Realization of Truth

Emerson said there is One Mind common to all creation, all persons. The Mind shared by all human beings is the One Mind of God, which each person uses and exercises this Intelligence functioning at the level of the individual's comprehension of IT. We are created from this Mind, formed and animated by the same Spirit of the One Unifying and Omnipotent and Omnipresent Mind.

This Mind, which is God, permeates every atom of my being. It is the governing Principle in every organ of my body. It is the Principle of Perfection within me. This Principle is perfect, complete, whole, and limitless, but my thought circumscribes Its action and causes the very Mind of Freedom to create conditions of bondage. My thought is the activity of this Principle and my consciousness of the Divine Presence within me, like light, dissipates the darkness. It is the Mind of God manifesting Itself in you, as you.

I rejoice that at last I am awakening to this realization of Truth. The doorway to wisdom, power and truth is the doorway already within me. Somewhere within me the Mind of God reveals this truth, that I am born free and the will of God for me is one of goodness, truth, and beauty.

Creativity

For there is no power but of God: the power that be, are ordained of God.--Romans 13:1

My word is creative and I identify myself with the abundant life. I think of those Good and Perfect things that manifest into peace, happiness and joy. I dwell in the unity that underlies all life. Because I am at peace and poised in the realization that I live in pure Spirit(God), new power is born in me, my soul is born again unto the Truth.

Realizing that all power is ordained of God and knowing that my word is the Law of Spirit in my life, I realize that my word is creative. Therefore, I speak that word in quiet confidence and with complete faith.

There is no need or want or lack in my life, for my consciousness places no limitation on what God gives me and I believe that God withholds nothing from me. It is God's nature to give(to love). I know that all my needs are fulfilled from that Eternal Source, the Kingdom of God, which is ever present. My desire is now fulfilled and my experience in this life is enriched, and that which I have, I give also.

The One Life within me is mighty to heal, make blind see, the crippled walk. I recognize that the Divine Spirit that flows through me is the same Presence of Love that flowed through Jesus. My thought is ever inspired from this One Source of all inspiration, the Divine creative imagination of the Living Spirit. Daily I am renewed by this Life, led by Divine Intelligence, and guarded by Divine Love.

Today I focus my vision on the indwelling harmony, love, peace and joy, knowing that as I contemplate these Good and Perfect things inwardly, they are made manifest in my life and the life of others.

Immortality

For I am the Lord, I change not.--Malachi 3:6

Emerson said, "nothing is dead; human beings feign themselves dead, and endure mock funerals and mournful obituaries, and there they stand looking out of a window, sound and well, in some new and strange disguise."

I believe in every person there is this hope, this belief in the immortality of his own being, and there is something about every living soul that knows he is made of immortal stuff, that there is no death. But eternity is not some far-off event, remember, "Beloved, now are we the sons of God." It is today that I enter into a complete realization of my immortal being.

Today I sense that every person is as eternal as God. Today I know that all humanity is clothed with resurrection. Immortality is at hand and I must experience it. I must live as an immortal Being and I will deny any belief in me that does not allow me to experience eternity in this moment, in this day.

Today, realizing there is nothing in my past that can rise against me, nothing in my future that can menace the unfoldment of my experience, life will be an eternal adventure, an unfolding experience of greater and better experiences. Evolution is onward, upward, forward, outward, expansive and always changing and adapting. I live in this abundant life and I am in awe in comtemplating the immeasurable future, my path of eternal progress and growth. I am blessed to be awaken to this eternal Truth.

All Things

Alll things are made out of Life(God). How wonderful to realize that from one formless and invisible Substance everything that is visible comes. This invisible essence of things is the spirit of Life Itself. I believe this Spirit is at the center of everything and everyone and is a manifestation of the Divine Presence of God.

There is but one Life. When we recognize life in others it is the life in us that is responding to them. As we unify with this life through people, it unifies with us. As we agree with it, it agrees with us.

I know that my spirit is awakened when I recognize the same Spirit in others. Realizing the presence of life in all nature, I know that it responds to me. I am one with that which is alive, awake, and aware. There is nothing dead, nothing stagnant, nothing inactive. In all, through all, and around all, I realize One Presence(God). There are great diversities of things all around, but the same Spirit.

Divine Mind Pervades Everything

No one knows exactly what the mind is, but we certainly know that it is something within us that enables us to be conscious and aware. We are told to let the Mind be in us that was in Christ. What can this mean other than that each should recognize the Divine Incarnation in himself? How can the Mind of Christ exist separate of God. If the Mind be in us that was in Christ, then would it not make sense that God is also in us, Divine Incarnation.

