Post by WalksInSpirit on Mar 20, 2006 22:39:28 GMT -5
Monday Night Search For God - Book Two Study: 03-20-6
"Lesson Two: Opporunity"
(09:30:11) (Bill) well if were ready we'll rock and roll here!
(09:30:26) (Bill) MAY WE PRAY: The Lord guide Thou [ me] thy humble servant in the ways [that he] should go. “Let my going in, mine coming out, be wholly within the ways Thou would have me go. Direct my steps, direct my mind. Let Thy will be done in me;
(09:30:36) (Bill) for, as the heart panteth after Thine own will, my spirit bear witness – in the things my body does day by day – that the Lord is in His Holy Temple, and the rod has not passed from those that call on His name.For the glory of the Father to the sons of men may be expressed in those that would guide, guard and keep the holy ways.” (262-51.)
(09:30:47) (Bill) Amen
(09:30:52) (Cris) Amen
(09:30:54) (patricia) Amen
(09:31:01) (WalksInSpirit) Nunwe
(09:31:01) (Roz) Amen
(09:31:06) (Gordito) May it be as so.
(09:31:08) (Raleigh) amen
(09:31:15) (Lory) Amen
(09:31:15) (ron) amen
(09:31:19) (Blu) Amen
(09:31:23) (Erodicus) Amen
(09:32:01) (Bill) Okay we're continueing with Opportunitys
(09:32:07) (Bill) Opportunities Found in Fellowship: What opportunity does fellowship with the Father offer? Surely we have experiences the relief that comes when we go to Him with our sorrows. It is there that our problems are solved, there that we find the peace that passes understanding.
(09:32:55) (Bill) The acknowledgment of our physical weaknesses becomes an opportunity for exercising our greater strength ~~ the Divine within. As we take advantage of an opportunity in one direction, the Divine within helps us to recognize others.
(09:33:21) (Bill) We know that we have fellowship with the Father if we love others and seek to serve them. Everywhere there are such opportunities, so we should be on our guard, to be sure that we use wisdom and discretion, to be sure that we recognize the opportunities that will take us onward toward the supreme opportunity, which is to be one with Him in desire and purpose.
(09:33:58) (Bill) . What is the Way? As He has given to those to whom He spoke, to whom He will speak, “. . . lovest thou me more than these? . . . feed my lambs, . . . lovest thou me? . . . feed my sheep.” (John 21:15, 16.)
(09:34:31) (Bill) “(Symbolically) the sheep represent those that know of, and know, the Way. The lambs represent those that seek, that would know, that would find the Way, that would come if shown the tenderness expressed in. ‘The good shepherd feedeth the sheep; he tendeth the lambs.’ “ (262-51.)
(09:35:02) (Bill) We must both feed the sheep and tend the lambs.
(09:35:23) (Bill) Opportunities Are Recognized Through Virtue and Understanding: With virtue comes understanding and with understanding comes all the power and privilege of Divine Light. Armed with the weapons of spiritual warfare, we are able to enlarge our fields of helpfulness. We can, as with a two-edged sward, divide the right from the wrongs, the true from the false, and be able to attempt greater things in His Name.
(09:36:48) (Bill) Life in the earth is a manifestation of God. It is no wonder, then, that we love to think of it as everlasting. Yet, when we misuse our opportunities, we misapply the knowledge we have of life and reap the results. If we do good, good must return to us, for “like begets like”, not as a reward, but as a result of law. The result is spiritual understanding, which is a growth in spiritual development.
(09:37:41) (Bill) The direction in which we turn the activities of our life depends upon how we think, for “As he thinketh in his heart, so is he”. (Proverbs 23:7) All power, all force, all life is from one source; if we misuse any portion of it, either by thought or action, we do not destroy it for it is of God, be we darken our own way; we dim the light that might be a help to others.
(09:38:26) (Bill) Many are wise in their own conceit; and often, as the Master said, “the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light,” (Luke 16:8.) since they use what light they have, even though they use it selfishly.
(09:38:38) (Raleigh) may i add something i studied today bill?
(09:38:53) (Bill) if you wish
(09:39:25) (Raleigh) eex was one of the main reasons for the fall / and---
(09:39:43) (Raleigh) the means to escape this plane---
(09:40:11) (Raleigh) but missused and abused keeps us trapped // sex does ///
(09:40:15) (Raleigh) tx bill
(09:40:20) (Bill) YW
(09:40:26) (Bill) On such a basis the Athenians built an altar to the Unknown God. Paul declared that they ignorantly worshiped this Unknown God. For such a message he would have had to forfeit his life, if he had not clothed it in wisdom and delivered it with understanding. He knew the Athenian law against the introduction of other gods, so he took them where they were and preached God, the Father, “in him we live, and move, and have our being”, (Acts 17:28.)
(09:41:23) (Bill) whom, he said, “ye ignorantly worship.” (Acts 17:23.) In the same manner we must watch our opportunities. We must be in such close touch with the infinite source of understanding that we at all times may render the right service in the right place.
