If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being,
then I must warn you that you'll be unhappy for the rest of your life.
–Abraham Maslow
Good evening (or good morning), my friends,
This week at Heartlight we’ll talk about Heaven, and no doubt create a bit of it, too. Naturally, since you are all wise devotees of the New Thought path, you know I’m not talking about some place … up there (or out there) somewhere—a destination. We know its qualities aren’t really measurable, and we can’t find it on a map, or buy an admission ticket. We know it’s pretty synonymous with a state of Joy, and, all in all, sounds like a darn good idea. Well, it is a good idea, and the best of ideas take shape in the mind, the One Mind.
Much as we know we would prefer heaven to hell, we may still not be entirely sure about what it means to create it ourselves, in real-life terms. We might think to ourselves—but only God can wield the power to create big phenomena like Heaven. Of course, and, guess what? We are God, the manifest expressions of God, Essence become form. Thus WE are the ones tasked with wielding that Divine Power. We have it within us to create anything, and the more we evolve, the more brilliantly and skillfully we shall create. As a matter of fact, our abilities are never in question. It was what we choose to make of our abilities, both divine and human, that shapes our experience of Life.
Will we grasp that power with joyous zeal, or will fear it? Will we take full responsibility for our lives, or blame others when circumstances seem to go awry? Will we bask in an attitude of gratitude, or will we fret about what we think we lack? Will we open to grace, let it fill us to overflowing (as Rev. Linda talked about earlier this month), or will we close our hearts and minds. You see, it’s all about the choices, all about that marvelous gift of free will. I'm pretty certain I already know your answers. I can’t tell you what a delight it is for me to look out at all of you each Sunday and see people making such God-centered choices every day of your lives. It’s amazing…and beautiful. Thank you.
See you soon,
Infinite love and blessings are flowing into and through every emerging moment,
Rev. Lauren
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