Post by WalksInSpirit on Apr 10, 2006 21:56:57 GMT -5
Search For God - Book Two Study: 04-10-06
"Lesson 3: God, The Father, And His Manifestations In The Earth"
(09:29:59) (Bill) : May the desire of my heart be such that I may become more and more aware of the spirit of the Father, through the Christ, manifesting in me. (262-57.) Amen
(09:30:14) (WalksInSpirit) Nunwe
(09:30:23) (Blu) AMEN!
(09:30:26) (ron) amen
(09:30:45) (Erodicus) In Jesus Holy Name May It be So
(09:30:56) (Roz) Amen
(09:31:34) (Bill) Introduction:The purpose of this lesson is that there may be known to each of us how, when and in what manner we may be conscious of the spirit manifesting through us in material things. (See 262-60.)
(09:32:03) (Bill) This achievement in a great measure will depend upon the application of the teachings found in our previous lessons. Each lesson is a step in a search for God until we come into full realization Of His Presence abiding with us.
(09:32:37) (Roz) like the lesson you gave this aft Ron(09:32:48) (Bill) The Great Question:What is our concept of God? Is God in our life only a fact, an all-wise, all-inclusive, all-manifesting force, or is He a loving and forgiving Father?
(09:34:03) (Bill) No one deep within himself doubts that God is a fact. All realize that life itself is a mystery beyond the explanation of the wisest, and that there must be a source from which it springs. Men have called this source by many names but all have been moved by the intricacy and perfection of the universe.
(09:34:35) (Bill) In the minds of many there is no need to seek another state of consciousness, for the Force supplies bountifully the wants of all who labor. It manifests in all things, and at all times; certainly, they say ~~ God is a fact.
(09:35:16) (Bill) Then, how may we come to know God as our Father? God is a Father only to those who seek Him. “Ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.” (Jer. 30:22.) So, as we, who apply that which we know of the Father’s will, go about thinking ~~ and thinking in such a manner that the words of the mouth and the activity of the hands bespeak the will of the Father ~~ then, this activity, this thought, makes us the channel through which the manifestations come.
(09:36:20) (Bill) “For, who may know in the earth the heart of the mother save a mother? Who may know the will of the Father, God, save those that put into the acts of their hands, in the thoughts of their minds, those things that He has given and as He shows forth in the experience of all men from day to day?
(09:37:02) (Bill) “So simple, then, is it to know the Father that all stumble in that they think of themselves more highly than they ought to think.” (262-58.)
(09:37:29) (Bill) Instead of seeking to be channels through which the Father may make His love and His glory manifest in the earth, we often, in our selfishness, seek our own ends.
(09:38:12) (Bill) “Be rather as a channel through which the Father may make His love, His glory, manifest in the earth. Listen to the voice from within. For, He is very nigh unto each of you, if ye will but look within.
(09:38:58) (Bill) And that thou experienceth with the desire that thy self be nothing, that the Father, the Christ, may be glorified in the earth, brings to the experience of all the consciousness of being a manifestation of the love of the Father to the sons of men. . .
(09:39:32) (Bill) “What are the manifestations of the Father?The fruits of the spirit. Gentleness, kindness, the loving word, patience, hope, persistence, and ~~ above all ~~ consistency in thy acts and in thy speech.
(09:39:52) (Bill) . Be ye glorious in thine activity. Be ye joyous in thy words. For, happy is the man that knoweth that his life bespeaks that the Son and the Spirit of Truth directs the words and the activities of his Body!” (262-58.)
(09:40:31) (Bill) A question which naturally arises is, “How can we interpret some of the words and acts of others as manifestations of God, when they hurt us so much?” Condemn not in words, in thoughts or activity, that you be not condemned. Be angry and sin not. Be patient, seven times seven forgive; yes, seventy times seven. (See 262-59.)
(09:41:09) (Bill) We should see in every experience of activity of another his attempt to express, to manifest, his concept of Divine reality. Each one of us as we give expression in thought, or in act, shows what is the impelling influence in our experience. We must not be a judge or a faultfinder; but, rather, be merciful to those who err; for they know not what they do.
