Post by WalksInSpirit on Jun 19, 2006 21:44:18 GMT -5
Search For God - Book Two: 06-19-06
"Lesson Eight: Glory"
(09:32:41) (Bill) Open Thou mine eyes, O God, that I may know the glory Thou hast prepared for me. (262-89.) Amen
(09:33:42) (Bill) Introduction: : In the interpretation of Glory, we sometimes let conditions disturb us; therefore, we often get an incorrect understanding of it. GLORY IS OUR ABILITY TO SERVE, which is an opportunity given to us by God.
(09:33:49) (Blu) Amen
(09:34:24) (Bill) . When Glory is considered from the phase that God has chosen us above our fellowman for some special work, then vainglory may creep in. All are called into service; God is no respecter of persons. Our ability and our service begin with cooperation in being channels through which the glory of the Lord may be manifested in the earth.
(09:35:10) (Bill) Glory, then, in all phases of our experience, as related to Creative Force in manifestation in the earth, is to be studied with conditions that deal with our fellowman. Then, if we would fill the place for which we have been called, we would let our glory, our knowledge, our wisdom, be in the Lord;
(09:35:39) (Bill) for our glory is only a reflection of the glory of the Creator. It shines on us and through us as we become channels through which blessings may come to others.
(09:36:07) (Bill) The manifestations of God are varied; yet in purpose He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. In our spiritual ideal, purpose, and aim we, too, should be unchangeable. Our activities may be varied, but they should always be expressions of the glory of our spiritual purpose;
(09:36:39) (Bill) that is, expressions of our oneness with the Father. “If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” (John 14:23.) Such is glory.
(09:37:19) (Bill) GLORY OF THE MIND: “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” (Prov. 23:7.) Unless our mind is staid in Him, the giver of life and light, we may find ourselves chasing shadows in our search for glory. The mind is ever the builder. With our minds firmly fixed on our Ideal, who always lost sight of Himself,
(09:37:54) (Bill) we may find glory in service by using our minds to build within us knowledge and wisdom that will fit us for greater opportunities ~~ not to the glory of self, but to the glory of God. It is indeed a glorious thing to be constantly in the hands of the living God and to know that no matter how difficult the problem is, it will be solved eventually in the right way.
(09:38:27) (Bill) To accomplish this, our ideal must be beyond the purely material things in life. Those things that are of the earth rust and corrupt, but those ideals that are founded in the spirit of life and truth take hold upon the very throne of mercy, peace, and harmony, and build within us an understanding of long-suffering and brotherly love.
(09:39:06) (Bill) That which is impractical and theoretical is of little value. Oft we have heard that we should not let our good be evilly spoken of. (See Rom. 14:16.) This may occur if we speak one way and live another. Oft we proclaim in our experience that we believe this or than, and then proceed to act differently.
(09:39:42) (Bill) Then such activities become stumbling blocks. What is the law? Like attracts like! “Purify thy body, physically. Sanctify thy body, as the laws were given of old, for on the morrow thy God would speak with thee!” (281-13.)
(09:40:17) (Bill) How do we interpret such a promise? If we believe this, we should do something about it; for it is not what we declare that we have attained, but how willing we are to be used in practical and helpful service for our fellowman.
(09:40:49) (Bill) Jeroboam made the children of Israel sin when he offered the sandalwoods of the Egyptians. He only aroused passions within himself, when he should have made his offering to the GLORY of the Lord. (See 274-10.) So may we, for self glory, for the approval of man, offer to our Lord that which may bring our destruction.
(09:41:27) (Bill) When we have put off the glory of self-exaltation and put on the glory of God, conditions, circumstances, environs are no longer stumbling blocks but become stepping stones in our development.
(09:42:04) (Bill) The earth is a school for those who in the beginning erred through self-indulgence, self-aggrandizement, self-glorification. It is, indeed, a merciful experience then; even though we find turmoil, strife, antagonism, and disturbing forces in our experience, we have opportunities through which we may be cleansed, and may become channels through which a GLORIFIED Father IN the Son may be manifested in and among men.
(09:42:58) (Bill) We should take into serious consideration the fact that animosities or hard feelings held against others create in the mental forces of our bodies that which may easily become very destructive influences.
(09:43:20) (Bill) Our outlook, and the way we worship that which we hold as our Ideal, have much to do with our physical reactions. Our mind, let us remember, is of our mental, physical, and spiritual bodies, and it can either create or destroy.