It was this realization of His union with good, with life, with God, that endowed Jesus with his miraculous power. There is one very important question that every Christian or any searcher of truth should ask themself concerning what to believe about the man called Jesus. Which is more important, who you say Jesus is; or the significance of what Jesus did? Many will argue both, I believe, however, the latter is the most important truth to ponder.

I also believe that there is just One Mind, which all people use. Each one is an individual in It. It is individualized in and through each. The Mind of God in man is Christ. This Mind is not a far away presence, nor is It some future event toward which we travel. It is something that is already and forever established, that needs but to be recognized to spring forth into manifestation in our experience. My brother, Michael, likes to refer to this event as an awakening of the soul which has been asleep because of sin. This recognition can come to anyone at any time. We need not move away from ourselves to discover ourselves. What we do is awaken our sleeping soul and it reveals that which is already alive at the center of our being

Fullness of Life

God is not afraid of anything, therefore I fear nothing. Fear has no place in my life. The Divine Mind of God has no enemies. This Spirit knows no opposites or opposition. As I consciously draw close to embrace this Presence which is at the center of my being, I feel the radiation of Its warmth and color, Its splendid beauty!

I enter into that faith made perfect through love and confidence, that assurance made complete by the abandonment of myself to the Divine Life of God, acknowleging good in all my ways, desiring only Good and Perfect things in my life and in others. I refuse to accept evil as a part of the Divine Kingdom. I rest today in calm assurance that I have nothing to fear.

Peace, beauty, poise, and power belong to this kingdom where I dwell. I gladly acknowlege and enthusiastically accept gifts of joy, peace, happiness and love from upon High, knowing that the gifts are not to me alone but is the gift of Life to all that lives. Today knowing that I am set free by this Truth and knowing that everything is love(God's true nature), I gladly give myself to life, to the joy of living. This day I affirm that all thoughts I may have ever held regarding fear, uncertainty, doubt, lack or limitation are total dispelled and cleansed from my conscious and subconsious thoughts. My true reality is made manifest out of the Life of God where only love, joy, peace, happiness, perfect health, wealth, prosperity, abundance, and goodness exist.

Divine Purpose

For we are laborers together with God: ye are God's field, ye are God's building.--1 Corinthians 3:9

My thought is a gatekeeper. I know that the Spirit of God within me is my strength and power. I approach life with a sense of security and wellbeing. I know that I have a secret source in God. I know that my thought is a gateway to illumination. There is this source within me from which comes inspiration, guidance, and wisdom. Therefore, I accept the fullness of this eternal moment in my life. I accept life as a glorious experience, a spiritual adventure.

I believe in myself because I first believe in God. I believe in my destiny because I believe that the law of good is operating through me. I have a calm confidence in the future, a keen and enthusiastic expectation of good things to come.

I believe with my whole mind and heart that all the power and presence there is, surrounds me in an eternal embrace, that this Spirit forever imparts Its own Life to me, forever glows through me into happiness, success and well-being.

I know that I cannot live unto myself alone, but that I am a part of all Life. Jesus even said that he could do nothing outside or separate of the Father. I belong to the universe in which I live, which is the Life of God.

My Divine Birthright

There is One Life, that Life is God, that Life is my life now. It is only when I live affirmatively that I can be happy. It is only as I seek the good that I find it. It is only as I mentally align my consciousness with abundance that it finds me.

We have been told to behold the face of God forevermore in everything. Now we know that we do not really see God anymore than we see life. No one has ever seen life, but everyone has experienced it through living. No one has ever seen God, but some people have experienced God's Presence so completely that their whole life becomes a continual affirmation of peace, poise, beauty, and power. All persons have experienced this Presence to some degree.

My youngest daughter, Lindsey, called me this morning to tell me that she had taken a photo yesterday of the most beautiful rainbow she had ever seen. She was traveling the coastline of Maine and had stopped at this old lighthouse built in the late 1800s' when she witnessed the rainbow. As she described the beauty and the splendor of what she had seen, I mentioned that the same beautiful colors are always around us but we fail to see them until the conditions are just right. One day I will see the true colors of God's Spirit but until then I embrace the Divine Presence as revealed to me in this life.

Being told to behold God's face means that we should recognize life, poise, beauty, power, peace, joy, happiness, abundance, in and through everything and everyone, including the rainbow. I do this today with the certainty of splendid results.