(09:41:56) (Bill) God, the Father: Do we know God as a loving Father? If we have not had the experience, why are we afraid? Are we too lazy? Are we willing to accept and use the abundance that is set before us, to enjoy the pleasures and bounties of a divinely created world, without a thought of a great Force behind and in all things?
(09:42:31) (Bill) ? This failure to recognize that which is the essence of life, leads us to self-indulgence and self-gratification, whereby we increase the misery of our fellowman and bring turmoil and suffering upon ourselves.
(09:42:58) (Bill) To know our relationship with the Father we have to pass often through trials and sufferings. That is not God’s way of finding us, but our way of coming into realization that we are on the wrong road.
(09:43:25) (Bill) . All of our trials have been of our own making. The longer we fail to acknowledge this fact, and fail to do anything about it, the longer we are in coming into our full relationship with the Father. Let us remember that only self stands in our way.
(09:43:56) (Bill) Jesus, the Christ, is the greatest example of the Father’s love. Through the teachings presented by the Son, God has shown an understanding of each heart, a willingness to bring peace to each soul that will turn toward Him.
(09:44:24) (Bill) The manifestations of the Father in the Earth: The children of the Father seek to manifest His spirit in the earth. It is the law. Like begets like.
(09:44:54) (Bill) We are each a corpuscle in the body of God, performing our individual function.
(09:44:55) (Bill) Man and God do not measure greatness in the same manner. The truly great are those who have the spirit of love, never those who march to power through the blood of their fellowman.
(09:45:20) (Bill) . One seeks for self glory, the other is selfless in glory. As we study the lives of those who, under great difficulties, have expressed the fruits of the spirit, and observe how the world has been made better through their efforts, it should give us courage to do faithfully that which we find to do.
(09:46:22) (Bill) The Master has told us He has gone to the Father; that is, become one in consciousness with the Father; and that whatever we ask in His name, the Father will give to us, that He, the Savior, the Christ may be glorified in the earth.
(09:46:52) (Bill) If we are His we should know that the answers to our prayers are to His Gory, and for our good. It is often necessary that we be tried as by fire. The fires of the body, the fires of desire, the fires of the flesh, the fires of the carnal forces, must be burned up.
(09:47:28) (Bill) When conditions and circumstances bring experiences to us that try our souls, and we search in anguish for a reason for it all, we may realize a deep and abiding joy and peace in calling to mind the admonition, “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Ps. 45:10.)
(09:48:48) (Bill) When there are those activities in a material world that bring about the forces or influences wherein there may be the action of a soul in its development, it may be often counted to some as sin or error, while in reality it may be only mercy to that soul from an all wise and beneficent Father, who is directing, planning, giving the soul an opportunity for the use of that which may come into the soul’s experience in the material plane.
(09:50:05) (Bill) . What the soul, through its body and mind and their attributes, does about the knowledge, this consciousness of the indwelling of the spirit of life through the Christ in the earth, is the opportunity for that soul to develop. Therefore, when we condemn, it is a selfish manifestation, and is an attempt, as was the first sin, to blame on another that which we ourselves have done, else we would not recognize it.
(09:51:10) (Bill) and on that note we'll draw this evenings lesson to an end
(09:51:57) (WalksInSpirit) Great lesson tonight, Bill! Thank you!
(09:52:11) (ron) very good bill
(09:52:15) (Roz) Thanks Bill
(09:52:25) (Bill) any particular part any one wishs to disccuss feel free to comment
(09:53:36) (Bill) Who may know the will of the Father, God, save those that put into the acts of their hands, in the thoughts of their minds, those things that He has given and as He shows forth in the experience of all men from day to day?
(09:55:53) (Bill) “So simple, then, is it to know the Father that all stumble in that they think of themselves more highly than they ought to think.” (262-58.)
(09:56:12) (ron) that is an interesting thought
(09:56:43) (ron) they think of themselves more highly than they ought to think
(09:57:03) (Bill) Ron i'm sure we all have toughs moments :o)
(09:57:35) (ron) me too...i was thinking that reference might be referring to myself :)
(09:57:39) (Bill) “Be rather as a channel through which the Father may make His love, His glory, manifest in the earth. Listen to the voice from within. For, He is very nigh unto each of you, if ye will but look within.