(09:41:37) (Roz) Greeks were expecting a Messiah who was an intellectual
(09:41:53) (Raleigh) jews wanted a king
(09:42:19) (Roz) Jews wanted a militant hero
(09:42:28) (Raleigh) k
(09:42:40) (Raleigh) ok roz
(09:42:43) (Bill) Our Opportunities Should Be Met in Patience: In exercising patience we learn to recognize daily the little opportunities which are so important. Impatience to do great things blinds us. We should count it a privilege to be a servant of the servants in the Kingdom of God. Man’s servant is God’s free man; for in service to mankind we are making our will one with His.
(09:43:31) (Bill) for in service to mankind we are making our will one with His.
(09:43:41) (Bill) To do this requires patience with ourselves as well as with others. “In your patience possess ye your souls.” (Luke 21:19.) It is possible to have a thing and yet not possess it. Our soul has within it all the attributes of the Dine. It is worth waiting, striving, working to understand and know ourselves to be individual and yet one with God. Let us not be in hast, but count each step as an opportunity.
(09:44:48) (Bill) . Our soul has within it all the attributes of the Divine.
(09:45:01) (Bill) The Open Door Is the Way into Greater Fields of Opportunity: “Faint not in well doing, for there is being opened the door for greater opportunities.” (252-51.)
(09:45:28) (Bill) Perception of truth is a growth in consciousness. Our finite minds cannot grasp all truth; however, doors are continually being opened through which we may go to greater concepts of truth, to greater understanding of the boundless love of the Father.
(09:46:15) (Bill) Now, as never before, there is open a door that none can close; for His word must be fulfilled,” . . . they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest”. (Jer. 31:34.)It Is an Opportunity to Realize His Presence: When we seek to keep His Presence as a thing apart, something to be experienced, something to be aware of when we are disturbed in some manner,
(09:46:55) (Bill) we lose sight of the fact that to abide in His Presence is the experience, the knowledge, the understanding, the opportunity of all as we seek to do His biddings. His Presence abides with us always, for it is in Him that we live and move and have our being.
(09:47:24) (Bill) . We must recognize this, come to know and understand it, to realize that we are sons of the Most High. To be aware of His Presence is our heritage, our great opportunity in this material plane.
(09:47:46) (Raleigh) k / as i said / see what is truth 288-1 / that which leads 1 to god / truth varies / there is not 1 truth say ec sayz
(09:48:01) (Bill) Opportunities Found in the Cross, in the Crown: Have we had a cross to bear lately? If we counted it an opportunity, it was easier to carry. Maybe we learned just the lesson we most needed in this experience. Know in whom thou hast believed, for the spirit of Right guards those who choose His way in directing the mental and spiritual life;
(09:48:51) (Bill) “And know that all things work together for good to them that love God . . . “(Romans 8:28.) May we bear each cross with such a spirit and feel that all things are working together for our good.
(09:49:15) (Bill) This was exemplified in Him who is the Master of masters. It is a great opportunity to live day by day in such a manner that the Christ spirit may shine within, to heal and to bless.
(09:49:47) (Bill) The Opportunity To Know That the Lord Thy God Is One: When the divinity of Jesus was declared by Peter, Jesus said to him, “Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven”. (Matt. 16:17.) Just so, to realize the oneness of all force ~~ the Lord thy God is one ~~ is an opportunity that comes through divine inspiration.
(09:50:28) (Bill) In order to have this experience we must conform to the things of spirit. Peter forsook all and followed the Master. Do we? That is not easy to do when viewed from a worldly standpoint; but if we pay the price, we too may see the glory of the oneness made perfect in Him.
(09:50:58) (Bill) There should be gladness in our activities. We should be on fire to use every opportunity to show that we realize that, “Hear, O Israel; the Lord our God is one Lord”. (Deut. 6:4.) Are our wills one with His, or are they seeking to glorify our own desires, our own selfish interests? We should know that the way is not long, nor is the cross more grievous than we can bear, if our trust is in Him.
(09:51:43) (Bill) It Is An Opportunity To Love: We can recognize now as never before those attributes of the soul, that are ours to be used. Gradually we come to realize the Presence of the Father, the oneness of all force, and the fact that the way back to perfection is through Him who is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
(09:52:19) (Bill) . This is made perfect in love. To love is the noblest expression of man. It is not simply of God, it is God; and as we manifest it, we manifest the God force that is within us. Whether is the physical, mental or spiritual body, this power is the strongest and most dominant influence.
(09:52:59) (Bill) To love is our greatest opportunity. It brings happiness as nothing else does. All that is good is made a part of us as we seek to express love for our fellowman. Thoughts, words, acts, are opportunities for us to express this force day by day.
(09:53:30) (Bill) “Consecrate yourselves, your bodies, your minds, your abilities in every direction, to the opportunities to be of service to those ye meet and contact day by day.” (262-53.)
(09:53:52) (Bill) As we may ignorantly destroy a priceless painting with a few scratches, so may we, in misusing and misdirecting our forces, mar our bodies, our minds, our souls, in such a way that only a God of Love can recognize us.
