God's Not What You Think

(Note from Rev. Toni:   Remember that Charles Fillmore was writing this in the early 1900’s;  take a deep breath as you read this entry.  Open up to the metaphysical meaning of these ideas.  Also note that the 2017 edition uses the concept of Discernment.)

Divine Judgment

From Keep A True Lent by Charles Fillmore

Read Luke 6:37-49.  Human judgment is the mental act of evaluation through comparison or contrast.  Intellectual man always judges his fellow man. Divine judgment is of spiritual consciousness. When we awaken to the reality of our divinity, the light begins to break on us from within, and we know the Truth; this is the quickening of our judgment faculty. This faculty may be exercised in two ways: from sense perception or spiritual understanding. If its action be based on sense, its conclusions are fallible and often condemnatory; if on spiritual understanding, they are safe.  The judgment faculty discerns Truth and balances the faculties in righteousness.  In the Scriptures judgment is often applied to the action of Divine Mind in its work of judging, especially to the experiences that come to man through the working of the law of justice. Man redeems this faculty by placing it in the Absolute, by declaring and realizing that its origin is in God and all its conclusions are based on Truth. This gives a working center from which the I AM begins to set our thought world in order.  I do not judge others as regards their guilt or innocence. I consider myself and how I stand in the sight of the Father. I begin reform with myself. The judgment seat of Christ is within me, and a judging, or discerning between the true and the false is going on daily in me as an overcomer; I am daily reaping the results of my thoughts and my deed.  I affirm: “My judgment is just, because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father.”

From Be Ye Transformed    Lent 2017

Discernment

By Rev. Ed Townley

I recognize the spiritual energy expressing through every choice I make.

We make hundreds of choices in the course of an average day.  Every choice, no matter how minor, is an expression of faith.  As we affirm the Truth that everything is a part of the One Presence, One Power, we resist the temptation to judge our choices—or the choices of others—as either good or bad. They are, in Truth, neither one nor the other. Rather, some choices are more efficient in the ease with which they move us toward kingdom consciousness, and others create inefficient distractions.  Our spiritual power of discernment allows us to see all choices from a spiritual perspective and recognize their underlying energies. To choose without judgment is essential if we are to achieve our creative purpose. The gift of discernment makes this possible.

To download the booklet, Be Ye Transformed Lent 2017, published by Unity World Headquarters, click here.

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(Note from Rev. Toni:   Remember that Charles Fillmore was writing this in the early 1900’s;  take a deep breath as you read this entry.  Open up to the metaphysical meaning of these ideas.  Also note that the 2017 edition uses the same concept.)

Patience

From Keep A True Lent by Charles Fillmore

Read Hebrews 11:17-40; 12: 1-6.  Patience is a state of mind that beholds the world from the harmony of the Christ Mind, a freedom from personal thinking. It is an attitude of mind characterized by poise, calmness, and a quiet restful trust, especially in the face of trying conditions. It has its foundation in love. “Great peace have they that love thy law; and they have no occasion of stumbling.”  The first requisite in the development of patience is spiritual understanding. The larger our vision of life, the more freedom we feel, and we are spared the friction and frettings that come to those who are centered in personality. Whether one is patient or not depends on his view of life. If he is selfish and selfcentered and lives in a material world, bound by his own interests, he lacks the qualities that go to make up patience.  We may take the gift of patience and make use of it. We may receive it by faith, and then work it out in every department of our being by daily practice of Truth.  Patience gives self-control. We unfold the capacity to direct our behavior in right ways, a result of spirituality.  I realize that I am feeding my consciousness on divine patience. When my thoughts are in harmony with divine law, they develop my body into God’s beautiful, indestructible temple. “Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith.”  I affirm: “The serene, calm, trustful Spirit now accomplishes all the desires of my heart. I rest in peace.”

From Be Ye Transformed    Lent 2017

By Rev. Evelyn Foreman

I am patience, flowing in the perfect rhythm of God’s time.

The activity of God is the rhythm of life flowing with ease and grace. When we find ourselves humming along, whistling while we work, recognizing doors opening for us in the direction of our next step, we are in the flow of God’s good.  However, we may sometimes experience a lack of flow. We may struggle to accomplish a task, feeling out of sync and rhythm with the balance of the universe. In times like these, nothing seems to come easily. Prayer is the perfect solution.  Through prayer, we release our attachments, letting go and letting God. Through prayer, we recalibrate ourselves to the spiritual flow of the universe. As we wait on God, we practice patience, knowing the cadence and flow of life are being restored. Every moment as we consciously release our cares and concerns to the allness of God, we transcend our own disharmony and find patience.
To download the booklet, Be Ye Transformed Lent 2017, published by Unity World Headquarters, click here.

To download the book, Keep A True Lent, by Charles Fillmore, click here.

(Note from Rev. Toni:   Remember that Charles Fillmore was writing this in the early 1900’s;  take a deep breath as you read this entry.  Open up to the metaphysical meaning of these ideas.  Also note that the 2017 edition uses the same concept.)

Miracles

From Keep A True Lent by Charles Fillmore

Read Matthew 14:15-36.  The first miracle in our consciousness is the transforming of the water of thought into the wine of thought, through introducing into the consciousness some of the “angels of God,” or true ideas.  In reality miracles are events that take place as a result of the application of a higher law to certain conditions.  God never performs miracles, if by miracle is meant a departure from universal law. Whatever the prophets did was done by the operation of laws inherent in Being and open to the discovery of every man.  By the power of his thought Elijah penetrated the atoms and precipitated an abundance of rain. Jesus used the same dynamic power of thought to break the bonds of the atoms composing the few loaves and fishes of a little lad’s lunch–and five thousand persons were fed.  Science is discovering the miracle-working dynamics of religion, but science has not yet comprehended the dynamic directive power of man’s thought. All socalled miracle workers claim that they do not of themselves produce the marvelous results; that they are only the instruments of a superior entity.  Jesus said, “He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also.” As I go on in the exercise of spiritual faculties I shall strengthen them and understand them better and I shall cease to talk about anything as miraculous.  I affirm: “The clear unclouded mind of Jesus Christ dominates all my thinking, and I discern the omnipresent laws of Spirit.”

From Be Ye Transformed    Lent 2017

By Rev. Claudell County

By operation of a higher law, I am a miracle of radiant love and light. With eyes to see and ears to hear, I attune to the ceaseless miracles around and within me.

We are miracles of radiant love. Miracles are happening in our midst at all times. We do not need saints or supernatural beings in order to acknowledge miracles. Scientists admit that the physical universe operates by more than the Newtonian laws of physics.  Quantum physics describe events that operate under other laws.  Between a cause and an effect are other potential mitigating modifiers and factors of which we have no knowledge. This is where the miracles lie—and there is a miracle in everything.  We are filled with miracles. Jesus alluded to the mystery of unknown laws when he said, “Ye who have ears to hear and eyes to see …”  To be attuned to miracles, we must change our perception. To experience a healing miracle, we attune to the perception of wholeness already present. A miraculous peaceful world awaits our willingness to see and hear beyond the news reports to the unfolding mystery of possibilities.
To download the booklet, Be Ye Transformed Lent 2017, published by Unity World Headquarters, click here.

To download the book, Keep A True Lent, by Charles Fillmore, click here.