(09:58:44) (Bill) we know the right choice when we think before we act the trick is to make these higher choices habit so we don't have to think beofre acting
(10:00:06) (Bill) And that thou experienceth with the desire that thy self be nothing, that the Father, the Christ, may be glorified in the earth, brings to the experience of all the consciousness of being a manifestation of the love of the Father to the sons of men. . .
(10:01:45) (Bill) with a smile on the face and kind words coming forth :o)
(10:02:19) (Bill) What are the manifestations of the Father?The fruits of the spirit. Gentleness, kindness, the loving word, patience, hope, persistence, and ~~ above all ~~ consistency in thy acts and in thy speech.
(10:02:47) (Anonymous1) nothing like rolling and molding clay until it becomes pliable
(10:02:50) (Bill) simple right ? :o)
(10:03:01) (Blu) if you say so Bill
(10:03:09) (Bill) . Be ye glorious in thine activity. Be ye joyous in thy words. For, happy is the man that knoweth that his life bespeaks that the Son and the Spirit of Truth directs the words and the activities of his Body!” (262-58.)
(10:03:11) (Blu) *sigh*
(10:04:04) (Bill) all of this is within each of us we need only apply
(10:04:35) (lili) what does the (262-58) mean? is that a reference?
(10:05:13) (Anonymous1) I think it's from a Cayce text lili
(10:05:22) (Bill) yes that is the Cayce Reading n0.
(10:05:32) (Bill) The purpose of this lesson is that there may be known to each of us how, when and in what manner we may be conscious of the spirit manifesting through us in material things. (See 262-60.)
(10:05:57) (MaryAnne) Coincedentally, my "Quote for the day" was: The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
(10:06:50) (Bill) which part did you adopt MaryAnne :o)
(10:07:23) (Bill) This achievement in a great measure will depend upon the application of the teachings found in our previous lessons. Each lesson is a step in a search for God until we come into full realization 0f His Presence abiding with us.
(10:07:36) (MaryAnne) I must confess Bill I do not always apply even when I know
(10:07:52) (MaryAnne) I am working on it however :o)
(10:08:00) (Bill) just fraudulent slips MaryAnne
(10:08:14) (MaryAnne) You are probably quite right Bill
(10:08:17) (Bill) The Great Question:What is our concept of God? Is God in our life only a fact, an all-wise, all-inclusive, all-manifesting force, or is He a loving and forgiving Father?
(10:08:41) (lili) i should imagine none of us apply it always, but surely God gives us credit for trying
(10:08:56) (Gordito) He is Forgiving to the degree thaqt you are.
(10:09:07) (Bill) yes lili if we do honestly try
(10:09:12) (Bill) No one deep within himself doubts that God is a fact. All realize that life itself is a mystery beyond the explanation of the wisest, and that there must be a source from which it springs. Men have called this source by many names but all have been moved by the intricacy and perfection of the universe.
(10:09:52) (Bill) In the minds of many there is no need to seek another state of consciousness, for the Force supplies bountifully the wants of all who labor. It manifests in all things, and at all times; certainly, they say ~~ God is a fact.
(10:09:53) (Blu) Everyone that is on the planet at this time is here because at some point they have tried.
(10:11:35) (Bill) So, as we, who apply that which we know of the Father’s will, go about thinking ~~ and thinking in such a manner that the words of the mouth and the activity of the hands bespeak the will of the Father ~~ then, this activity, this thought, makes us the channel through which the manifestations come.
(10:16:36) (Bill) Who may know the will of the Father, God, save those that put into the acts of their hands, in the thoughts of their minds, those things that He has given and as He shows forth in the experience of all men from day to day?
(10:16:56) (Bill) “What are the manifestations of the Father?The fruits of the spirit. Gentleness, kindness, the loving word, patience, hope, persistence, and ~~ above all ~~ consistency in thy acts and in thy speech. Be ye glorious in thine activity.