(09:54:19) (Bill) Though we may direct love into many channels, there is only One through whom there will be a realization of love made perfect, and that is found in Him, who said, “A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another”. (John 13:34.)
(09:54:50) (Bill) The time draws near, the time is at hand, when there is more and more seeking for light and understanding. Let us then, in His way, manifest from day to day the love that has been showered upon us. May we so live that our lives become an example to those who seek.
(09:55:46) (Bill) Now we know the Opportunitys that abound in our daily lives , Don't we ? :o)
(09:56:00) (Bill) thats the material for opportunitys
(09:56:24) (Blu) Thank you Bill
(09:56:38) (patricia) thank you Bill
(09:56:44) (Lory) Thank you Bill. As always a beautiful lesson.
(09:56:52) (Cris) Thanks Bill
(09:56:55) (ron) thanks bill
(09:57:04) (merri) great lesson Bill!
(09:57:06) (Roz) when there is more and more seeking for light and understanding. Are We?
(09:57:11) (WalksInSpirit) Thank you, Bill!
(09:58:11) (Roz) thanks Bill
(09:58:15) (Blu) Question to the group, I was once told that God is love, but love is not God, this lesson states that it is. Anyone got a scripture that can confirm that?
(09:58:27) (Gordito) It is only a valuable lesson if you apply it.
(09:58:41) (Gordito) Otherwise it is a detriment for you to even be here listening.
(09:58:43) (Bill) Any questions about anything particular we just read ?
(09:59:13) (Blu) I think I will take my chances Gordito
(09:59:35) (Bill) Blu I've never heard anything to the contrary that God was anything but pure Love
(09:59:55) (Blu) yes, but Love = God is not the same thing
(10:00:10) (Blu) God is Love, but God is more than Love
(10:00:11) (Gordito) Knowledge without the application of same quickly leads to sin. Cayce.
(10:00:30) (Bill) there is no more when its all encompassing
(10:00:31) (ron) i can see
(10:00:36) (Blu) yes, agreed Gordito, so you should be very careful
(10:00:46) (ron) lol blu
(10:01:39) (Bill) Thoughts, words, acts, are opportunities for us to express this force day by day.
(10:01:43) (Blu) So can anyone tell me if Love is God?
(10:02:09) (Lory) Cayce said it all the time, did he not, Blu?
(10:02:20) (Blu) does love not express a state of being, but not a Being?
(10:02:28) (Blu) I think he did Lory
(10:02:42) (Blu) But is not a Being more than Love?
(10:02:42) (Roz) congruently He is more than the parts
(10:02:53) (Lory) He also said, God is law and law is God.
(10:02:54) (Bill) there is no one here who knows or is able to fully understand Love in all its facets so who here could answer ?
(10:02:59) (Blu) God is also perfect
(10:03:01) (Blu) eternal
(10:03:04) (Blu) etc
(10:03:27) (Lory) Yes, indeed, God is all things.
(10:03:58) (Lory) I should think it is something that we call faith, Bill.
(10:04:02) (Blu) I think this would be good to pray and meditate on
(10:04:34) (Blu) it would be the same as saying Merri is nice and Nice is merri
(10:04:34) (Bill) aren't we to just listen when we meditrate?
(10:05:01) (Erodicus) every knee shall bow and every tongue confess
(10:05:12) (Blu) yes, depends on what your purposeis in mediating, if you wish to meditate on a question it is a good way to get answers
(10:05:14) (Bill) that is an altogether different ball park
(10:05:33) (Blu) Why Bill?
(10:05:44) (Blu) Is God not a Being?
(10:06:03) (Lory) God is a Spirit, is He not?
(10:06:04) (Bill) the nice Merri thing you were relateing to is not a concept of love
(10:06:06) (Roz) meditation is more than getting answers
(10:06:15) (Blu) no it is a comparrison
(10:06:32) (Blu) agreed Roz, it is more, but it is also a way to get answers
(10:06:33) (Bill) God is a Force Lory
(10:06:34) (Gordito) Spirit is the movement behind the body.
(10:07:12) (Gordito) Our soul is a Portion of God.
(10:07:29) (Blu) an aspect of, not the whole
(10:07:54) (Bill) the Life Force in every living thing the consciousness in every Atom
(10:08:03) (Blu) accepted
(10:08:11) (ron) is there a difference between Spirit and Soul?...what is it?
(10:08:40) (Gordito) Form Is God In Expression.
(10:08:54) (Gordito) Here in this rhelm.
(10:09:15) (Blu) Apple is a good kind of Pie, that does not answer the question
(10:09:18) (Roz) God is also Formlessness
(10:09:47) (Blu) my, we have an interesting issue here
(10:10:02) (Gordito) I am talking as to what gives rise to form here within this realm which lies within the Mind Of God.
(10:10:11) (Bill) electricity is a force you cannot see but you know its there thats about as close as i can come to discribing the God Force
(10:10:12) (ron) apple pie?...is the pie the apple or is the apple the pie?...hmmm
(10:10:46) (Gordito) Form is given rise by the expression of consciousness in action.