Today I recognize the Divine Presence in everything. In the midst of darkness I see Light. I know that Eternal Light dissipates all darkness. Today I recognize beauty in the midst of ugliness, peace in the midst of confusion. Today I change all doubt into certainty, all sorrow into joy, and all fear into faith.

Think Good and Perfect

The eternal God is my refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms.--Deuteronomy 33:27

Today my life experience is enriched by perfect faith; my affairs are in the keeping of the Eternal Mind of God; I live in the Divine Presence and I am guided by infinite Wisdom and always sustained by limitless Love. I am part of the Eternal Wholeness of God and I live, move, and have my being, my existence in this Spirit of God. I am consciously drawing upon this Spirit for inspiration.

Today I carefully watch my thinking, to be certain that I see in everyone I meet a reflection of the Divine Image of God, a copy of the Divine Pattern of Life, and a true manifestation of the Life of God's Spirit.

Today I think upon all things that are Good and Perfect. I draw unto me only Good and Perfect love, joy, happiness, peace, good health, wealth and prosperity, passion for loving deeper and wider. I receive as I have asked. God withholds nothing from me.

Miracle of Love

Today I hold my thought steadfast in the realization that Divine Life is flowing through me. I believe in the fullness of the bounty of God. There can be no lack in Spirit. God's Spirit now inspires me in everything I do, say, and think.

Realizing that God is the animating essence of all life, that God withholds nothing from me, I prepare myself for a life of joy, love, accomplishment, health, and well-being. I permit myself to believe in the divine freedom that is my birthright. This Truth shall set you free!

I know that the Law of Good(God) keeps me in perfect activity, surrounds me with love and friendship, and causes me to experience the joy of living. It causes me to impart to everyone I meet an atmosphere of confidence and faith that uplifts and enlightens.

Today I permit the flow of pure Spirit(God) to enter my consciousness at every level, to radiate in my environment, to bless everything I touch, to make whole that which is weak, to turn fear into faith, and to accomplish the miracle of Love.

I Ask, I Receive

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.--Matthew 7:7

"Ask, and it shall be given unto you" is one of the greatest promises of the ages and has within it the greatest possibility ever experienced by the mind of man. Surely this implies that there is a power that can and will honor our request. But the same man said, "Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss." These two sayings of Jesus are not contradictory, each implies that there is a Divine Power that withholds nothing from man but cannot contradict Its own nature. That is, God's nature is love(good). Evil does not exist and has never existed in God's nature and if your request is not constructive and good, then your desires will not be fulfilled from God's abundance. If our desires go against God's nature, this would be "asking amiss." Outside of God's nature evil is made manifest through the mind and actions of man.

Whatever I ask for in the name of God's true Reality, that is, in the nature of that which is real, I shall most certainly receive. First, I must seek, be clear and focused on what I desire, and I shall find it. I must also recognize and embrace my oneness with God, understanding that what I seek comes through this relationship. Secondly, "knock, and it shall be opened unto you," means that my conscious mind must be opened to acceptance, faith, and confidence, to receive what I desire. I cannot receive that which my mind refuses to accept due to doubt, uncertainty, confusion and fear.

Today I believe and I accept with thanksgiving all the blessings that come to me from the Life of God. Therefore, today I ask and know that I shall receive. I seek and know that I shall find. Today I knock and know that it shall be opened unto me. I receive the gift of Life in all Its fullness. I ask this day for only Good and Perfect love, peace, happiness, joy, good health, wealth and prosperity, passion for loving others and passion for living. As I have asked, I receive.

Acquanted With God

The world is mine, and the fulness thereof.--Psalm 59:12

The Spirit of God, which is Life, is present everywhere. Like the air we breathe, It presses against us. On the mountaintop, in the valley, in the desert, and in the ocean--there is no place where Life(God) is not. Therefore, whatever direction I move in, I move in God. In God I live, move, and have my being. I exist only in the Life of God, nowhere else.

For years I struggled with the concept of one universal and all-encompassing Power that is in everything, energizing and animating everything. How can this be? My endeavor, then, became not so much to find God or to discover the Divine Source of my own life and being, but it became an obsession of mine to be acquanted with God and to grasp what little my mind would accept and comprehend. I believe that God is one undivided and indivisible Whole, One Divine and Spiritual Presence and One universal and all-encompassing entity and we exist in the midst of all of this.