(10:17:42) (Bill) okay enough of me talking every one here now take the floor
(10:18:06) (Gordito) Those who are so unselfish as to do the Fasthers Biddfings not their own alone know the Fathers Will.
(10:18:27) (MaryAnne) This was very good for my soul tonight, Bill. I feel rather ashamed of myself in some of my thoughts lately.
(10:19:01) (Bill) MaryAnne the lesson said those were challeges we need to burn :o)
(10:19:44) (MaryAnne) Yes, I know and that was very good for me to hear tonight.
(10:20:13) (Bill) . Be ye glorious in thine activity. Be ye joyous in thy words. For, happy is the man that knoweth that his life bespeaks that the Son and the Spirit of Truth directs the words and the activities of his Body!” (262-58.)(10:21:08) (Bill) When conditions and circumstances bring experiences to us that try our souls, and we search in anguish for a reason for it all, we may realize a deep and abiding joy and peace in calling to mind the admonition, “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Ps. 45:10.)(10:22:42) (MaryAnne) Actually that is something I have been contemplating lately.
(10:22:48) (Bill) It is often necessary that we be tried as by fire. The fires of the body, the fires of desire, the fires of the flesh, the fires of the carnal forces, must be burned up.
(10:23:41) (Gordito) Those who know that the Son and the Spirit of Truth directs the words and the activities of his body are those who are so unselfish as to do the Fathers Will as opposed to their own. who are so unselfish as to lay self aside, to loose it in Him, to gain Life Eternal.
(10:24:51) (Erodicus) I Agree
(10:32:14) (Bill) One seeks for self glory, the other is selfless in glory. As we study the lives of those who, under great difficulties, have expressed the fruits of the spirit, and observe how the world has been made better through their efforts, it should give us courage to do faithfully that which we find to do.
(10:32:14) (Blu) Thank you for the food for thought Bill, we appreciate it
(10:32:49) (Bill) Blu we must thak Cayce's effort in bring it to us i'm just the relayer :o)
(10:33:02) (Gordito) Helping those who can'
(10:33:07) (Blu) the relayer is appreciated as well
(10:34:31) (Bill) hopefully we're all digesting :o)
(09:30:14) (WalksInSpirit) Nunwe
(09:30:23) (Blu) AMEN!
(09:30:26) (ron) amen
(09:30:45) (Erodicus) In Jesus Holy Name May It be So
(09:30:56) (Roz) Amen
(09:31:34) (Bill) Introduction:The purpose of this lesson is that there may be known to each of us how, when and in what manner we may be conscious of the spirit manifesting through us in material things. (See 262-60.)
(09:32:03) (Bill) This achievement in a great measure will depend upon the application of the teachings found in our previous lessons. Each lesson is a step in a search for God until we come into full realization Of His Presence abiding with us.
(09:32:37) (Roz) like the lesson you gave this aft Ron(09:32:48) (Bill) The Great Question:What is our concept of God? Is God in our life only a fact, an all-wise, all-inclusive, all-manifesting force, or is He a loving and forgiving Father?
(09:34:03) (Bill) No one deep within himself doubts that God is a fact. All realize that life itself is a mystery beyond the explanation of the wisest, and that there must be a source from which it springs. Men have called this source by many names but all have been moved by the intricacy and perfection of the universe.
(09:34:35) (Bill) In the minds of many there is no need to seek another state of consciousness, for the Force supplies bountifully the wants of all who labor. It manifests in all things, and at all times; certainly, they say ~~ God is a fact.
(09:35:16) (Bill) Then, how may we come to know God as our Father? God is a Father only to those who seek Him. “Ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.” (Jer. 30:22.) So, as we, who apply that which we know of the Father’s will, go about thinking ~~ and thinking in such a manner that the words of the mouth and the activity of the hands bespeak the will of the Father ~~ then, this activity, this thought, makes us the channel through which the manifestations come.
(09:36:20) (Bill) “For, who may know in the earth the heart of the mother save a mother? Who may know the will of the Father, God, save those that put into the acts of their hands, in the thoughts of their minds, those things that He has given and as He shows forth in the experience of all men from day to day?
