Mind Your Business and Let Me Mind Mine

Because Ego exists only in the Past, it does any/everything it can to keep you in the Past. It's sole purpose is to hold your mind captive in what was done or said so you never forget. This is Ego's reasoning for protecting you from getting hurt and/or offended again. 

In Ego's desperate attempts to keep you from Truth, it covers up the Present moment by convincing you the Future will mirror the Past. It clouds your vision and prevents you from remembering God is the One always in control.  With Ego controlling the mind by Fear of the Future being the same as the Past, you being to worry yourself sick. In feeble efforts, you begin to seek outside comfort (alcohol, drugs, food, sex, etc.) and as a result blame God for not being able to find Peace. 

Pain and suffering show up the minute your vision becomes blurred by what doesn't matter, the Past. It doesn't matter because it's only purpose is to teach a lesson. Only when you have failed to learn from the Past will it repeat itself, again and again, until it's purpose is no longer needed because the lesson has been accepted and understood. At this point you've taken from it what it what it came into your life to teach. You then, leave it there because it's goal has been met and its purpose has been accomplished. 

The Future, on the other hand is God's business! God is THE One and only Who is always in control  PERIOD.  Until that is accepted, understood and REMEMBERED, pain and suffering are certain to show up in your life. Choose to stay in the Present moment by being grateful for God's gift, your breath, the gift of Life, and let God take care of the Future. Because He created you, He knows better than you what's better for you!

Remember, Life is a test! Live it fully by learning from the Past, showing others God in You and your Future will be brighter than you could ever imagine! Peace

Thoughts

Thoughts determine your Life experiences. If you think about that for a moment, that should really get you excited!! The idea of thoughts determining your experiences (and NOT an outside factor) offers a different perspective. Because thoughts are created in the brain,  and you control your brain, you should feel a sense of great relief! 

If the majority of your Life experiences are uneventful, at best, maybe it's time to assess why. You see, too many believe it's the brain that controls the body and that's where it ends. You've forgotten it's YOU that controls the mind, which controls the body. Remember, YOU are not a body, YOU are a spiritual being in a temporary physical form (body.) You know that, you just forgot!

Considering God gave us the will to choose, you must know it comes with power, the Power of God. There is no other power greater than God's because God Himself IS Power. Because God gave you His Power, if used in any manner apart from the Will of God, you bring pain and suffering onto yourself. Your choice doesn't change it's efficacy, God's Power never changes!

Because you have THE Power, it can be used to bless others but it can also do much damage. Understand, the moment this happens you are no longer in control, Ego is! Somewhere along the way, you've lost focused, by not paying attention to the thoughts going in your mind. That is exactly what Ego needs to hijack your mind and cause havoc. Please know, this happens subtly and progressively. Ego never makes sense but it sure knows how to confuse you, it does it every time, just in different disguises. 

It's most common disguise is Fear. Whenever you feel afraid (don't confuse being afraid with danger - two total different things), know Ego has obscured your vision from Truth (God) and has taken over your mind, hence the worrying, stress, anxiety, anger, regret, shame, etc. These are all thoughts that come with gifts of only pain and suffering. "As a Man thinketh, so is he", meaning what/how you're feeling inside is the mirror to what's going on in your head. And how you react is just your body listening to what your brain is telling it to do. 

Ego gets into your head (when you're not there) and makes up all those unanswered questions, etc. "How?", "When?", "What?" Because they come from Ego, they mean nothing. 

No matter how upsetting your situation may seem, your thoughts of it will determine your reaction to it. Choose, rather to not engage in your thoughts at all. With God's Power comes an unquestionable knowing which the Holy Spirit reminds you of. He offers His Peace in exchange for your "stuff" and clears your mind of what never matted to begin with. 

Now that you're back on track, stay awake in your mind by staying present in the moment. That is where all questions to your unanswered ones lie. "Peace, Be Still." Peace

Scarcity and Lack

As long as perception is how things are viewed, scarcity and lack will continue to be part of Life. It  has to be that way because with perception, there is always another way to see things. With perception things seem to appear the way you see them and NOT the way they are. At this point suffering comes because perception and suffering come together to obscure your vision from the Truth. Please understand this is Ego's sole purpose and will do any/everything to accomplish its purpose.

