With the onslaught of publicity and commotion about swine flu fears, aggressive measures being taken in schools and workplaces to prevent contagion, and daily reports of people suffering, reminders to spiritually defend thought from being influenced by prevalent concerns cannot be too frequent.
Keep your spiritual armor on!
A strong protection from swine flu is a spiritual understanding of your infallible health as a beloved and secure child of God. Your individuality as a child of God is wholly immune to swine flu. A spiritual idea of God can't get it.
When aware of the swirling fears about catching the flu, I remember the story of the three Hebrew boys cast into the fiery furnace, recounted in the Old Testament. The flames were fierce and wild. But the boys were not touched. They walked through the fire and came out without a single hair singed.
While in the furnace, the King noticed a fourth figure with them, a presence commonly identified as the Christ. The boys obviously stayed in such a heightened spiritual state of mind, that their spiritual mindedness totally neutralized any effect from those flames. Their spiritual mindedness protected them.
The same rule works for us today. Spiritual mindedness neutralizes all the germs of fear, worry and concern swirling about us coming from other people, the media, doctors and the government. In a right state of mind, those germs do not affect us. They have no impact on our thought, our health, the body, our well being. They are as nothing. Just like Christ was with those boys in the heated flames, Christ is with us wherever we go. Christ protects us. Christ defends us. Christ knows what to do to keep us safe and well.
So, have no fear of the "flames" leaping up today in the form of flu fears. They are powerless. They are nothing to fear. They are as nothing to the spiritually inspired consciousness.
Keep your armor of protection on. Stay spiritually minded. Pray for your own safety and well being. Pray for your neighbor's safety and well being.
In a right state of mind, we can walk out of this "furnace" of error without a single hair singed on our head--without a trace that anything happened in the first place.
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Anticipate health
Have you noticed recent headlines concerning swine flu? They certainly are lessons on the importance of avoiding self-fulfilling prophecies.
Article headlines these days take as a given that swine flu will cause widespread illness this winter. “Experts” aren’t sure how many people will be hit, but the mental picture they paint is not pleasant no matter how you look at it from their point of view.
These types of alarms are calls for conscientious metaphysicians everywhere to defend the population from unnecessary suffering.
Swine flu pandemic should not be a foregone conclusion. It is not imperative. It is spiritually stoppable and preventable. It doesn’t need to happen.
But we cannot sit on our mental laurels and be passive observers. The fear and worry circulating in public thought about the flu needs to be neutralized and replaced with calm and a secure understanding of God’s omnipresent care and protection.
God’s infinite love is a most powerful influence on the health and well being of mankind. This love is always active on everyone’s behalf, shielding from harm, protecting from contagion, and providing spiritual immunity to material infection. As children of God, we do not live in a chaotic universe of mindless unmerciful forces. We live in a universe of divine Love, where an all intelligent Mind guides and governs the well being of all creatures.
The current growing fear in public thought can be counteracted with an even stronger sense of God’s omnipresent Love that protects one and all from any type of pandemic. An understanding of spiritual truth is the most powerful vaccination against contagion on earth. And it is here to bless one and all.
In preparing for the winter season a few months away, I’ve decided to anticipate health, peace, safety, protection, calm, and well being. I'm striving to abide in a consciousness of spiritual love that knows no fear and is not exposed to any harmful influences.
There is no fear in Love, God, because in Love, there is nothing to fear, not even swine flu.
I’m looking forward to a winter of peace, health and harmony. What are you expecting?
Article headlines these days take as a given that swine flu will cause widespread illness this winter. “Experts” aren’t sure how many people will be hit, but the mental picture they paint is not pleasant no matter how you look at it from their point of view.
These types of alarms are calls for conscientious metaphysicians everywhere to defend the population from unnecessary suffering.
Swine flu pandemic should not be a foregone conclusion. It is not imperative. It is spiritually stoppable and preventable. It doesn’t need to happen.
But we cannot sit on our mental laurels and be passive observers. The fear and worry circulating in public thought about the flu needs to be neutralized and replaced with calm and a secure understanding of God’s omnipresent care and protection.