(09:43:57) (Bill) If there is built within our mental forces the attitude that there is a hindrance that blocks us in any manner, it gradually becomes a barrier, limiting the efficiency of both our body and mind. In our inner self, in our mind and heart, let us be aware of that given of old: There is set before us good and evil, life and death. We are given the choice. (See 815-3.)
(09:44:37) (Bill) GLORY OF THE BODY: May we never lose sight of that which is the whole purpose of the body. The body is the dwelling place of the soul, which through the mind expresses itself in materiality.
(09:44:58) (Bill) . . . so long as we perform acts of helpfulness, of love, of patience, and of kindness; but when we seek the gratification of selfish desires and the exaltation of self, we become one with forces that bring doubts and fears. As we in any experience express the fruits of the spirit of a living God, we grow, unfold, and manifest the purpose for which we were created.
(09:45:33) (Bill) What is evil? It is good misapplied, good used to satisfy the desires of self. So is sin, so is illness. They are caused by not being at-one with God, who helps us, while in the body, to become a force for good and a perfect channel for the manifestation of righteousness among men. The glory of the body, then, is selflessness.
(09:46:26) (Bill) GLORY OF THE SOUL: Our soul is a portion of the Divine. It is a moving influence in our activities throughout our experiences in all spheres of consciousness. Our soul is a universe within itself. Will is an attribute of the soul, and with it we choose to develop either to a oneness with Universal Consciousness or in opposition to it.
(09:47:15) (Bill) The three phases of our human experience ~~ body, mind, soul ~~ are expressed in the earth, and their freedom comes in a three-fold manner through knowledge, interpretation, and application. All of these work together and depend each upon the other. In service, without thought of personal gain, comes that which makes for the greater growth of our soul.
(09:47:56) (Bill) . “He that is greatest among you shall be your servant.” (Matt. 23:11.) Our physical, mental and spiritual bodies ~~ each in its own phase of expression ~~ must find, from experience, that which will keep them in accord with the purposes for which they entered into physical being.
(09:48:33) (Bill) Why are we pulled by the material, mental, and spiritual urges, while always something deep within keeps us trying to go forward? What is it that makes us KNOW that we must fight through obstacles and that will not let us give up? Are we fools that we keep working at something without any apparent material recompense, simply because we are urged from within?
(09:49:17) (Bill) ? Why don’t we give up, stop trying, and just let things and conditions run their course? Would not the final material results be the same? These questions often war within us. There is deep within us always the answer. The material results might be the same in the end; but what about the effect on our soul?
(09:49:36) (Rosie) our soul remembers what to do?
(09:50:09) (Bill) Rosie,There is deep within us always the answer.
(09:50:23) (Bill) Do we want to be guided by His Spirit, to be a portion of that Word which shall not pass away? If so, then indeed we are right to respond to the urge from within to “carry on”, even though everything seems to contradict the practicality of doing so.
(09:50:33) (merri) so will is an attribute of the soul....hmmm always thought it was of the physical
(09:51:07) (Bill) He has given that we should not mind those things that will destroy the body, but those that will destroy the spirit and the soul. Even though all material things may be swept way, if we still have that urge from within, we are in touch with a glory which may not be found in any material substance or relationship.
(09:52:02) (Bill) CONCLUSION: In our dealings with our fellowman, let the law of the LORD, as we know it in our hearts, be the rule of our lives; and we will find that the growth of the mind-spiritual, the mind-mental, the mind-physical, will bring the glory of the Lord in our lives.
(09:52:29) (Bill) God has promised to meet us within our holy temple, our body, as we purpose to give ourselves in service to our fellowman; for in so doing we manifest the Gory of God in a material work. Let the Glory of the Father, of the Son, suffice us ~~ not what man thinks, or what man says; for man looks on the outward appearance, but God looks on the heart.
(09:53:04) (Bill) In seeking to magnify Thy name, Thy glory, through that which Thou dost make manifest in me, O Lord, be Thou the guide, and ~~ day by day, as the opportunity is given ~~ let my hands, my mind, my body, do what Thou wouldst have me do as Thine own in the earth; and as I manifest through Thy love, the promises that Thou hast made in the Son, may Thy glory become known to others. Amen.
(09:53:23) (Lory) Amen
(09:53:26) (Cris) Amen
(09:53:32) (merri) Amen
(09:53:49) (WalksInSpirit) Nunwe
(09:54:07) (KungShao) Amen
(09:54:18) (Bill) Now we know the meaning of Glory !