(10:10:49) (diane) deep dish or regular?
(10:10:51) (Blu) we can see it in lightening, and it is not to loving when it strikes
(10:11:20) (ron) hmmmm..mmm good
(10:11:31) (Bill) lightening is the result of elctricity ( burning oxegen
(10:11:35) (Gordito) The super conscious mind is the sum total of the God Experience.
(10:12:04) (Bill) our God part Gordito?
(10:12:09) (Blu) ARe you qouting Gordito?
(10:12:15) (Gordito) No.
(10:12:19) (ron) i hope not
(10:12:19) (Gordito) To both.
(10:12:40) (Blu) Mind is the Builder
(10:12:52) (Gordito) The super conscious mind period is the sum total of the God Experience.
(10:13:01) (Blu) I am a little building block in the mind of God
(10:13:05) (Gordito) Mind is the Builder or destroyer.
(10:13:29) (ron) very profound
(10:13:30) (Blu) energy can not be destroyed
(10:13:33) (Gordito) Mind is the Builder when the Christ Consciousness is allowed to come into expression.
(10:13:39) (Bill) superconsciousaness is the soul mind
(10:13:59) (Blu) we can build monsters or beauty
(10:14:00) (Gordito) Mind is the destroyer when the lowerself nature is allowed to express itself.
(10:14:24) (Blu) with out the lower self nature you would not be here Gordito
(10:14:39) (Leon) It doesn't matter if he quoting or not I'm intreged.
(10:14:39) (Gordito) Yes you could.
(10:14:39) (Bill) the mind is not the brain which is used by the mind
(10:14:45) (Blu) Everything is Beautiful, in it's own way~~~~
(10:14:55) (diane) good point Blu...good song, too
(10:15:04) (Blu) I just like to know the source Leon
(10:15:05) (Gordito) The lowerself nature is the conscious mind.
(10:15:14) (Lory) Do we really destory ourselves? Is it not just karma that we create which must be learned?
(10:15:15) (ron) is that being careless or one who cares less?
(10:15:30) (Gordito) When it is laid aside the sub-conscious subplants it.
(10:15:42) (Gordito) Which allows you to tap into the super conscious.
(10:16:11) (Leon) The source is the mind of man
(10:16:17) (ron) theres that inflated ego again
(10:16:21) (Blu) destroy is such a permanent word,
(10:16:39) (ron) how about a temporary setback
(10:16:47) (merri) the conscious mind is capable of great things
(10:16:56) (Bill) the subconscious is that portion of the mind form by the superconscious acting upon spirit.
(10:17:09) (merri) one doesn't have to be unconsciouse to create
(10:17:10) (Blu) ?As he thinketh in his heart, so is he?. (Proverbs 23:7) All power, all force, all life is from one source; if we misuse any portion of it, either by thought or action, we do not destroy it for it is of God, be we darken our own way; we dim the light that might be a help to others.
(10:17:18) (Gordito) Yes death, misery, heartache, destruction.
(10:17:19) (Cris) Blessings all thanks for a good lesson Bill
(10:17:29) (Blu) it says we do NOT destroy it
(10:17:32) (Gordito) It is why man thinks it is okay to kill.
(10:18:22) (Raleigh) i read about ego as well today
(10:18:27) (Blu) I do not know any man who thinks it is ok to Kill. But I know a lot of men who do not know another way
(10:18:33) (Raleigh) best to have 1
(10:18:38) (Raleigh) big 1
(10:18:57) (Raleigh) say i am not confident and you will be that
(10:19:05) (Raleigh) i am confinfident
(10:19:10) (Bill) There is only one Mind. Every individual mind, whether conscious of ot or not, is part of that one Mind.
(10:19:17) (Raleigh) I Am "That i am
(10:19:23) (Gordito) Anyone who kills thinks it is okay.
(10:19:23) (ron) i guess for some an inflated ego is necessary...
(10:19:26) (Raleigh) see it?
(10:19:28) (Raleigh) i do
(10:19:33) (Blu) A point on the star
(10:19:34) (Gordito) They justify it in some way shape or form.
(10:19:46) (Gordito) Standing for man rather then God.
(10:19:52) (ron) inflated ego's can kill
(10:19:52) (Raleigh) do you ron?
(10:20:03) (Raleigh) say u r a thing then you are ok?
(10:20:10) (Gordito) Helping the rich keep their wealth or take it from others.
(10:20:18) (Raleigh) all in moderation ron
(10:20:29) (ron) words can destroy a fig tree
(10:20:46) (Raleigh) explain that please ron
(10:20:55) (Raleigh) oh yes
(10:21:04) (Raleigh) i know ron yes
(10:21:18) (Raleigh) jesus killed it huh?
(10:22:50) (kim) Bill, is your meeting over now
(10:22:57) (Bill) yes Kim
(10:28:19) (kim) thanks bill, goodnight
(10:31:16) (Lory) And I am going to walk my Beau and get ready for my bedtime. Goodnight everyone. Thanks for a neat lesson, Bill. Sweet Dreams. LOVE to all........