God’s infinite love is a most powerful influence on the health and well being of mankind. This love is always active on everyone’s behalf, shielding from harm, protecting from contagion, and providing spiritual immunity to material infection. As children of God, we do not live in a chaotic universe of mindless unmerciful forces. We live in a universe of divine Love, where an all intelligent Mind guides and governs the well being of all creatures.
The current growing fear in public thought can be counteracted with an even stronger sense of God’s omnipresent Love that protects one and all from any type of pandemic. An understanding of spiritual truth is the most powerful vaccination against contagion on earth. And it is here to bless one and all.
In preparing for the winter season a few months away, I’ve decided to anticipate health, peace, safety, protection, calm, and well being. I'm striving to abide in a consciousness of spiritual love that knows no fear and is not exposed to any harmful influences.
There is no fear in Love, God, because in Love, there is nothing to fear, not even swine flu.
I’m looking forward to a winter of peace, health and harmony. What are you expecting?
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Swine flu update
Good work with your prayers! Swine flu fears are rapidly dissipating. Experts say the contagion is not the pandemic they fear and media headlines are not so alarming.
Don’t entertain for an instant that it was anything less than consecrated prayer by many around the globe that stopped a possible pandemic. It was.
Prayer-warriors are unsung heroes on the landscape of earthly experience. When they get busy and do their metaphysical work, alarms of error die down, just like we’ve seen with the swine flu hysteria. People involved act more intelligently and make better decisions.
Observers, ignorant of the power of prayer, make summary judgments like, “It was overblown. It isn’t that serious.” and so on. But the fact is, at first, it did appear very serious to those caught up in the panic. Scientific prayer turned the mental tide on the fear and sucked the oomph out of its claims, causing it to die down and dissipate just as we’ve seen.
Prayer is powerful stuff. It can change the world, and it doesn’t take large numbers of people to do it. The truth in the prayer is the power, not the person uttering the prayer.
It’s fun to be part of a spiritual movement that is making such a huge difference in the world today with its efforts. I can’t think of a greater Cause to unite with. Good work!
Don’t entertain for an instant that it was anything less than consecrated prayer by many around the globe that stopped a possible pandemic. It was.
Prayer-warriors are unsung heroes on the landscape of earthly experience. When they get busy and do their metaphysical work, alarms of error die down, just like we’ve seen with the swine flu hysteria. People involved act more intelligently and make better decisions.
Observers, ignorant of the power of prayer, make summary judgments like, “It was overblown. It isn’t that serious.” and so on. But the fact is, at first, it did appear very serious to those caught up in the panic. Scientific prayer turned the mental tide on the fear and sucked the oomph out of its claims, causing it to die down and dissipate just as we’ve seen.
Prayer is powerful stuff. It can change the world, and it doesn’t take large numbers of people to do it. The truth in the prayer is the power, not the person uttering the prayer.
It’s fun to be part of a spiritual movement that is making such a huge difference in the world today with its efforts. I can’t think of a greater Cause to unite with. Good work!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Swine flu and contagion
With fear of Swine flu running rampant in public thought, it’s been important to defend oneself from the belief of contagion.
It’s helpful to remember that one person does not have to get sick because their neighbor is ill, that there is no law of God that says disease has to spread, and we have Christian Science to check beliefs of contagion and stop them from having an effect.
Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, made some astute observations about contagion. She wrote,
We weep because others weep, we yawn because they yawn, and we have smallpox because others have it; but mortal mind, not matter, contains and carries the infection. When this mental contagion is understood, we shall be more careful of our mental conditions, and we shall avoid loquacious tattling about disease, as we would avoid advocating crime. Science and Health
The words “mental contagion” explains how contagion works.
Medical theory teaches contagion via germs, viruses and bacteria. Christian Science explains that germs have no more power than belief gives them. It’s fear of disease that needs to be guarded against. A consciousness of spiritual truth is effective protection against contagion, even more so than washing hands and wearing face masks.
