REV. THOMAS, SUNDAY 2PM-4PM - DISCERNMENT; AN Essential TOOL
To let go of THEM we must step outside of any echo chambers and begin to accept there's only US.
Our Spiritualist belief in Infinite Intelligence is in line with Pantheist belief of God/Source in everything. Whatever the Source of all Creation truly is, the intelligence of this Source is baked into Creation itself. Creation began and continues to expand and evolve according to hard fast rules and random introduction of mutations. Any feature produced by mutation that provides an advantage in the current circumstances begins to dominate (thrives better) and evolution takes place. Evolution seems to have no agenda, is not good or bad, yet results with winners (the better adapted). They survive and multiply better until circumstances change and something new is favored (has better results).
We must be responsible for what we promote. Exodus 20:16 “Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor.” Passing along false information unknowingly is perhaps worse than knowingly, since we harbor no doubt, we will be passionate and convincing. We add the weight of our reputation behind what we pass along to others. Yet are we still not guilty of gossip and false witness? Energetically we contribute to something we knowingly would not support. If the source is unknown and it can't be verified, perhaps we shouldn't pass it along. If it is too outlandish perhaps, we should pause and consider it suspect. If it can be verified, we have an obligation to at least try.
Is physical reality an illusion? The clues are there for us to see. Change your thoughts and feelings and observe the results. This is a universal law that Dr. Wayne Dyer described as, “You will see it when you believe it.” Don't we crawl before we walk, and walk before we run? First look for small changes as proof and build on that. It is a noble goal to manifest an end to world hunger, but it begins closer to home by changing our own thoughts and programming of limitations and the accompanying energy of fear. Energetically your changes affect others, some of which also change. It only takes a few with a higher vibration for a tipping point to effect a group change. Ending my own poverty consciousness is not only the first step it is my primary one in the process of major change. Your transformation happens within.
DISCERNMENT
DISCERNMENT has been required of humans since the fall of Adam and Eve when we were given Free Will. It is my conjecture that the Adam and Eve story represents the time when humans first became aware and were no longer guided by instinct as animals still are today.
Discernment is observation without judgment. It is objective, has no agenda and allows no stereotypes. It is a navigational tool. It's our Radar that guides us through the fog of competing ideas and misinformation. However, it is not just intuition, we must not overlook simple verification or logical sense.
Discernment is necessary in all aspects of human and spiritual life. We must employ it for the mundane as well as the spiritual.
THERE IS NO THEM, ONLY US.
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