Today, I commune with the Spirit of God that is present in the words that I type. I know that God's Presence presses against me and flows through me this very moment. My desire is to continuously feel this Presence as a living reality in my life. Today, knowing that the Divine Presence is in everyone, I sense this Spirit in everyone I meet. I keep my consciousness open and alert that I may better understand the union of all life with its pure and perfect Source.

Perfect Faith

I believe that all things are possible to the person who has faith. But what is faith and is there such a thing as perfect faith? Is faith a mental attitude or an attitude of the intellect? Faith is a belief formed in the conscious mind, whereas the belief is no longer denied or contradicted by our reactionary subconscious mind.

Faith is perfect when we say, "I believe," and when there is nothing within us that says, "Help thou mine unbelief." Faith is more than just an objective statement. We cannot have perfect faith while subjective contradictions deny the affirmation of our lips. Perfect faith comes from the heart symbolizing the innermost center of our being. When the intellect is no longer contradicted by our emotional reactions, by our unconscious doubts and fears, the word of our mouth will immediately bear fruit.

Today I have faith that my word shall not return unto me void. Today I surrender myself completely to this faith, for I know that there is a creative Spirit that gives substance to this faith and that will provide the evidence of this substance as it becomes realized in my life.

Today I expect only Good and Perfect things to be made manifest in my life such as love, joy, peace, happiness, good health, wealth and prosperity, creativity, knowledge and understanding, passion for loving and passion for living. I rejoice in the anticipation of these Good and Perfect manifestations. My faith operates through an immutable Spiritual Law that never fails.

Always Glad

I proclaim today a day of great joy, gladness and gratitude. I know that all my needs, physical, emotional, and mental are cared for by an infinite Source, which is God. Today I know that the healing Presence of Life is within me, forever restoring my mind and body.

Body and mind are One in Spirit. Physical health is a state of wholeness in mind, as well as in body. My mind and body is an offspring of pure Spirit and It is well with my soul. God gives freely to all creation including wellness and wholeness. God's Life heals me and makes me whole. God withholds nothing from me.

Unto The Hills

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.--Psalm 121:1

We tend to become like that with which we identify ourselves. It is only as we let go of the lesser identity than we can take hold of the greater identity with Divine Strength. Only as we drop confusion can we entertain peace. To transcend doubt, fear and uncertainty we must lift up our thought unto the spiritual hills of Life.

It is said that Jesus went up to the mount to deliver the most famous sermon ever given to the world. We, too, must go up to the mountain top if we would rise above the little things that bother us. We must identify ourselves completely with the greatness of the Spirit of God and breathe in Its mighty power. Too long have we identified ourselves with that which is small, insecure, uncertain and unworthy. Today we must permit our consciousness, through our faith, to rise to a greater and deeper realization of the Divine Presence forever delivering Its nature to us. Consciously, every moment, we must continue to identify ourselves with the Source of all, God.

Today, if confusion enters my thought, even briefly, I shall repudiate it. I turn resolutely to the Divine Source in me that knows no confusion, to that spiritual Center within me that knows no fear.

All-Inclusive Love

I will fear no evil: for thou art with me.--Psalm 23:4

Fear is based on the supposition that evil is equal to good. It is not. Love alone breaks down the barriers of fear and, through faith, discovers that there is an Eternal Heart. The only thing that can adequately overcome fear is confidence and love.

I must learn to turn from all of the little petty things that fret and stress me, from the obstructions and challenges that seem so insurmountable, from the problems that seem too great to be solved. I realize that there is no fear in love; but perfect love will cast out fear. I open my whole being to a love of everything, of everyone; for love to be real it must be all-inclusive.

Today my mind is at peace as I enter into a conscious relationship with the Divine Presence of God. I shall permit only that which is loving, kind, and true to find entrance into my consciousness. Realizing that I cannot ask for that which I refuse to give, I will love all things, people and events throughout this day. I ask for, I receive and I give of the Good and Perfect nature of God in me: Love, Joy, Happiness, Peace, Good Health, Wealth and Prosperity, Passion for Loving, Passion for Living Life Abundantly.

Supreme Presence

The concept of a Supreme Presence is so universal that it is present in every age, with all people, and at all times. Every person alive this moment is relying on God whether or not this is consciously recognized or not.

To this Divine Presence, Jesus gave the name of "Our Father which art in heaven," which means the Spirit of Life--Divine Intelligence--within me, the protecting power of Spirit around me. Here was a man whose vision dared to penetrate the invisible, one who placed his hand serenely in the invisible Hand of God with inplicit confidence. No one can doubt that his works justified his words, that his faith was manifest through his acts.