(09:37:02) (Bill) “So simple, then, is it to know the Father that all stumble in that they think of themselves more highly than they ought to think.” (262-58.)
(09:37:29) (Bill) Instead of seeking to be channels through which the Father may make His love and His glory manifest in the earth, we often, in our selfishness, seek our own ends.
(09:38:12) (Bill) “Be rather as a channel through which the Father may make His love, His glory, manifest in the earth. Listen to the voice from within. For, He is very nigh unto each of you, if ye will but look within.
(09:38:58) (Bill) And that thou experienceth with the desire that thy self be nothing, that the Father, the Christ, may be glorified in the earth, brings to the experience of all the consciousness of being a manifestation of the love of the Father to the sons of men. . .
(09:39:32) (Bill) “What are the manifestations of the Father?The fruits of the spirit. Gentleness, kindness, the loving word, patience, hope, persistence, and ~~ above all ~~ consistency in thy acts and in thy speech.
(09:39:52) (Bill) . Be ye glorious in thine activity. Be ye joyous in thy words. For, happy is the man that knoweth that his life bespeaks that the Son and the Spirit of Truth directs the words and the activities of his Body!” (262-58.)
(09:40:31) (Bill) A question which naturally arises is, “How can we interpret some of the words and acts of others as manifestations of God, when they hurt us so much?” Condemn not in words, in thoughts or activity, that you be not condemned. Be angry and sin not. Be patient, seven times seven forgive; yes, seventy times seven. (See 262-59.)
(09:41:09) (Bill) We should see in every experience of activity of another his attempt to express, to manifest, his concept of Divine reality. Each one of us as we give expression in thought, or in act, shows what is the impelling influence in our experience. We must not be a judge or a faultfinder; but, rather, be merciful to those who err; for they know not what they do.
(09:41:56) (Bill) God, the Father: Do we know God as a loving Father? If we have not had the experience, why are we afraid? Are we too lazy? Are we willing to accept and use the abundance that is set before us, to enjoy the pleasures and bounties of a divinely created world, without a thought of a great Force behind and in all things?
(09:42:31) (Bill) ? This failure to recognize that which is the essence of life, leads us to self-indulgence and self-gratification, whereby we increase the misery of our fellowman and bring turmoil and suffering upon ourselves.
(09:42:58) (Bill) To know our relationship with the Father we have to pass often through trials and sufferings. That is not God’s way of finding us, but our way of coming into realization that we are on the wrong road.
(09:43:25) (Bill) . All of our trials have been of our own making. The longer we fail to acknowledge this fact, and fail to do anything about it, the longer we are in coming into our full relationship with the Father. Let us remember that only self stands in our way.
(09:43:56) (Bill) Jesus, the Christ, is the greatest example of the Father’s love. Through the teachings presented by the Son, God has shown an understanding of each heart, a willingness to bring peace to each soul that will turn toward Him.
(09:44:24) (Bill) The manifestations of the Father in the Earth: The children of the Father seek to manifest His spirit in the earth. It is the law. Like begets like.
(09:44:54) (Bill) We are each a corpuscle in the body of God, performing our individual function.
(09:44:55) (Bill) Man and God do not measure greatness in the same manner. The truly great are those who have the spirit of love, never those who march to power through the blood of their fellowman.
(09:45:20) (Bill) . One seeks for self glory, the other is selfless in glory. As we study the lives of those who, under great difficulties, have expressed the fruits of the spirit, and observe how the world has been made better through their efforts, it should give us courage to do faithfully that which we find to do.
(09:46:22) (Bill) The Master has told us He has gone to the Father; that is, become one in consciousness with the Father; and that whatever we ask in His name, the Father will give to us, that He, the Savior, the Christ may be glorified in the earth.
(09:46:52) (Bill) If we are His we should know that the answers to our prayers are to His Gory, and for our good. It is often necessary that we be tried as by fire. The fires of the body, the fires of desire, the fires of the flesh, the fires of the carnal forces, must be burned up.