What you must remember is you already have everything! As a creation of God, there is nothing God created that is in need of anything or lacking anything. The thought of such a thing seems ludicrous because it IS ludicrous yet that is precisely how life is lived.

Ego's sole purpose is to keep you from remembering who God is in your Life. Its only way of doing this is by obscuring your vision (through perception) causing you to become confused and lose focus of God. This explains how you've lost your way. You must not believe its God that has left you. Because God is omnipresent (everywhere at all times) He has always been and will always be with you. As a matter of fact, He is with you right now!

It's by recognizing who you are that you'll remember who God is because you'll be able to see Him in your brothers and sisters despite Ego's disguises in forms of anger, greed, jealousy, worry, envy, hate, etc. You'll know you were wrong in seeing another as a threat or the enemy. At this point you hold the key which unlocks you from Fear. This key is the answer to everything and anything. This key comes only from God. There is only one key yet it is universal. It's called LOVE. God IS Love and because God is everywhere at all times, any/all feelings apart from Love comes from Fear which is what Ego uses to obscure your vision from Truth. 

Scarcity and Lack are created in the mind by Ego and used to keep you enslaved in pain and suffering. Because you're unable to see clearly, everything you're faced with comes across as trials and tribulations. Do not waste time by focusing on how bad your life situation seems. Being that perception is never 100% sure, it is not to be measured up to how things could or should be. Complete surrender to God is only where Peace and Joy are found and you'll never find it where there is scarcity or lack. 

Because God is everywhere and everything know that He is THE provider. All that is required is your will be in accordance with His will, meaning to bless and uplift others. Live life this way (which is the only way) and all your needs and wants will be met. Instead of material things (which are meaningless because they don't last for ever), your eyes have been cleared by the The Holy Spirit to show, you can have anything you want because of who God is in you.  

Wake up and know the Truth and that is you already have everything you could ever want or need. Use it (LOVE) and watch miracles begin to happen right before your very eyes. Stay awake and not dismiss them as coincidences, there are no such thing in the kingdom of God. Life in Abundance is what God intended for Man. Know that and Live that. Peace

Suicide

Suicide is what Ego has you believing is your answer, your last resort. You've reached this point when every aspect of your life seems to be in turmoil. Ego (originated from Fear) tries to convince you Life is not worth living because your vision is obscured. All you see is misery and all you feel is pain, this is called depression.

At this point, you've lost sight of God and so have lost Hope. You get frustrated and fear things will get worse NOT better and this is where suicidal thoughts begin to creep in.  Its as if you're going through life blind folded, searching aimlessly in the dark for Peace but you'll never find it there because you're searching in all the wrong places. Because your vision is blurred, your mind has been taken over by Ego (or what most refer to as "The Devil") and you're now in a constant state of fear and confusion believing your future will be just as grim; perfect recipe for disaster!
 

Hope comes from God through the Holy Spirit who's purpose is to remove the blind fold and show you what is true and what is false. What is absolutely, undeniably true is no matter how difficult or horrible your situation, it is NOT worth taking your life. You see, suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem, this is the very thing Ego/The Devil wants to keep from you.

What's false is believing you'll find Peace in suicide. You must know, Peace is never found there and will never be found there because that is not God's answer, its Ego/The Devil's ultimate solution to everything.

Depression is a clear sign you've lost your way as well as your Faith in God and need guidance to get back on the right track. This, you'll find ONLY in the Holy Spirit because the Holy Spirit guides you along to truth, Ego drags you away from it!

Allow the Holy Spirit to show you Life is worth living. You see, Life is just a test to see where your Faith lies, either in God or Ego/The Devil.

Peace of mind is God's answer to surrender and Hope is then restored through the Holy Spirit because you're reminded that God is in control NOT Ego. Meaning "Be Still And Know That I Am God." Peace.

  

 

You'll find it the same place you lost it!

When you're at the most critical stage in your life (where everything seems bleak) is where some find Faith in God and some lose Faith in God.

Depression is the expected outcome of focusing on how horrible your life situation is. Extended periods in this state leads to suicide because one would rather be dead than continue living in a state of helpless/hopelessness. 

