the sky.  The clamor of thunder like the fears that attempt to shake the foundation of our beliefs.  Yet faith is the fortress where worry and doubt cannot enter, and the light of hope never dims.  Faith held strongly will see us through the darkest night until the sun rises in glory and shines brilliant on the good that lies ahead.  When our thoughts and feelings run reckless through our minds screeching about the unknowns of the future, faith can be the stilling whisper that assures us everything is going to be okay. 

CAN WE WORRY GOD TOO MUCH WITH OUR LITTLE PROBLEMS? 

I don’t believe God worries but rather I  see God as a worry eliminator.  Just as the mighty force of water from a fire hose can extinguish the greatest flame, the mighty faith within each of us can extinguish every doubt, worry, fear or anxiety when we turn it over to our higher power  and trust in the divine order of life.

There are two kinds of problems in this world.  The ones we can do something about and the ones we can’t do anything about.  If  we are powerless to change the situations or circumstances of a problem, challenge, setback or loss we have no other choice but to adapt to it.  This often calls on us to change our thoughts, feelings, attitudes and perceptions about what has taken place or what might happen in the future.  

In our prayers rather than beseeching God to “take this cup of suffering from me,” we can use affirmative prayers such as:  I now let go of any thoughts that hamper my peace of mind, and affirm that I have everything I need to move through this difficult time and establish a sense of serenity in my life.  

If we can do something about a problem or challenge we face, then we need to draw on our resources and initiate action.  Pronto!

HOW CAN PEOPLE OF FAITH CHANGE THE APPARENT ATTITUDE THAT HUMAN LIFE IS CHEAP.


Every person comes into this world with a conscious mind that is very much like a new computer that has never been programmed. As each child ages, thoughts, feelings attitudes and perceptions are imposed on him or her from family and community that set in place the values they will live by. Over the years “life” then becomes devalued. Television shows, movies, and video games show or display the taking of a life easily, quickly and even glibly. In addition to this our technology has advanced to the point where we view war in progress every day. We see bombs going off, people being maimed and dead bodies lying in the street. It is not difficult to become conditioned to these atrocious events as just another part of life. With that attitude life becomes cheap, expendable and not cherished.

If you program a computer with the notion that 2 + 2 equals five then ask the computer how much is 2 + 2 it will answer five even though that is incorrect. If our society allows programming that impresses on the minds of the young that killing is a natural
part of life, that will be the viewpoint they adopt. Every possibility for the future is real and exists here and now whether that be mass destruction or a planet of peace and harmony. Each of us have the opportunity to choose every day which possibility we want to manifest. Each of us can be the change we want to see.

Hope is nothing more or nothing less than a thought that is infused with an optimistic emotion. Hope exists in our mind, it is a power within us. It never dwindles, it never dries up; it is never out of reach. It only appears to be absent when we choose to think thoughts of an opposite nature. The thoughts we think may be hopeful or hopeless. When we commit to beliefs that we can do something; that we can make it through a difficult time; that we can realize our hearts desire we experience hope. When we commit to thoughts that are of a despairing nature we experience hopelessness and expect the worst to happen.

So the question arises, who determines the thoughts we think? Each of us is the ultimate authority of the thoughts we think and the feelings we have. When we take full responsibility for our outlook on life and the frame of mind we are in, we draw on our inner power to direct our thoughts. The thoughts you are thinking this very moment are creating your present emotional reality and at the same time putting in place the stepping stones that will lead to your future emotional reality. Think about it for a moment, your thoughts are your reality. Good, bad, happy, sad, hopeful, hopeless. The choice is yours.

"If we get what God wants us to have, why ask?

I believe God wants us to have peace of mind, the strongest desire we have; God wants us to be in harmony, our most natural state; and God wants us to be in a continual cycle of giving and receiving love, the greatest experience we can have on this earth. God wants us to have these things because that is what God is. Not an old man with long white beard sitting on a throne somewhere in the far reaches of the universe eager to punish us if we do wrong. God is Life. The three primary characteristics that assure the continuation of Life on Earth are peace, harmony and love and every person born into this world has the unlimited potential to express these three attributes. We have free will to choose how we want to live our lives but at times we make the wrong choices. In a fit of anger we choose conflict instead of peace. Prejudices, discriminations and harsh judgments lead us into disharmony with others. And there are times when we choose not to love. We “have” what God wants us to have. Peace, harmony and love are the very essence of our being, we never have to ask for them. But we don’t always get what God wants us to have because we choose otherwise.

Each of us can add value to the "school" of life

Lonnie Hammack's granddaughter started high school this week. One of her teachers gave her a paper sack filled with several items. Included was the following note:

"Welcome to Mrs. Untiedt Class"

The items in this bag have special meaning:

• The penny is to remind you that you are valuable and special


• The cotton ball is to remind you that this room is to always be full of warm fuzzies - kind words and warm feelings


• The chocolate kiss is to get you through the times when only chocolate will do


• The tissue is to remind you to Let It Out

• The sticker is to remind you that we all need to stick together and help each other.


• The star is to remind you to shine and always try your best


• The gold thread is to remind you that friendship ties our hearts together


• The rubber band is to remind you to bounce back when things don't go the way you expected


• The toothpick is to remind you to "pick out" the good qualities in your classmates


• The bandage is to remind you to stick to it and block out all the negatives


• The eraser is to remind you that we all make mistakes and that is O.K.


• The life saver is to remind you that I will be there to support you when you need it"

This is sound advice for all of us in the "school" of life. May all your years in the school of life be filled with love and wisdom.