(09:30:26) (Bill) MAY WE PRAY: The Lord guide Thou [ me] thy humble servant in the ways [that he] should go. “Let my going in, mine coming out, be wholly within the ways Thou would have me go. Direct my steps, direct my mind. Let Thy will be done in me;
(09:30:36) (Bill) for, as the heart panteth after Thine own will, my spirit bear witness – in the things my body does day by day – that the Lord is in His Holy Temple, and the rod has not passed from those that call on His name.For the glory of the Father to the sons of men may be expressed in those that would guide, guard and keep the holy ways.” (262-51.)
(09:30:47) (Bill) Amen
(09:30:52) (Cris) Amen
(09:30:54) (patricia) Amen
(09:31:01) (WalksInSpirit) Nunwe
(09:31:01) (Roz) Amen
(09:31:06) (Gordito) May it be as so.
(09:31:08) (Raleigh) amen
(09:31:15) (Lory) Amen
(09:31:15) (ron) amen
(09:31:19) (Blu) Amen
(09:31:23) (Erodicus) Amen
(09:32:01) (Bill) Okay we're continueing with Opportunitys
(09:32:07) (Bill) Opportunities Found in Fellowship: What opportunity does fellowship with the Father offer? Surely we have experiences the relief that comes when we go to Him with our sorrows. It is there that our problems are solved, there that we find the peace that passes understanding.
(09:32:55) (Bill) The acknowledgment of our physical weaknesses becomes an opportunity for exercising our greater strength ~~ the Divine within. As we take advantage of an opportunity in one direction, the Divine within helps us to recognize others.
(09:33:21) (Bill) We know that we have fellowship with the Father if we love others and seek to serve them. Everywhere there are such opportunities, so we should be on our guard, to be sure that we use wisdom and discretion, to be sure that we recognize the opportunities that will take us onward toward the supreme opportunity, which is to be one with Him in desire and purpose.
(09:33:58) (Bill) . What is the Way? As He has given to those to whom He spoke, to whom He will speak, “. . . lovest thou me more than these? . . . feed my lambs, . . . lovest thou me? . . . feed my sheep.” (John 21:15, 16.)
(09:34:31) (Bill) “(Symbolically) the sheep represent those that know of, and know, the Way. The lambs represent those that seek, that would know, that would find the Way, that would come if shown the tenderness expressed in. ‘The good shepherd feedeth the sheep; he tendeth the lambs.’ “ (262-51.)
(09:35:02) (Bill) We must both feed the sheep and tend the lambs.
(09:35:23) (Bill) Opportunities Are Recognized Through Virtue and Understanding: With virtue comes understanding and with understanding comes all the power and privilege of Divine Light. Armed with the weapons of spiritual warfare, we are able to enlarge our fields of helpfulness. We can, as with a two-edged sward, divide the right from the wrongs, the true from the false, and be able to attempt greater things in His Name.
(09:36:48) (Bill) Life in the earth is a manifestation of God. It is no wonder, then, that we love to think of it as everlasting. Yet, when we misuse our opportunities, we misapply the knowledge we have of life and reap the results. If we do good, good must return to us, for “like begets like”, not as a reward, but as a result of law. The result is spiritual understanding, which is a growth in spiritual development.
(09:37:41) (Bill) The direction in which we turn the activities of our life depends upon how we think, for “As he thinketh in his heart, so is he”. (Proverbs 23:7) All power, all force, all life is from one source; if we misuse any portion of it, either by thought or action, we do not destroy it for it is of God, be we darken our own way; we dim the light that might be a help to others.
(09:38:26) (Bill) Many are wise in their own conceit; and often, as the Master said, “the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light,” (Luke 16:8.) since they use what light they have, even though they use it selfishly.
(09:38:38) (Raleigh) may i add something i studied today bill?
(09:38:53) (Bill) if you wish
(09:39:25) (Raleigh) eex was one of the main reasons for the fall / and---
(09:39:43) (Raleigh) the means to escape this plane---
(09:40:11) (Raleigh) but missused and abused keeps us trapped // sex does ///
(09:40:15) (Raleigh) tx bill
(09:40:20) (Bill) YW
(09:40:26) (Bill) On such a basis the Athenians built an altar to the Unknown God. Paul declared that they ignorantly worshiped this Unknown God. For such a message he would have had to forfeit his life, if he had not clothed it in wisdom and delivered it with understanding. He knew the Athenian law against the introduction of other gods, so he took them where they were and preached God, the Father, “in him we live, and move, and have our being”, (Acts 17:28.)
(09:41:23) (Bill) whom, he said, “ye ignorantly worship.” (Acts 17:23.) In the same manner we must watch our opportunities. We must be in such close touch with the infinite source of understanding that we at all times may render the right service in the right place.