(09:54:20) (Rosie) Awomen
(09:54:46) (Rosie) Hallelujah! ;o)
(09:55:08) (Rosie) let's all sing
(09:55:20) (Lory) Hallelujah!
(09:55:33) (merri) Glory, Glory Hallelujah!!
(09:55:42) (Bill) Our soul is a portion of the Divine. It is a moving influence in our activities throughout our experiences in all spheres of consciousness. Our soul is a universe within itself. Will is an attribute of the soul, and with it we choose to develop either to a oneness with Universal Consciousness or in opposition to it.
(09:55:43) (Rosie) there we go :o)
(09:56:52) (Bill) so we all make good choices the highest choices to our knowledge right
(09:56:59) (Rosie) was that the P.S.?
(09:57:18) (merri) that's the goal Bill
(09:57:18) (Bill) personal Experience
(09:57:22) (Lory) merri, I think our free well is manifested through the physical, but it is a gift from God, thus, it is an attribute of the soul. Don't you think?
(09:58:07) (merri) I guess I do now Lory
(09:58:54) (Lory) :-)
(09:59:58) (Rosie) I dunno...it cost me about $500 to get my well dug.... ;o)
(10:00:13) (Rosie) *ducks*
(10:00:27) (Bill) by takeing these lessons the individuals here are becomeing more responsible for their actions in daily life because with knowledge comes responsibility :o)
(10:00:39) (Blu) Did it manefest through the physical Rosie?
(10:01:10) (Rosie) well, yes ;o)
(10:01:41) (Blu) he hee
(10:02:04) (Rosie) :o)
(10:05:30) (Bill) for the late comers i'll post the introduction to Glory so all will know its meaning.
(10:05:33) (Bill) fellowman for some special work, then vainglory may creep in the interpretation of Glory, we sometimes let conditions disturb us; therefore, we often get an incorrect understanding of it. GLORY IS OUR ABILITY TO SERVE, which is an opportunity given to us by God. When Glory is considered from the phase that God has chosen us above our.
(10:06:00) (Bill) All are called into service; God is no respecter of persons. Our ability and our service begin with cooperation in being channels through which the glory of the Lord may be manifested in the earth.
(10:06:24) (Bill) Glory, then, in all phases of our experience, as related to Creative Force in manifestation in the earth, is to be studied with conditions that deal with our fellowman. Then, if we would fill the place for which we have been called, we would let our glory, our knowledge, our wisdom, be in the Lord; for our glory is only a reflection of the glory of the Creator. It shines on us and through us as we become channels through which blessings may come to others.
(10:07:07) (Bill) now everyones up to speed
(10:07:16) (Lory) Thank you Bill.
(10:07:19) (Cris) It's interesting how we are prodded in to doing things we ordinarily wouldn't do at times. To be used as an extension of a higher power.
(10:07:55) (Lory) That is called intuition, Cris.
(10:07:59) (Rosie) how do you mean prodded?
(10:08:12) (Bill) when we hear that small voice within chideing us its good to pay attention
(10:08:36) (Cris) I've picked up strangers walking, handed over money for groceries and felt compelled to buy adn give away things
(10:08:59) (Cris) I just have the feeling it is what I am meant to do
(10:09:03) (Rosie) so you ARE talking about intuition, then
(10:09:07) (HealingLady) may I ask a question, please?
(10:09:10) (Cris) In away
(10:09:13) (Lory) Me too, Cris. It happens all the time.
(10:09:30) (Bill) the is but one Mind we are a portion of that Mind so that connectedness is a part of our being
(10:09:30) (Rosie) I wouldn't call that prodded as much as simply being the channel..did you hesitate?
(10:09:36) (Cris) but not exactly somtimes it's like someone shouting in my ear that I have to do this
(10:09:44) (Bill) Yes Healing Lady anytime
(10:10:45) (Bill) you may not get a good answer from me but give it a try
(10:11:07) (HealingLady) isn't NOT doing something one feels a "need" to do, also doing? I mean by that, perhaps by NOT doing we are allowing an individual(s) to meet and learn a lesson
(10:11:32) (Rosie) I think so, yes
(10:12:07) (Bill) yes HealingLady but feeling we should do something and listening to that inner voice are different that doing that which we know we should do
(10:12:13) (Rosie) it's hard to know sometimes...depends on how well we know the person we're dealing with
(10:12:51) (HealingLady) yes, Bill...