Because the human body is human consciousness, anything that does not get into thought, cannot get into the body. Through prayer we can keep the thought-germs of Swine flu out of thought, and thus protect the body.
I’ve flown in airplanes quite a bit this week to lecture in different parts of the country. I have not naively boarded planes and mingled amongst the crowds unaware of popular fears at the moment regarding the spread of Swine flu. I have actively prayed to protect myself and those around me from these fears, and I’m enjoying my flights accordingly. I have absolutely no fear of the disease, and am grateful to see fellow passengers calm about it too.
Spiritual consciousness of Truth is immunity to contagion. Truth is God, and God is all. In God, there are no Swine flu germs. We circulate in the omnipresence of God wherever we go when our thinking is centered on God, filled up with spiritual truth and rejoicing in the omnipresence of Love. A consciousness of spiritual reality is like an impenetrable armor to current fears and concerns concerning Swine flu.
We have a choice. We can decline to participate in the popular fear. We can choose to stay healthy and also bless those around us with calm, peace and loving assurance that all is well in the sanctity and security of Love in which we all circulate together.
There is no contagion in God’s Kingdom. Love is all. Good is everywhere. There is no room or space for evil to occupy in God’s allness.
Eddy also wrote,
"Admitting only such conclusions as you wish realized in bodily results, you will control yourself harmoniously. When the condition is present which you say induces disease, whether it be air, exercise, heredity, contagion, or accident, then perform your office as porter and shut out these unhealthy thoughts and fears. Exclude from mortal mind the offending errors; then the body cannot suffer from them." Science and Health
So, no need to wait around and see what happens. Be an active participant in stopping unnecessary fear of Swine flu by not fearing it yourself! It’s time for the current show to stop and go away. God is in control of the environment we live in, and divine Love fills the air we breathe with health, harmony and peace.
It’s helpful to remember that one person does not have to get sick because their neighbor is ill, that there is no law of God that says disease has to spread, and we have Christian Science to check beliefs of contagion and stop them from having an effect.
Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, made some astute observations about contagion. She wrote,
We weep because others weep, we yawn because they yawn, and we have smallpox because others have it; but mortal mind, not matter, contains and carries the infection. When this mental contagion is understood, we shall be more careful of our mental conditions, and we shall avoid loquacious tattling about disease, as we would avoid advocating crime. Science and Health
The words “mental contagion” explains how contagion works.
Medical theory teaches contagion via germs, viruses and bacteria. Christian Science explains that germs have no more power than belief gives them. It’s fear of disease that needs to be guarded against. A consciousness of spiritual truth is effective protection against contagion, even more so than washing hands and wearing face masks.
Because the human body is human consciousness, anything that does not get into thought, cannot get into the body. Through prayer we can keep the thought-germs of Swine flu out of thought, and thus protect the body.
I’ve flown in airplanes quite a bit this week to lecture in different parts of the country. I have not naively boarded planes and mingled amongst the crowds unaware of popular fears at the moment regarding the spread of Swine flu. I have actively prayed to protect myself and those around me from these fears, and I’m enjoying my flights accordingly. I have absolutely no fear of the disease, and am grateful to see fellow passengers calm about it too.
Spiritual consciousness of Truth is immunity to contagion. Truth is God, and God is all. In God, there are no Swine flu germs. We circulate in the omnipresence of God wherever we go when our thinking is centered on God, filled up with spiritual truth and rejoicing in the omnipresence of Love. A consciousness of spiritual reality is like an impenetrable armor to current fears and concerns concerning Swine flu.
We have a choice. We can decline to participate in the popular fear. We can choose to stay healthy and also bless those around us with calm, peace and loving assurance that all is well in the sanctity and security of Love in which we all circulate together.
There is no contagion in God’s Kingdom. Love is all. Good is everywhere. There is no room or space for evil to occupy in God’s allness.