(09:47:28) (Bill) When conditions and circumstances bring experiences to us that try our souls, and we search in anguish for a reason for it all, we may realize a deep and abiding joy and peace in calling to mind the admonition, “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Ps. 45:10.)
(09:48:48) (Bill) When there are those activities in a material world that bring about the forces or influences wherein there may be the action of a soul in its development, it may be often counted to some as sin or error, while in reality it may be only mercy to that soul from an all wise and beneficent Father, who is directing, planning, giving the soul an opportunity for the use of that which may come into the soul’s experience in the material plane.
(09:50:05) (Bill) . What the soul, through its body and mind and their attributes, does about the knowledge, this consciousness of the indwelling of the spirit of life through the Christ in the earth, is the opportunity for that soul to develop. Therefore, when we condemn, it is a selfish manifestation, and is an attempt, as was the first sin, to blame on another that which we ourselves have done, else we would not recognize it.
(09:51:10) (Bill) and on that note we'll draw this evenings lesson to an end
(09:51:57) (WalksInSpirit) Great lesson tonight, Bill! Thank you!
(09:52:11) (ron) very good bill
(09:52:15) (Roz) Thanks Bill
(09:52:25) (Bill) any particular part any one wishs to disccuss feel free to comment
(09:53:36) (Bill) Who may know the will of the Father, God, save those that put into the acts of their hands, in the thoughts of their minds, those things that He has given and as He shows forth in the experience of all men from day to day?
(09:55:53) (Bill) “So simple, then, is it to know the Father that all stumble in that they think of themselves more highly than they ought to think.” (262-58.)
(09:56:12) (ron) that is an interesting thought
(09:56:43) (ron) they think of themselves more highly than they ought to think
(09:57:03) (Bill) Ron i'm sure we all have toughs moments :o)
(09:57:35) (ron) me too...i was thinking that reference might be referring to myself :)
(09:57:39) (Bill) “Be rather as a channel through which the Father may make His love, His glory, manifest in the earth. Listen to the voice from within. For, He is very nigh unto each of you, if ye will but look within.
(09:58:44) (Bill) we know the right choice when we think before we act the trick is to make these higher choices habit so we don't have to think beofre acting
(10:00:06) (Bill) And that thou experienceth with the desire that thy self be nothing, that the Father, the Christ, may be glorified in the earth, brings to the experience of all the consciousness of being a manifestation of the love of the Father to the sons of men. . .
(10:01:45) (Bill) with a smile on the face and kind words coming forth :o)
(10:02:19) (Bill) What are the manifestations of the Father?The fruits of the spirit. Gentleness, kindness, the loving word, patience, hope, persistence, and ~~ above all ~~ consistency in thy acts and in thy speech.
(10:02:47) (Anonymous1) nothing like rolling and molding clay until it becomes pliable
(10:02:50) (Bill) simple right ? :o)
(10:03:01) (Blu) if you say so Bill
(10:03:09) (Bill) . Be ye glorious in thine activity. Be ye joyous in thy words. For, happy is the man that knoweth that his life bespeaks that the Son and the Spirit of Truth directs the words and the activities of his Body!” (262-58.)
(10:03:11) (Blu) *sigh*
(10:04:04) (Bill) all of this is within each of us we need only apply
(10:04:35) (lili) what does the (262-58) mean? is that a reference?
(10:05:13) (Anonymous1) I think it's from a Cayce text lili
(10:05:22) (Bill) yes that is the Cayce Reading n0.
(10:05:32) (Bill) The purpose of this lesson is that there may be known to each of us how, when and in what manner we may be conscious of the spirit manifesting through us in material things. (See 262-60.)
(10:05:57) (MaryAnne) Coincedentally, my "Quote for the day" was: The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
(10:06:50) (Bill) which part did you adopt MaryAnne :o)
(10:07:23) (Bill) This achievement in a great measure will depend upon the application of the teachings found in our previous lessons. Each lesson is a step in a search for God until we come into full realization 0f His Presence abiding with us.