(10:12:57) (Bill) in the case your refurring to tuff love is the correct coarse of action
(10:13:01) (Rosie) yes, like I always feel a need to jump in and help my daughter...isn't always the thing to do, though
(10:13:07) (Cris) Some of the people I've given rides to have looked pretty shady but I never had any fear.
(10:13:56) (AvahLahael) If you keep your self in a space of Pure Love you will know thatv you are hearing Correctly, From The Right Voice.
(10:14:03) (merri) I get that also Rosie
(10:14:21) (merri) it's a first instinct and hard to put aside
(10:14:22) (Rosie) I agree with bill...feeling the need and doing something intuitively are often 2 different things.
(10:14:28) (AvahLahael) Or Being Moved From The Right Place.
(10:14:33) (Bill) yes Av
(10:14:34) (Rosie) oh yeah, merri...I"m getting better at it, though
(10:14:53) (Rosie) that maternal thing
(10:14:56) (daddy-o) inthe area i work there are lots of street people who abuse the welfare system--they always ask for cigaretts and change
(10:15:03) (AvahLahael) If you hold something against anyone, you mjight not be hearing right.
(10:15:11) (merri) LOL wish I were
(10:16:06) (Cris) I have had other experiences to let me know when I am not safe. In one car we had the locks weren't automatic but they went down by themselves when a man approached my car
(10:16:14) (daddy-o) one day a sweet old lady ask me for 60 cents---i gave it to her --i saw here later that day with a roll of twenties
(10:16:34) (Rosie) I think the more we listen and act on o ur intution the better we become at instantly knowing what to do...or not
(10:16:54) (Bill) sometime we just have to stop and use our God given mind to way the pros and cons of an action instead of going in head forst
(10:16:54) (Rosie) practice makes perfect, in other words
(10:16:56) (Cris) I think so too
(10:17:22) (Rosie) at least your motive was pure, daddy-o...if hers wasn't then it's on her
(10:17:23) (merri) I think it's more Your intent that matters in a situation like that daddyo
(10:17:27) (daddy-o) once an old man ask me for a dollar--i gave him a dollar--he bought a sandwich---i smiled--that one time wiped out all the rest
(10:18:30) (AvahLahael) Stay in a Space of Purity, seek only to do His Biddings. Move, speak, act in a manner so as the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing....so to speak.
(10:21:35) (Bill) In service, without thought of personal gain, comes that which makes for the greater growth of our soul. “He that is greatest among you shall be your servant.” (Matt. 23:11.) Our physical, mental and spiritual bodies ~~ each in its own phase of expression ~~ must find, from experience, that which will keep them in accord with the purposes for which they entered into physical being.
(10:23:44) (Lory) One evening aboard ship, I had to walk through the Casino to get to one of the programs offered. As I passed one slot machine, I had the urge to put in a dollar. It paid one hundred dollars. I immediately cashed them in and took a one hundred dollar bill to Reverend Tom for the Church treasury. It had to be intuition. Right?
(10:23:52) (merri) Do you think Bill Gates read that paragraph!!!
(10:24:05) (Rosie) for sure, lory!
(10:24:18) (merri) koooool Lory
(10:24:19) (Bill) Lory i would have headed for the bar
(10:24:36) (Lory) lol
(10:24:38) (merri) LOL
(10:24:55) (Bill) Merri maybe Bill Gates gives away millions we don't know about
(10:25:07) (Rosie) I think I woulda started walking around the casino trying to intuit the next machine to put money in
(10:25:08) (mark) he does
(10:25:09) (merri) Oh he does!
(10:25:30) (merri) he is stepping down to devote full time to charity
(10:25:35) (Lory) Doesn't work with all the machines, Rosie. :-)
(10:26:18) (Rosie) yeah but if you can pick one surely you can pick another!...you were on a roll, so to speak :o)
(10:26:21) (Bill) Lory you must have seen an old man with white hair playing those machines he was on the boat, hes from Armstrong here
(10:26:45) (Rosie) I tend to use intuition to try and figger out which machine to play...all 2 times I've been in a casino! :o)
(10:26:47) (Bill) the one cursing :o)
(10:26:56) (Lory) There were lots of men with white hair, Bill.
(10:27:09) (Bill) so i would have thought Lory :o)
(10:27:33) (Bill) just checking to see if you noticed :o)
(10:27:39) (WalksInSpirit) Bringing your sister with you to casino and hitting $200, then having her beg you for quarters all night doesn't work good, either. LOL
(10:27:46) (merri) LOL Rosie, I couldn't pick one even tho I went to a casino three times!
