On Sunday, Rev. Lola Wright kicked off our new series for July, “Walking In Your Practice,” (watch her introduction) with her message, “Practicing EVEN When Tempted!”
Message Notes
Opening:
Your natural state is feelin’ good. As Nina Simone would say Freedom is the realization of life without fear.
What do you fear? What’s the thing that sucks you in? That takes you down?
The thing that fosters cynicism, defeat, despair, exhaustion – political affairs? family drama? retirement ability? self worth?
The purpose of life in this dimension is “A Return To Love” – that is the greatest cry on the planet right now. Please return me to love
Love never left. It’s always been right here. It’s the realist thing there is.
Objectives:
– Transformation of your life and the planet requires your vigilant practice – I don’t mean your vigilant busyness – I mean your practice! Your realization of what’s true and real
– Stay the course EVEN when tempted to quit, to doubt
Keywords/Stories/Points:
Distinguish the difference between Spiritual Principle & Spiritual Practice
SLIDE: Principle – a truth which is unchangeable
Practice – realization that man is born of Spirit and not of matter; realizing until seeing the living embodiment of Perfection
Orient yourself around Abundance, Wholeness, Reciprocal Nature, Immortality/Eternality,
SLIDE: Trained thought is far more powerful than untrained thought… The more power one gives to his thought the more completely he believes that his thought has power – the more power will it have… The state of a man’s thought is the medium between the relative and the Absolute, between the Limitless and the conditioned. Whatever is involved in it, will evolve. – Science of Mind p. 47 & 300
When you declare financial freedom, when you declare intimate partnership, when you download a vision WHAT gets in your way – doubts, fear, limited thinking, discipline, persistence
SLIDE: Stay on principle EVEN on special occasions. – Dr. Robert Bitzer
List off the issues that obstruct the realm of principle – the special occasions!
Negative self- talk
overworking/struggle/suffering
Family Discord
Infidelity
Job loss
Lethargy
Bank balances
We don’t practice for the times when it’s easy and comfortable. We practice so that we are ready when we are tempted.
SLIDE: Life happens beyond your comfort zone. – Neal Donald Walsh
How do you hold you? How do you carry you? Big or Small?
SLIDE: Many people go through life with a small-boy vision. We must realize we are Divine Beings and if we are to meet our situations in a Divine way we have to meet them as adults. We are not children of God, but are grown to the full stature of the Christ-in-God – the Perfect Self within. Each is the individualized expression of God. “The Father and I are one.” – All Power to You by Dr. Robert Bitzer
Summary:
SLIDES: In times of confusion or pain keep your mental work simple. God-in-me. I am one with the One. – Dr. Robert Bitzer
Closing:
Prayer & Meditation