(10:07:36) (MaryAnne) I must confess Bill I do not always apply even when I know
(10:07:52) (MaryAnne) I am working on it however :o)
(10:08:00) (Bill) just fraudulent slips MaryAnne
(10:08:14) (MaryAnne) You are probably quite right Bill
(10:08:17) (Bill) The Great Question:What is our concept of God? Is God in our life only a fact, an all-wise, all-inclusive, all-manifesting force, or is He a loving and forgiving Father?
(10:08:41) (lili) i should imagine none of us apply it always, but surely God gives us credit for trying
(10:08:56) (Gordito) He is Forgiving to the degree thaqt you are.
(10:09:07) (Bill) yes lili if we do honestly try
(10:09:12) (Bill) No one deep within himself doubts that God is a fact. All realize that life itself is a mystery beyond the explanation of the wisest, and that there must be a source from which it springs. Men have called this source by many names but all have been moved by the intricacy and perfection of the universe.
(10:09:52) (Bill) In the minds of many there is no need to seek another state of consciousness, for the Force supplies bountifully the wants of all who labor. It manifests in all things, and at all times; certainly, they say ~~ God is a fact.
(10:09:53) (Blu) Everyone that is on the planet at this time is here because at some point they have tried.
(10:11:35) (Bill) So, as we, who apply that which we know of the Father’s will, go about thinking ~~ and thinking in such a manner that the words of the mouth and the activity of the hands bespeak the will of the Father ~~ then, this activity, this thought, makes us the channel through which the manifestations come.
(10:16:36) (Bill) Who may know the will of the Father, God, save those that put into the acts of their hands, in the thoughts of their minds, those things that He has given and as He shows forth in the experience of all men from day to day?
(10:16:56) (Bill) “What are the manifestations of the Father?The fruits of the spirit. Gentleness, kindness, the loving word, patience, hope, persistence, and ~~ above all ~~ consistency in thy acts and in thy speech. Be ye glorious in thine activity.
(10:17:42) (Bill) okay enough of me talking every one here now take the floor
(10:18:06) (Gordito) Those who are so unselfish as to do the Fasthers Biddfings not their own alone know the Fathers Will.
(10:18:27) (MaryAnne) This was very good for my soul tonight, Bill. I feel rather ashamed of myself in some of my thoughts lately.
(10:19:01) (Bill) MaryAnne the lesson said those were challeges we need to burn :o)
(10:19:44) (MaryAnne) Yes, I know and that was very good for me to hear tonight.
(10:20:13) (Bill) . Be ye glorious in thine activity. Be ye joyous in thy words. For, happy is the man that knoweth that his life bespeaks that the Son and the Spirit of Truth directs the words and the activities of his Body!” (262-58.)(10:21:08) (Bill) When conditions and circumstances bring experiences to us that try our souls, and we search in anguish for a reason for it all, we may realize a deep and abiding joy and peace in calling to mind the admonition, “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Ps. 45:10.)(10:22:42) (MaryAnne) Actually that is something I have been contemplating lately.
(10:22:48) (Bill) It is often necessary that we be tried as by fire. The fires of the body, the fires of desire, the fires of the flesh, the fires of the carnal forces, must be burned up.
(10:23:41) (Gordito) Those who know that the Son and the Spirit of Truth directs the words and the activities of his body are those who are so unselfish as to do the Fathers Will as opposed to their own. who are so unselfish as to lay self aside, to loose it in Him, to gain Life Eternal.
(10:24:51) (Erodicus) I Agree
(10:32:14) (Bill) One seeks for self glory, the other is selfless in glory. As we study the lives of those who, under great difficulties, have expressed the fruits of the spirit, and observe how the world has been made better through their efforts, it should give us courage to do faithfully that which we find to do.
(10:32:14) (Blu) Thank you for the food for thought Bill, we appreciate it
(10:32:49) (Bill) Blu we must thak Cayce's effort in bring it to us i'm just the relayer :o)
(10:33:02) (Gordito) Helping those who can'
(10:33:07) (Blu) the relayer is appreciated as well
(10:34:31) (Bill) hopefully we're all digesting :o)