Eddy also wrote,
"Admitting only such conclusions as you wish realized in bodily results, you will control yourself harmoniously. When the condition is present which you say induces disease, whether it be air, exercise, heredity, contagion, or accident, then perform your office as porter and shut out these unhealthy thoughts and fears. Exclude from mortal mind the offending errors; then the body cannot suffer from them." Science and Health
So, no need to wait around and see what happens. Be an active participant in stopping unnecessary fear of Swine flu by not fearing it yourself! It’s time for the current show to stop and go away. God is in control of the environment we live in, and divine Love fills the air we breathe with health, harmony and peace.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Swine flu
Oh mercy, headlines are filled with fear of a swine flu pandemic breaking out across the continent.
Now is not the time to watch and see what happens, but to determine what happens by metaphysically treating the population’s thought with spiritual truth that nullifies the fear and stops the flu.
Like a rock thrown into a pond sends ripples to the outer banks, our individual prayers leaven thought across North America to bring about peace and preserve health.
Your prayer makes a difference! And I know there are hundreds of prayer warriors that read this blog regularly. So, let’s jump in and help out, although you’re probably already on the job…
I find great comfort in Psalms 91, especially these two verses:
"Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling." Psalm 91
I pray to see that all people dwell under the government of the one Mind, God, divine Love, whose omnipresence protects and preserves the health and well being of each man, woman and child.
I pray to see that there is no space in the omnipresence of divine Love for flu to circulate or even exist. Love is all. Good is all. God is all.
I have confidence that when we take refuge in the truth that God, good is all, our mental/spiritual position dissolves fears on behalf of all mankind, removes cause for concern, and demonstrates that there is no reason for concern. Any evidence of swine flu disappears.
The spirituality of each individual is their protection from any belief of materiality, whether called swine flu, cold, or some other belief of contagion.
No one is a vulnerable mortal, but a forever protected immortal.
It can all stop now.
Amen.
Now is not the time to watch and see what happens, but to determine what happens by metaphysically treating the population’s thought with spiritual truth that nullifies the fear and stops the flu.
Like a rock thrown into a pond sends ripples to the outer banks, our individual prayers leaven thought across North America to bring about peace and preserve health.
Your prayer makes a difference! And I know there are hundreds of prayer warriors that read this blog regularly. So, let’s jump in and help out, although you’re probably already on the job…
I find great comfort in Psalms 91, especially these two verses:
"Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling." Psalm 91
I pray to see that all people dwell under the government of the one Mind, God, divine Love, whose omnipresence protects and preserves the health and well being of each man, woman and child.
I pray to see that there is no space in the omnipresence of divine Love for flu to circulate or even exist. Love is all. Good is all. God is all.
I have confidence that when we take refuge in the truth that God, good is all, our mental/spiritual position dissolves fears on behalf of all mankind, removes cause for concern, and demonstrates that there is no reason for concern. Any evidence of swine flu disappears.
The spirituality of each individual is their protection from any belief of materiality, whether called swine flu, cold, or some other belief of contagion.
No one is a vulnerable mortal, but a forever protected immortal.
It can all stop now.
Amen.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Heading off another type of collapse
There are a number of people who saw the economic collapse coming long before it actually happened. In preparation, they saved their money, stayed out of debt and maintained a very conservative financial position. As the stock market has sunk and other assets have deflated, they’ve jumped in and bought up assets on the cheap, and they continue to build their acquisitions as prices sink even lower. They are not suffering at all, but actually prospering.
One lesson I learn from watching these attuned individuals, is that there are always signs ahead of time of what is around the corner, and if one is paying attention and heeding those signs, one will be prepared.
Another impending collapse that may be on the horizon is not economic, but health-wise.
For many years, health experts have been predicting a pandemic flu of worldwide proportions and calamity. It’s only a matter of time they argue. Every year, more articles are published by these scientists with increasing evidence that strains of flu are intensifying, becoming resistant to medical treatment and plaguing people with more severe symptoms.
Two days ago, I heard that 174 children were absent from a local middle school of around 600 children because of illness, presumably flu related. Flu season, they call it.