Hopelessness is where you've lost Faith in God. This is Ego's destination for you because if you remembered who you are it would mean the end of its existence. Its purpose is to cloud your vision and keep you in a state of despair. There is no limit to where it will take you, it  does any/everything to push you to the point of suicide because it will never willingly remove its blindfold from your eyes. The denial of truth is what keeps it in power.

There is no need to continue to be disheartened. Hopeless/helplessness is also where Faith in God is found! All that's required is for you to recognize, because of your current state, you are NOT in control. Is this where you would end up if you were?!?

Choose to surrender to God all of your worries, doubts, insecurities, anxieties, hurt, pain, fear, etc. because they're useless. Faith in God is found, despite your state of feeling hopeless, as ALL hope and help is in God. Ego offers only what's temporarily good, fun, exciting, etc., but all at a great price  because there is no Truth in what doesn't last for ever.

Faith in God is found where you lost it. You find it because you're able to look at your current state and still see God. Ego keeps you from facing reality (denial) and that's why you believe God has abandoned you and so you lost Faith in Him.

Trust God by staying in His peace - the present moment. Quiet/stillness, if you stay long enough, is where you'll experience God's answer to ALL questions and/or desires. "All things work together for good to those who Love God and are called according to His purpose." Believe, because it's God's word and God doesn't lie. Don't be confused with Ego who only lies because it know nothing about Truth.

Now that you've found Faith, show your brother where to find it and you'll enjoy Peace in Heaven on Earth! Peace.

Salvation

Salvation lies in your relinquishing what Ego made up by recognizing there is but one lack since there is but one need (Love.) Because there is no lack or need in God, you must know attack in any form comes from not remembering who God is. That is all Ego needs to take over and cloud your vision. It takes control over your mind but convinces you it's there to protect you. Because you don't remember who you are, you forgot who your brother is. Ego convinced you your brother is a threat, every/anyone is seen as a threat to Ego. This is the reason we can't trust or love one another.

To attack back is to deny a cry for help. That is exactly what attack is, a cry for help! Choose instead to see God, rather than their state of confusion, and they won't see Ego in you. They'll see God in you and thus leave confusion (darkness) and enter the light (understanding.) This is atonement - demonstrating in you God's undoing of all error/sin which then uproots the source of fear/Ego.

Because God gave the will/power to choose, you have power of the mind which is a mechanism of decision. Do not fall prey to Ego's belief in your behavior being excused because you're "only human and imperfect." Choice is your decision to use your God given power to make up your own mind. 

Ego must control the mind in order to exist. Believing it can control the mind of another will only bring pain and misery to you both because when God gives something, He doesn't take it away. Behavior always listens to the mind so if it's out of order it's because the mind is confused, taken over and controlled by Ego. 

Salvation is for the mind and its attained through peace. Salvation is found in your brother because we are not alone, hence why misery loves company. Knowing how to attain peace and share it, is where you'll find and experience heaven on earth! Peace

Don't be Confused!

Ego's purpose is to keep your mind in the past as it covers up the present and convinces you the future is going to be just as destructive. Because the present is lost to you, all you're able to see and understand is what Ego made up but has you believing is true.

 The mind is frozen in time and unable to move forward because it hasn't let go. Fear of letting go leaves the possibility of Ego getting hurt and it won't ever allow that again. Anxiety of possibly getting hurt again puts Ego on guard, always ready to attack. Because Ego is insane and makes no sense, it causes drama and conflict where there was none although all it ever needs is to see itself in someone else.

Be grateful for the moment you're living right now for when you're able to spend more frequent and longer periods in the moment is when you'll loose track of time and thus begin living in the moment. It's at this point your eyes will be open and clear to see and experience God's hand at work in your favor. Don't dismiss it as a coincidence (there is no such thing!)

God doesn't need credit or accolades for being magnificent. Don't be confused, that's all Ego! It wants more than anything in the world to receive credit and accolades for anything/everything which is meaningless. Choose instead to go with meaning, value, worth, truth, honesty, integrity, love, respect, kindness, compassion, humility, sincerity, understanding, etc. These come from God and there is no price to pay for them!

Stay in the moment and be grateful for it, don't be confused, there is no other present like it!