Nothing has happened to our true Reality since this glorious soul walked the earth, the highways of human experience. God, or Life, is the same yesterday, today, and forever. With equal confidence we should be able to believe in the protecting Presence and the ever-available Spirit.

Today, I fear no evil. I wrap myself in the mantle of divine protection. My life is Good and Perfect because I abide in this Presence of Good and Perfect working in me, through me, for me and all around me.

I Open The Door

Behold, I stand at the door and knock.--Revelation 3:20

The healing Christ comes into the mind of all who receive Him. This Christ is the incarnation of God in the individual soul. Spirit has imparted Itself to all persons. This divine incarnation, this living Presence at the center of our being is Christ, the soul of every living person.

I do not will this Presence into existence, nor do I by declaration, affirmation, or any other action. I do not court it by false humility nor engage Its attention merely by admiration or praise. This Presence, this Power, is already here. It is my willingness, my acceptance, and my recognition that gives entrance to the Divine Presence. It is faith and acknowledgement that permit Its creative power to flow through my words. Therefore, "I lift up mine eyes unto the hills(the Divine Presence within me) from whence cometh my strength."

Today and everyday I will look long and earnestly, sincerely and simply upon every object and every person until this Presence is revealed. I will wait at the doorway with great expectations until my acceptance grants my mind the privilege of "beholding God's face forevermore." Today I expect to see God's shining Presence revealed. Today the most High is revealed in my life.

God-Intelligence

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.--Philippians 2:5

I believe that the Mind of God is ever-present and that Divine Intelligence is always available to us all. I open my consciousness to Its guidance. I must, however, not divide my attention between believing and doubting. I carefully guard my mental reactions, seeking always to keep them affirmative, to keep them open to that which is constructive. This is why I always pray in the affirmative.

I keep my mind steadfast and loyal to my belief that I am governed by Divine Intelligence, which always knows what I ought to think and do and how I should do it. I feel that I am compelled to make right and constructive decisions, that I am impelled to right action, that there is something within me that always knows how to think and how to act according to God's purpose.

Daily I reassure myself of this divine nature within me and affirm that the Intelligence that governs all things governs me; that the Life that flows through everything flows through me; that there is One Mind, which is God. I believe that this Mind is the source of inspiration as well as energy and action as well as illumination. Therefore, I know that at all times I have a silent, invisible partner walking with me, talking with me, cooperating with me. I keep my mind open to guidance. I let that Mind be in me that was also in Christ.

Great Expectations

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you.

--II Corinthians 9:8

Realizing that all action starts with and is a result of my conscious thought planted in the Mind of God this very moment, as I write these words, I prepare myself to receive the best that Life has to offer. Mentally I associate myself with that which is good, beautiful, and happy. I abide in the Mind of God and the Spirit of God animates my life fully and completely. I am always aware of the One Presence, the One Life, and the One Spirit, which is God, my Source.

I believe that it is God's intention for everyone to live an abundant life, I consciously align myself with the outpouring of Spirit. I accept that all things are possible if I have faith. I align myself with only Good and I expect only Good and Perfect manifestations in my life. I accept love, joy, peace, happiness, good health, wealth and prosperity this day and every day. This is God's intention and plan for me.

Today I expect an increase in everything. Today I expect greater joy, more happiness, deeper peace, and a more complete sense of Divine Power. Today I meet everyone with the understanding that he or she is a part of the Divine Order which I also belong too. There is nothing else. Today I receive my inheritance of the Kingdom of Good(God).

I am pure spirit and I identify only with the One Spirit. I live by faith, my life is an expression of God's Spirit in me, through me, and for me. I am one with the One Divine Being.

I Attract Only Good

Thou shalt make me full of joy.--Acts 2:28

There is a law of attraction and repulsion that I consider absolute in the way that it works in our life automatically. Jesus proclaimed that it is done unto us as we believe. This remarkable spiritual genius even went so far as to say that when we feel the need of anything, or desire it, we should pray for it and in the act of our prayer we should mentally receive the object of our desire as though it already exists.

Nothing is more important than that we should consciously use this law of attraction with simplicity and in faith. If this principle is true, the reward will be certain unless I undermine the ultimate result through my own conscious thought that repels or denies the good I desire.

Today, my prayer is one of affirmation and acceptance. I lift up my cup of acceptance, knowing there is Divine outpouring that fills it to the brim. My cup overflows with joy, love, peace, happiness, good health, wealth and prosperity. I turn away from anything that denies the good. God withholds nothing from me.