Mortal mind has a way of fulfilling its prophecies. The pandemic flu is one prophecy that needs to be prevented and pre-empted from happening. It is an unnecessary crime against humanity for a fear of flu to grow to such proportions that people feel useless to combat it or to do anything about it.
God is all-power, and able to stop disease from spreading. Flu is an error of belief that can be countered with spiritual truth and prevented. But to be protected, one must pray and gird their spiritual armor.
Millions of people have already proved the power of prayer to prevent and cure disease, including flu, so how to stop the plague is not an issue. Actually jumping in with the proper spiritual work to be successfully protected probably is the issue!
Mary Baker Eddy wrote, “…those who discern Christian Science will hold crime in check.”
Christian Science explains how God governs the universe. God does not govern through fear and intimidation. God governs through love and good-will. The love of God, at work within, is sufficient to defend one from the flu or any threat of disease.
A Christ-consciousness of truth and love is a sure defense against the flu. It is spiritual immunity from contagion, and it is humanity’s hope of salvation from any pandemic flu predicted for the future.
Let’s head it off now and prevent having to work out of a deeper hole later.
One lesson I learn from watching these attuned individuals, is that there are always signs ahead of time of what is around the corner, and if one is paying attention and heeding those signs, one will be prepared.
Another impending collapse that may be on the horizon is not economic, but health-wise.
For many years, health experts have been predicting a pandemic flu of worldwide proportions and calamity. It’s only a matter of time they argue. Every year, more articles are published by these scientists with increasing evidence that strains of flu are intensifying, becoming resistant to medical treatment and plaguing people with more severe symptoms.
Two days ago, I heard that 174 children were absent from a local middle school of around 600 children because of illness, presumably flu related. Flu season, they call it.
Mortal mind has a way of fulfilling its prophecies. The pandemic flu is one prophecy that needs to be prevented and pre-empted from happening. It is an unnecessary crime against humanity for a fear of flu to grow to such proportions that people feel useless to combat it or to do anything about it.
God is all-power, and able to stop disease from spreading. Flu is an error of belief that can be countered with spiritual truth and prevented. But to be protected, one must pray and gird their spiritual armor.
Millions of people have already proved the power of prayer to prevent and cure disease, including flu, so how to stop the plague is not an issue. Actually jumping in with the proper spiritual work to be successfully protected probably is the issue!
Mary Baker Eddy wrote, “…those who discern Christian Science will hold crime in check.”
Christian Science explains how God governs the universe. God does not govern through fear and intimidation. God governs through love and good-will. The love of God, at work within, is sufficient to defend one from the flu or any threat of disease.
A Christ-consciousness of truth and love is a sure defense against the flu. It is spiritual immunity from contagion, and it is humanity’s hope of salvation from any pandemic flu predicted for the future.
Let’s head it off now and prevent having to work out of a deeper hole later.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Salmonella outbreak
Salmonella outbreak fears are growing in the US as the FDA searches for a cause and source of the problem.
Certain types of tomatoes were thought to be the culprit. But now serrano, jalapeno peppers and cilantro are under investigation. A huge fog of confusion surrounds the investigation.
What do we do in the meantime to protect ourselves from poisoning?
When I went grocery shopping a couple of days ago, I walked through the produce department wondering what was safe to buy. Tomatoes were on my list of items.
As I looked across the several produce stands there were 3 different displays, and various sizes and shapes of tomatoes to choose from.
I had no fears whatsoever of salmonella poisoning. However, I know from experience that one should not be naïve about suggestions floating around in thought concerning public safety. They need to be addressed and treated metaphysically to prevent harm.
One choice was to not buy any tomatoes and avoid threat altogether. I rebelled against this suggestion. For one, no one knew what the trouble was for sure. A lot of guessing was going on. Two, I wasn’t going to be governed and controlled by fear.
So, what to do?
I prayed.
In my prayers, I remembered that there is one all-knowing, all-wise Mind governing my every action. The one Mind never gets into trouble, never leads to trouble and always stays out of trouble, I knew. The one Mind makes intelligent, wise and safe decisions. And under the influence of the one Mind, I would make wise decisions too that promoted safety and protection for me and my family, I decided.