(09:41:37) (Roz) Greeks were expecting a Messiah who was an intellectual
(09:41:53) (Raleigh) jews wanted a king
(09:42:19) (Roz) Jews wanted a militant hero
(09:42:28) (Raleigh) k
(09:42:40) (Raleigh) ok roz
(09:42:43) (Bill) Our Opportunities Should Be Met in Patience: In exercising patience we learn to recognize daily the little opportunities which are so important. Impatience to do great things blinds us. We should count it a privilege to be a servant of the servants in the Kingdom of God. Man’s servant is God’s free man; for in service to mankind we are making our will one with His.
(09:43:31) (Bill) for in service to mankind we are making our will one with His.
(09:43:41) (Bill) To do this requires patience with ourselves as well as with others. “In your patience possess ye your souls.” (Luke 21:19.) It is possible to have a thing and yet not possess it. Our soul has within it all the attributes of the Dine. It is worth waiting, striving, working to understand and know ourselves to be individual and yet one with God. Let us not be in hast, but count each step as an opportunity.
(09:44:48) (Bill) . Our soul has within it all the attributes of the Divine.
(09:45:01) (Bill) The Open Door Is the Way into Greater Fields of Opportunity: “Faint not in well doing, for there is being opened the door for greater opportunities.” (252-51.)
(09:45:28) (Bill) Perception of truth is a growth in consciousness. Our finite minds cannot grasp all truth; however, doors are continually being opened through which we may go to greater concepts of truth, to greater understanding of the boundless love of the Father.
(09:46:15) (Bill) Now, as never before, there is open a door that none can close; for His word must be fulfilled,” . . . they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest”. (Jer. 31:34.)It Is an Opportunity to Realize His Presence: When we seek to keep His Presence as a thing apart, something to be experienced, something to be aware of when we are disturbed in some manner,
(09:46:55) (Bill) we lose sight of the fact that to abide in His Presence is the experience, the knowledge, the understanding, the opportunity of all as we seek to do His biddings. His Presence abides with us always, for it is in Him that we live and move and have our being.
(09:47:24) (Bill) . We must recognize this, come to know and understand it, to realize that we are sons of the Most High. To be aware of His Presence is our heritage, our great opportunity in this material plane.
(09:47:46) (Raleigh) k / as i said / see what is truth 288-1 / that which leads 1 to god / truth varies / there is not 1 truth say ec sayz
(09:48:01) (Bill) Opportunities Found in the Cross, in the Crown: Have we had a cross to bear lately? If we counted it an opportunity, it was easier to carry. Maybe we learned just the lesson we most needed in this experience. Know in whom thou hast believed, for the spirit of Right guards those who choose His way in directing the mental and spiritual life;
(09:48:51) (Bill) “And know that all things work together for good to them that love God . . . “(Romans 8:28.) May we bear each cross with such a spirit and feel that all things are working together for our good.
(09:49:15) (Bill) This was exemplified in Him who is the Master of masters. It is a great opportunity to live day by day in such a manner that the Christ spirit may shine within, to heal and to bless.
(09:49:47) (Bill) The Opportunity To Know That the Lord Thy God Is One: When the divinity of Jesus was declared by Peter, Jesus said to him, “Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven”. (Matt. 16:17.) Just so, to realize the oneness of all force ~~ the Lord thy God is one ~~ is an opportunity that comes through divine inspiration.
(09:50:28) (Bill) In order to have this experience we must conform to the things of spirit. Peter forsook all and followed the Master. Do we? That is not easy to do when viewed from a worldly standpoint; but if we pay the price, we too may see the glory of the oneness made perfect in Him.
(09:50:58) (Bill) There should be gladness in our activities. We should be on fire to use every opportunity to show that we realize that, “Hear, O Israel; the Lord our God is one Lord”. (Deut. 6:4.) Are our wills one with His, or are they seeking to glorify our own desires, our own selfish interests? We should know that the way is not long, nor is the cross more grievous than we can bear, if our trust is in Him.
(09:51:43) (Bill) It Is An Opportunity To Love: We can recognize now as never before those attributes of the soul, that are ours to be used. Gradually we come to realize the Presence of the Father, the oneness of all force, and the fact that the way back to perfection is through Him who is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
(09:52:19) (Bill) . This is made perfect in love. To love is the noblest expression of man. It is not simply of God, it is God; and as we manifest it, we manifest the God force that is within us. Whether is the physical, mental or spiritual body, this power is the strongest and most dominant influence.
(09:52:59) (Bill) To love is our greatest opportunity. It brings happiness as nothing else does. All that is good is made a part of us as we seek to express love for our fellowman. Thoughts, words, acts, are opportunities for us to express this force day by day.
(09:53:30) (Bill) “Consecrate yourselves, your bodies, your minds, your abilities in every direction, to the opportunities to be of service to those ye meet and contact day by day.” (262-53.)
(09:53:52) (Bill) As we may ignorantly destroy a priceless painting with a few scratches, so may we, in misusing and misdirecting our forces, mar our bodies, our minds, our souls, in such a way that only a God of Love can recognize us.