(10:28:15) (Rosie) I ended up leaving with more money than I went in with, so I guess it worked to some degree
(09:33:42) (Bill) Introduction: : In the interpretation of Glory, we sometimes let conditions disturb us; therefore, we often get an incorrect understanding of it. GLORY IS OUR ABILITY TO SERVE, which is an opportunity given to us by God.
(09:33:49) (Blu) Amen
(09:34:24) (Bill) . When Glory is considered from the phase that God has chosen us above our fellowman for some special work, then vainglory may creep in. All are called into service; God is no respecter of persons. Our ability and our service begin with cooperation in being channels through which the glory of the Lord may be manifested in the earth.
(09:35:10) (Bill) Glory, then, in all phases of our experience, as related to Creative Force in manifestation in the earth, is to be studied with conditions that deal with our fellowman. Then, if we would fill the place for which we have been called, we would let our glory, our knowledge, our wisdom, be in the Lord;
(09:35:39) (Bill) for our glory is only a reflection of the glory of the Creator. It shines on us and through us as we become channels through which blessings may come to others.
(09:36:07) (Bill) The manifestations of God are varied; yet in purpose He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. In our spiritual ideal, purpose, and aim we, too, should be unchangeable. Our activities may be varied, but they should always be expressions of the glory of our spiritual purpose;
(09:36:39) (Bill) that is, expressions of our oneness with the Father. “If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” (John 14:23.) Such is glory.
(09:37:19) (Bill) GLORY OF THE MIND: “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” (Prov. 23:7.) Unless our mind is staid in Him, the giver of life and light, we may find ourselves chasing shadows in our search for glory. The mind is ever the builder. With our minds firmly fixed on our Ideal, who always lost sight of Himself,
(09:37:54) (Bill) we may find glory in service by using our minds to build within us knowledge and wisdom that will fit us for greater opportunities ~~ not to the glory of self, but to the glory of God. It is indeed a glorious thing to be constantly in the hands of the living God and to know that no matter how difficult the problem is, it will be solved eventually in the right way.
(09:38:27) (Bill) To accomplish this, our ideal must be beyond the purely material things in life. Those things that are of the earth rust and corrupt, but those ideals that are founded in the spirit of life and truth take hold upon the very throne of mercy, peace, and harmony, and build within us an understanding of long-suffering and brotherly love.
(09:39:06) (Bill) That which is impractical and theoretical is of little value. Oft we have heard that we should not let our good be evilly spoken of. (See Rom. 14:16.) This may occur if we speak one way and live another. Oft we proclaim in our experience that we believe this or than, and then proceed to act differently.
(09:39:42) (Bill) Then such activities become stumbling blocks. What is the law? Like attracts like! “Purify thy body, physically. Sanctify thy body, as the laws were given of old, for on the morrow thy God would speak with thee!” (281-13.)
(09:40:17) (Bill) How do we interpret such a promise? If we believe this, we should do something about it; for it is not what we declare that we have attained, but how willing we are to be used in practical and helpful service for our fellowman.
(09:40:49) (Bill) Jeroboam made the children of Israel sin when he offered the sandalwoods of the Egyptians. He only aroused passions within himself, when he should have made his offering to the GLORY of the Lord. (See 274-10.) So may we, for self glory, for the approval of man, offer to our Lord that which may bring our destruction.
(09:41:27) (Bill) When we have put off the glory of self-exaltation and put on the glory of God, conditions, circumstances, environs are no longer stumbling blocks but become stepping stones in our development.
(09:42:04) (Bill) The earth is a school for those who in the beginning erred through self-indulgence, self-aggrandizement, self-glorification. It is, indeed, a merciful experience then; even though we find turmoil, strife, antagonism, and disturbing forces in our experience, we have opportunities through which we may be cleansed, and may become channels through which a GLORIFIED Father IN the Son may be manifested in and among men.
(09:42:58) (Bill) We should take into serious consideration the fact that animosities or hard feelings held against others create in the mental forces of our bodies that which may easily become very destructive influences.
(09:43:20) (Bill) Our outlook, and the way we worship that which we hold as our Ideal, have much to do with our physical reactions. Our mind, let us remember, is of our mental, physical, and spiritual bodies, and it can either create or destroy.
(09:43:57) (Bill) If there is built within our mental forces the attitude that there is a hindrance that blocks us in any manner, it gradually becomes a barrier, limiting the efficiency of both our body and mind. In our inner self, in our mind and heart, let us be aware of that given of old: There is set before us good and evil, life and death. We are given the choice. (See 815-3.)