I chose to listen to divine Mind, and not to the voice of fear.
As I stood in the middle of the produce department, I felt a great peace sweep over me that assured me I could trust divine Mind to make any purchasing decision.
I looked up, and was drawn to one display in particular. I chose my tomatoes, and headed for the cash register.
I did not feel any danger while I was listening for Mind’s direction, but I did feel very secure in knowing that I could trust divine Mind to know for me whatever I needed to know to stay safe. Divine Mind, which is synonymous with infinite Love, would not let me make an unsafe or poor choice.
We ate the tomatoes later that evening, and we’re all happy and healthy to this minute! And this is no surprise. All is well under God’s harmonious control.
And it’s my prayer to see the whole country under God’s harmonious control so that the fears swirling around in public thought about this outbreak can be properly addressed, allayed, dissolved and removed.
I expect you are praying as such too…
Certain types of tomatoes were thought to be the culprit. But now serrano, jalapeno peppers and cilantro are under investigation. A huge fog of confusion surrounds the investigation.
What do we do in the meantime to protect ourselves from poisoning?
When I went grocery shopping a couple of days ago, I walked through the produce department wondering what was safe to buy. Tomatoes were on my list of items.
As I looked across the several produce stands there were 3 different displays, and various sizes and shapes of tomatoes to choose from.
I had no fears whatsoever of salmonella poisoning. However, I know from experience that one should not be naïve about suggestions floating around in thought concerning public safety. They need to be addressed and treated metaphysically to prevent harm.
One choice was to not buy any tomatoes and avoid threat altogether. I rebelled against this suggestion. For one, no one knew what the trouble was for sure. A lot of guessing was going on. Two, I wasn’t going to be governed and controlled by fear.
So, what to do?
I prayed.
In my prayers, I remembered that there is one all-knowing, all-wise Mind governing my every action. The one Mind never gets into trouble, never leads to trouble and always stays out of trouble, I knew. The one Mind makes intelligent, wise and safe decisions. And under the influence of the one Mind, I would make wise decisions too that promoted safety and protection for me and my family, I decided.
I chose to listen to divine Mind, and not to the voice of fear.
As I stood in the middle of the produce department, I felt a great peace sweep over me that assured me I could trust divine Mind to make any purchasing decision.
I looked up, and was drawn to one display in particular. I chose my tomatoes, and headed for the cash register.
I did not feel any danger while I was listening for Mind’s direction, but I did feel very secure in knowing that I could trust divine Mind to know for me whatever I needed to know to stay safe. Divine Mind, which is synonymous with infinite Love, would not let me make an unsafe or poor choice.
We ate the tomatoes later that evening, and we’re all happy and healthy to this minute! And this is no surprise. All is well under God’s harmonious control.
And it’s my prayer to see the whole country under God’s harmonious control so that the fears swirling around in public thought about this outbreak can be properly addressed, allayed, dissolved and removed.
I expect you are praying as such too…
Friday, August 31, 2007
Concerned about obesity?
I have a new blog posted on tmcyouth.com titled, “Is obesity contagious?”
It begins:
It begins:
“Have you heard the recent news about gaining weight? Researchers claim that obesity is contagious!Click here to read more.
Their report states that it matters who your friends are, explaining that people gain weight or slim down according to the girth of neighbors and relatives they associate with…."
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Don't consent to disease
Have you ever consented to disease? Accepted it for you or for someone else?
“Oh well, that’s life, people get sick, and it’s my turn now…” This is not a plan for staying healthy. We should never consent to something we don’t want to experience.
Today I was thinking about how diligent we must be to not agree with disease. The media is filled with reports of suffering, graphic pictures of it, descriptions and symptoms detailed to impress, and then there are neighbors who seem infatuated with talking about disease as if there’s little else to discuss. If we’re not alert, we might start agreeing with the general consensus that disease is real powerful and out to get us. Thanks to Truth, this is not true! But we have to prove it by keeping our thought free of its deleterious influence.