(09:54:19) (Bill) Though we may direct love into many channels, there is only One through whom there will be a realization of love made perfect, and that is found in Him, who said, “A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another”. (John 13:34.)
(09:54:50) (Bill) The time draws near, the time is at hand, when there is more and more seeking for light and understanding. Let us then, in His way, manifest from day to day the love that has been showered upon us. May we so live that our lives become an example to those who seek.
(09:55:46) (Bill) Now we know the Opportunitys that abound in our daily lives , Don't we ? :o)
(09:56:00) (Bill) thats the material for opportunitys
(09:56:24) (Blu) Thank you Bill
(09:56:38) (patricia) thank you Bill
(09:56:44) (Lory) Thank you Bill. As always a beautiful lesson.
(09:56:52) (Cris) Thanks Bill
(09:56:55) (ron) thanks bill
(09:57:04) (merri) great lesson Bill!
(09:57:06) (Roz) when there is more and more seeking for light and understanding. Are We?
(09:57:11) (WalksInSpirit) Thank you, Bill!
(09:58:11) (Roz) thanks Bill
(09:58:15) (Blu) Question to the group, I was once told that God is love, but love is not God, this lesson states that it is. Anyone got a scripture that can confirm that?
(09:58:27) (Gordito) It is only a valuable lesson if you apply it.
(09:58:41) (Gordito) Otherwise it is a detriment for you to even be here listening.
(09:58:43) (Bill) Any questions about anything particular we just read ?
(09:59:13) (Blu) I think I will take my chances Gordito
(09:59:35) (Bill) Blu I've never heard anything to the contrary that God was anything but pure Love
(09:59:55) (Blu) yes, but Love = God is not the same thing
(10:00:10) (Blu) God is Love, but God is more than Love
(10:00:11) (Gordito) Knowledge without the application of same quickly leads to sin. Cayce.
(10:00:30) (Bill) there is no more when its all encompassing
(10:00:31) (ron) i can see
(10:00:36) (Blu) yes, agreed Gordito, so you should be very careful
(10:00:46) (ron) lol blu
(10:01:39) (Bill) Thoughts, words, acts, are opportunities for us to express this force day by day.
(10:01:43) (Blu) So can anyone tell me if Love is God?
(10:02:09) (Lory) Cayce said it all the time, did he not, Blu?
(10:02:20) (Blu) does love not express a state of being, but not a Being?
(10:02:28) (Blu) I think he did Lory
(10:02:42) (Blu) But is not a Being more than Love?
(10:02:42) (Roz) congruently He is more than the parts
(10:02:53) (Lory) He also said, God is law and law is God.
(10:02:54) (Bill) there is no one here who knows or is able to fully understand Love in all its facets so who here could answer ?
(10:02:59) (Blu) God is also perfect
(10:03:01) (Blu) eternal
(10:03:04) (Blu) etc
(10:03:27) (Lory) Yes, indeed, God is all things.
(10:03:58) (Lory) I should think it is something that we call faith, Bill.
(10:04:02) (Blu) I think this would be good to pray and meditate on
(10:04:34) (Blu) it would be the same as saying Merri is nice and Nice is merri
(10:04:34) (Bill) aren't we to just listen when we meditrate?
(10:05:01) (Erodicus) every knee shall bow and every tongue confess
(10:05:12) (Blu) yes, depends on what your purposeis in mediating, if you wish to meditate on a question it is a good way to get answers
(10:05:14) (Bill) that is an altogether different ball park
(10:05:33) (Blu) Why Bill?
(10:05:44) (Blu) Is God not a Being?
(10:06:03) (Lory) God is a Spirit, is He not?
(10:06:04) (Bill) the nice Merri thing you were relateing to is not a concept of love
(10:06:06) (Roz) meditation is more than getting answers
(10:06:15) (Blu) no it is a comparrison
(10:06:32) (Blu) agreed Roz, it is more, but it is also a way to get answers
(10:06:33) (Bill) God is a Force Lory
(10:06:34) (Gordito) Spirit is the movement behind the body.
(10:07:12) (Gordito) Our soul is a Portion of God.
(10:07:29) (Blu) an aspect of, not the whole
(10:07:54) (Bill) the Life Force in every living thing the consciousness in every Atom
(10:08:03) (Blu) accepted
(10:08:11) (ron) is there a difference between Spirit and Soul?...what is it?
(10:08:40) (Gordito) Form Is God In Expression.
(10:08:54) (Gordito) Here in this rhelm.
(10:09:15) (Blu) Apple is a good kind of Pie, that does not answer the question
(10:09:18) (Roz) God is also Formlessness
(10:09:47) (Blu) my, we have an interesting issue here
(10:10:02) (Gordito) I am talking as to what gives rise to form here within this realm which lies within the Mind Of God.
(10:10:11) (Bill) electricity is a force you cannot see but you know its there thats about as close as i can come to discribing the God Force
(10:10:12) (ron) apple pie?...is the pie the apple or is the apple the pie?...hmmm
(10:10:46) (Gordito) Form is given rise by the expression of consciousness in action.
(10:10:49) (diane) deep dish or regular?