(09:44:37) (Bill) GLORY OF THE BODY: May we never lose sight of that which is the whole purpose of the body. The body is the dwelling place of the soul, which through the mind expresses itself in materiality.
(09:44:58) (Bill) . . . so long as we perform acts of helpfulness, of love, of patience, and of kindness; but when we seek the gratification of selfish desires and the exaltation of self, we become one with forces that bring doubts and fears. As we in any experience express the fruits of the spirit of a living God, we grow, unfold, and manifest the purpose for which we were created.
(09:45:33) (Bill) What is evil? It is good misapplied, good used to satisfy the desires of self. So is sin, so is illness. They are caused by not being at-one with God, who helps us, while in the body, to become a force for good and a perfect channel for the manifestation of righteousness among men. The glory of the body, then, is selflessness.
(09:46:26) (Bill) GLORY OF THE SOUL: Our soul is a portion of the Divine. It is a moving influence in our activities throughout our experiences in all spheres of consciousness. Our soul is a universe within itself. Will is an attribute of the soul, and with it we choose to develop either to a oneness with Universal Consciousness or in opposition to it.
(09:47:15) (Bill) The three phases of our human experience ~~ body, mind, soul ~~ are expressed in the earth, and their freedom comes in a three-fold manner through knowledge, interpretation, and application. All of these work together and depend each upon the other. In service, without thought of personal gain, comes that which makes for the greater growth of our soul.
(09:47:56) (Bill) . “He that is greatest among you shall be your servant.” (Matt. 23:11.) Our physical, mental and spiritual bodies ~~ each in its own phase of expression ~~ must find, from experience, that which will keep them in accord with the purposes for which they entered into physical being.
(09:48:33) (Bill) Why are we pulled by the material, mental, and spiritual urges, while always something deep within keeps us trying to go forward? What is it that makes us KNOW that we must fight through obstacles and that will not let us give up? Are we fools that we keep working at something without any apparent material recompense, simply because we are urged from within?
(09:49:17) (Bill) ? Why don’t we give up, stop trying, and just let things and conditions run their course? Would not the final material results be the same? These questions often war within us. There is deep within us always the answer. The material results might be the same in the end; but what about the effect on our soul?
(09:49:36) (Rosie) our soul remembers what to do?
(09:50:09) (Bill) Rosie,There is deep within us always the answer.
(09:50:23) (Bill) Do we want to be guided by His Spirit, to be a portion of that Word which shall not pass away? If so, then indeed we are right to respond to the urge from within to “carry on”, even though everything seems to contradict the practicality of doing so.
(09:50:33) (merri) so will is an attribute of the soul....hmmm always thought it was of the physical
(09:51:07) (Bill) He has given that we should not mind those things that will destroy the body, but those that will destroy the spirit and the soul. Even though all material things may be swept way, if we still have that urge from within, we are in touch with a glory which may not be found in any material substance or relationship.
(09:52:02) (Bill) CONCLUSION: In our dealings with our fellowman, let the law of the LORD, as we know it in our hearts, be the rule of our lives; and we will find that the growth of the mind-spiritual, the mind-mental, the mind-physical, will bring the glory of the Lord in our lives.
(09:52:29) (Bill) God has promised to meet us within our holy temple, our body, as we purpose to give ourselves in service to our fellowman; for in so doing we manifest the Gory of God in a material work. Let the Glory of the Father, of the Son, suffice us ~~ not what man thinks, or what man says; for man looks on the outward appearance, but God looks on the heart.
(09:53:04) (Bill) In seeking to magnify Thy name, Thy glory, through that which Thou dost make manifest in me, O Lord, be Thou the guide, and ~~ day by day, as the opportunity is given ~~ let my hands, my mind, my body, do what Thou wouldst have me do as Thine own in the earth; and as I manifest through Thy love, the promises that Thou hast made in the Son, may Thy glory become known to others. Amen.
(09:53:23) (Lory) Amen
(09:53:26) (Cris) Amen
(09:53:32) (merri) Amen
(09:53:49) (WalksInSpirit) Nunwe
(09:54:07) (KungShao) Amen
(09:54:18) (Bill) Now we know the meaning of Glory !
(09:54:20) (Rosie) Awomen
(09:54:46) (Rosie) Hallelujah! ;o)
(09:55:08) (Rosie) let's all sing
(09:55:20) (Lory) Hallelujah!
(09:55:33) (merri) Glory, Glory Hallelujah!!
(09:55:42) (Bill) Our soul is a portion of the Divine. It is a moving influence in our activities throughout our experiences in all spheres of consciousness. Our soul is a universe within itself. Will is an attribute of the soul, and with it we choose to develop either to a oneness with Universal Consciousness or in opposition to it.
(09:55:43) (Rosie) there we go :o)
(09:56:52) (Bill) so we all make good choices the highest choices to our knowledge right
(09:56:59) (Rosie) was that the P.S.?
(09:57:18) (merri) that's the goal Bill
(09:57:18) (Bill) personal Experience
(09:57:22) (Lory) merri, I think our free well is manifested through the physical, but it is a gift from God, thus, it is an attribute of the soul. Don't you think?
(09:58:07) (merri) I guess I do now Lory
(09:58:54) (Lory) :-)
(09:59:58) (Rosie) I dunno...it cost me about $500 to get my well dug.... ;o)
(10:00:13) (Rosie) *ducks*
(10:00:27) (Bill) by takeing these lessons the individuals here are becomeing more responsible for their actions in daily life because with knowledge comes responsibility :o)
(10:00:39) (Blu) Did it manefest through the physical Rosie?
(10:01:10) (Rosie) well, yes ;o)
(10:01:41) (Blu) he hee
(10:02:04) (Rosie) :o)
(10:05:30) (Bill) for the late comers i'll post the introduction to Glory so all will know its meaning.
(10:05:33) (Bill) fellowman for some special work, then vainglory may creep in the interpretation of Glory, we sometimes let conditions disturb us; therefore, we often get an incorrect understanding of it. GLORY IS OUR ABILITY TO SERVE, which is an opportunity given to us by God. When Glory is considered from the phase that God has chosen us above our.
(10:06:00) (Bill) All are called into service; God is no respecter of persons. Our ability and our service begin with cooperation in being channels through which the glory of the Lord may be manifested in the earth.
(10:06:24) (Bill) Glory, then, in all phases of our experience, as related to Creative Force in manifestation in the earth, is to be studied with conditions that deal with our fellowman. Then, if we would fill the place for which we have been called, we would let our glory, our knowledge, our wisdom, be in the Lord; for our glory is only a reflection of the glory of the Creator. It shines on us and through us as we become channels through which blessings may come to others.
(10:07:07) (Bill) now everyones up to speed
(10:07:16) (Lory) Thank you Bill.
(10:07:19) (Cris) It's interesting how we are prodded in to doing things we ordinarily wouldn't do at times. To be used as an extension of a higher power.
(10:07:55) (Lory) That is called intuition, Cris.
(10:07:59) (Rosie) how do you mean prodded?
(10:08:12) (Bill) when we hear that small voice within chideing us its good to pay attention
(10:08:36) (Cris) I've picked up strangers walking, handed over money for groceries and felt compelled to buy adn give away things
(10:08:59) (Cris) I just have the feeling it is what I am meant to do
(10:09:03) (Rosie) so you ARE talking about intuition, then
(10:09:07) (HealingLady) may I ask a question, please?
(10:09:10) (Cris) In away
(10:09:13) (Lory) Me too, Cris. It happens all the time.
(10:09:30) (Bill) the is but one Mind we are a portion of that Mind so that connectedness is a part of our being
(10:09:30) (Rosie) I wouldn't call that prodded as much as simply being the channel..did you hesitate?
(10:09:36) (Cris) but not exactly somtimes it's like someone shouting in my ear that I have to do this
(10:09:44) (Bill) Yes Healing Lady anytime
(10:10:45) (Bill) you may not get a good answer from me but give it a try
(10:11:07) (HealingLady) isn't NOT doing something one feels a "need" to do, also doing? I mean by that, perhaps by NOT doing we are allowing an individual(s) to meet and learn a lesson
(10:11:32) (Rosie) I think so, yes
(10:12:07) (Bill) yes HealingLady but feeling we should do something and listening to that inner voice are different that doing that which we know we should do
(10:12:13) (Rosie) it's hard to know sometimes...depends on how well we know the person we're dealing with
(10:12:51) (HealingLady) yes, Bill...
(10:12:57) (Bill) in the case your refurring to tuff love is the correct coarse of action
(10:13:01) (Rosie) yes, like I always feel a need to jump in and help my daughter...isn't always the thing to do, though
(10:13:07) (Cris) Some of the people I've given rides to have looked pretty shady but I never had any fear.