(10:10:51) (Blu) we can see it in lightening, and it is not to loving when it strikes
(10:11:20) (ron) hmmmm..mmm good
(10:11:31) (Bill) lightening is the result of elctricity ( burning oxegen
(10:11:35) (Gordito) The super conscious mind is the sum total of the God Experience.
(10:12:04) (Bill) our God part Gordito?
(10:12:09) (Blu) ARe you qouting Gordito?
(10:12:15) (Gordito) No.
(10:12:19) (ron) i hope not
(10:12:19) (Gordito) To both.
(10:12:40) (Blu) Mind is the Builder
(10:12:52) (Gordito) The super conscious mind period is the sum total of the God Experience.
(10:13:01) (Blu) I am a little building block in the mind of God
(10:13:05) (Gordito) Mind is the Builder or destroyer.
(10:13:29) (ron) very profound
(10:13:30) (Blu) energy can not be destroyed
(10:13:33) (Gordito) Mind is the Builder when the Christ Consciousness is allowed to come into expression.
(10:13:39) (Bill) superconsciousaness is the soul mind
(10:13:59) (Blu) we can build monsters or beauty
(10:14:00) (Gordito) Mind is the destroyer when the lowerself nature is allowed to express itself.
(10:14:24) (Blu) with out the lower self nature you would not be here Gordito
(10:14:39) (Leon) It doesn't matter if he quoting or not I'm intreged.
(10:14:39) (Gordito) Yes you could.
(10:14:39) (Bill) the mind is not the brain which is used by the mind
(10:14:45) (Blu) Everything is Beautiful, in it's own way~~~~
(10:14:55) (diane) good point Blu...good song, too
(10:15:04) (Blu) I just like to know the source Leon
(10:15:05) (Gordito) The lowerself nature is the conscious mind.
(10:15:14) (Lory) Do we really destory ourselves? Is it not just karma that we create which must be learned?
(10:15:15) (ron) is that being careless or one who cares less?
(10:15:30) (Gordito) When it is laid aside the sub-conscious subplants it.
(10:15:42) (Gordito) Which allows you to tap into the super conscious.
(10:16:11) (Leon) The source is the mind of man
(10:16:17) (ron) theres that inflated ego again
(10:16:21) (Blu) destroy is such a permanent word,
(10:16:39) (ron) how about a temporary setback
(10:16:47) (merri) the conscious mind is capable of great things
(10:16:56) (Bill) the subconscious is that portion of the mind form by the superconscious acting upon spirit.
(10:17:09) (merri) one doesn't have to be unconsciouse to create
(10:17:10) (Blu) ?As he thinketh in his heart, so is he?. (Proverbs 23:7) All power, all force, all life is from one source; if we misuse any portion of it, either by thought or action, we do not destroy it for it is of God, be we darken our own way; we dim the light that might be a help to others.
(10:17:18) (Gordito) Yes death, misery, heartache, destruction.
(10:17:19) (Cris) Blessings all thanks for a good lesson Bill
(10:17:29) (Blu) it says we do NOT destroy it
(10:17:32) (Gordito) It is why man thinks it is okay to kill.
(10:18:22) (Raleigh) i read about ego as well today
(10:18:27) (Blu) I do not know any man who thinks it is ok to Kill. But I know a lot of men who do not know another way
(10:18:33) (Raleigh) best to have 1
(10:18:38) (Raleigh) big 1
(10:18:57) (Raleigh) say i am not confident and you will be that
(10:19:05) (Raleigh) i am confinfident
(10:19:10) (Bill) There is only one Mind. Every individual mind, whether conscious of ot or not, is part of that one Mind.
(10:19:17) (Raleigh) I Am "That i am
(10:19:23) (Gordito) Anyone who kills thinks it is okay.
(10:19:23) (ron) i guess for some an inflated ego is necessary...
(10:19:26) (Raleigh) see it?
(10:19:28) (Raleigh) i do
(10:19:33) (Blu) A point on the star
(10:19:34) (Gordito) They justify it in some way shape or form.
(10:19:46) (Gordito) Standing for man rather then God.
(10:19:52) (ron) inflated ego's can kill
(10:19:52) (Raleigh) do you ron?
(10:20:03) (Raleigh) say u r a thing then you are ok?
(10:20:10) (Gordito) Helping the rich keep their wealth or take it from others.
(10:20:18) (Raleigh) all in moderation ron
(10:20:29) (ron) words can destroy a fig tree
(10:20:46) (Raleigh) explain that please ron
(10:20:55) (Raleigh) oh yes
(10:21:04) (Raleigh) i know ron yes
(10:21:18) (Raleigh) jesus killed it huh?
(10:22:50) (kim) Bill, is your meeting over now
(10:22:57) (Bill) yes Kim
(10:28:19) (kim) thanks bill, goodnight
(10:31:16) (Lory) And I am going to walk my Beau and get ready for my bedtime. Goodnight everyone. Thanks for a neat lesson, Bill. Sweet Dreams. LOVE to all........