(10:13:56) (AvahLahael) If you keep your self in a space of Pure Love you will know thatv you are hearing Correctly, From The Right Voice.
(10:14:03) (merri) I get that also Rosie
(10:14:21) (merri) it's a first instinct and hard to put aside
(10:14:22) (Rosie) I agree with bill...feeling the need and doing something intuitively are often 2 different things.
(10:14:28) (AvahLahael) Or Being Moved From The Right Place.
(10:14:33) (Bill) yes Av
(10:14:34) (Rosie) oh yeah, merri...I"m getting better at it, though
(10:14:53) (Rosie) that maternal thing
(10:14:56) (daddy-o) inthe area i work there are lots of street people who abuse the welfare system--they always ask for cigaretts and change
(10:15:03) (AvahLahael) If you hold something against anyone, you mjight not be hearing right.
(10:15:11) (merri) LOL wish I were
(10:16:06) (Cris) I have had other experiences to let me know when I am not safe. In one car we had the locks weren't automatic but they went down by themselves when a man approached my car
(10:16:14) (daddy-o) one day a sweet old lady ask me for 60 cents---i gave it to her --i saw here later that day with a roll of twenties
(10:16:34) (Rosie) I think the more we listen and act on o ur intution the better we become at instantly knowing what to do...or not
(10:16:54) (Bill) sometime we just have to stop and use our God given mind to way the pros and cons of an action instead of going in head forst
(10:16:54) (Rosie) practice makes perfect, in other words
(10:16:56) (Cris) I think so too
(10:17:22) (Rosie) at least your motive was pure, daddy-o...if hers wasn't then it's on her
(10:17:23) (merri) I think it's more Your intent that matters in a situation like that daddyo
(10:17:27) (daddy-o) once an old man ask me for a dollar--i gave him a dollar--he bought a sandwich---i smiled--that one time wiped out all the rest
(10:18:30) (AvahLahael) Stay in a Space of Purity, seek only to do His Biddings. Move, speak, act in a manner so as the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing....so to speak.
(10:21:35) (Bill) In service, without thought of personal gain, comes that which makes for the greater growth of our soul. “He that is greatest among you shall be your servant.” (Matt. 23:11.) Our physical, mental and spiritual bodies ~~ each in its own phase of expression ~~ must find, from experience, that which will keep them in accord with the purposes for which they entered into physical being.
(10:23:44) (Lory) One evening aboard ship, I had to walk through the Casino to get to one of the programs offered. As I passed one slot machine, I had the urge to put in a dollar. It paid one hundred dollars. I immediately cashed them in and took a one hundred dollar bill to Reverend Tom for the Church treasury. It had to be intuition. Right?
(10:23:52) (merri) Do you think Bill Gates read that paragraph!!!
(10:24:05) (Rosie) for sure, lory!
(10:24:18) (merri) koooool Lory
(10:24:19) (Bill) Lory i would have headed for the bar
(10:24:36) (Lory) lol
(10:24:38) (merri) LOL
(10:24:55) (Bill) Merri maybe Bill Gates gives away millions we don't know about
(10:25:07) (Rosie) I think I woulda started walking around the casino trying to intuit the next machine to put money in
(10:25:08) (mark) he does
(10:25:09) (merri) Oh he does!
(10:25:30) (merri) he is stepping down to devote full time to charity
(10:25:35) (Lory) Doesn't work with all the machines, Rosie. :-)
(10:26:18) (Rosie) yeah but if you can pick one surely you can pick another!...you were on a roll, so to speak :o)
(10:26:21) (Bill) Lory you must have seen an old man with white hair playing those machines he was on the boat, hes from Armstrong here
(10:26:45) (Rosie) I tend to use intuition to try and figger out which machine to play...all 2 times I've been in a casino! :o)
(10:26:47) (Bill) the one cursing :o)
(10:26:56) (Lory) There were lots of men with white hair, Bill.
(10:27:09) (Bill) so i would have thought Lory :o)
(10:27:33) (Bill) just checking to see if you noticed :o)
(10:27:39) (WalksInSpirit) Bringing your sister with you to casino and hitting $200, then having her beg you for quarters all night doesn't work good, either. LOL
(10:27:46) (merri) LOL Rosie, I couldn't pick one even tho I went to a casino three times!
(10:28:15) (Rosie) I ended up leaving with more money than I went in with, so I guess it worked to some degree