Don’t consent to disease!
No matter how many other people we see struggling with disease, we do not have to struggle with it too. We can help them and keep our thought free of believing in it.
Disease is in belief only. It’s not a physical reality that becomes contagious. Any contagion is in mind alone, and we have spiritual immunity to that mental contagion through Truth.
Our immunity is the spiritual truth about perfect God and perfect man. The man of God’s creating does not catch a disease. It’s impossible. God’s man is spiritual, immortal, healthy and well forever. The more we identify ourselves as spiritual, and not fallible vulnerable mortals, the stronger our defenses are against the suggestion of disease, and the safer our bodies from being affected by it.
There are probably many things you absolutely refuse to consent to. For example, I would never consent to smoking a cigarette. No matter how adamantly someone offered me a smoke, I would not accept. I absolutely refuse to have anything to do with even the suggestion.
We can apply the same rule to catching a disease. We can absolutely refuse to catch one by not consenting. Out of thought, out of body, is a rule any of us can demonstrate.
So, don’t consent! If you see disease in the news, down the block, at work, in your memory, don’t consent to its claims. Refuse to believe it’s real and know you are the immune and permanently healthy child of God.
Don’t give disease an inch, or it will become a ruler….
Consent to God’s absolute control over your well being, and stay healthy. Agreement with Truth makes a positive difference, and it’s a safe way to live.
“Oh well, that’s life, people get sick, and it’s my turn now…” This is not a plan for staying healthy. We should never consent to something we don’t want to experience.
Today I was thinking about how diligent we must be to not agree with disease. The media is filled with reports of suffering, graphic pictures of it, descriptions and symptoms detailed to impress, and then there are neighbors who seem infatuated with talking about disease as if there’s little else to discuss. If we’re not alert, we might start agreeing with the general consensus that disease is real powerful and out to get us. Thanks to Truth, this is not true! But we have to prove it by keeping our thought free of its deleterious influence.
Don’t consent to disease!
No matter how many other people we see struggling with disease, we do not have to struggle with it too. We can help them and keep our thought free of believing in it.
Disease is in belief only. It’s not a physical reality that becomes contagious. Any contagion is in mind alone, and we have spiritual immunity to that mental contagion through Truth.
Our immunity is the spiritual truth about perfect God and perfect man. The man of God’s creating does not catch a disease. It’s impossible. God’s man is spiritual, immortal, healthy and well forever. The more we identify ourselves as spiritual, and not fallible vulnerable mortals, the stronger our defenses are against the suggestion of disease, and the safer our bodies from being affected by it.
There are probably many things you absolutely refuse to consent to. For example, I would never consent to smoking a cigarette. No matter how adamantly someone offered me a smoke, I would not accept. I absolutely refuse to have anything to do with even the suggestion.
We can apply the same rule to catching a disease. We can absolutely refuse to catch one by not consenting. Out of thought, out of body, is a rule any of us can demonstrate.
So, don’t consent! If you see disease in the news, down the block, at work, in your memory, don’t consent to its claims. Refuse to believe it’s real and know you are the immune and permanently healthy child of God.
Don’t give disease an inch, or it will become a ruler….
Consent to God’s absolute control over your well being, and stay healthy. Agreement with Truth makes a positive difference, and it’s a safe way to live.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Don't fear germs
Have you ever feared germs?
A recent experience of mine proved the benefit of destroying a fear of germs.
A week ago I came home late one evening from a tennis match to find my wife battling an aggressive cold. I sat by her side and prayed with her for relief.
In my prayers, I knew she was a spiritual being governed by divine law that maintained her in a perfect state of health. Even though the human picture did not indicate health, I understood the whole purpose and intent of prayer is to improve the outward view, and that Christ was on the scene making the positive change for us through our prayers.
As I declared truth, I found my peace of mind about the permanency of her health and wellness. I felt confident that she was safe and well. She calmed down and began to rest.
But then I was deluged with suggestions about catching a cold myself from a bedroom filled with airborne germs.
This is almost comical because I rarely fear contagion, but nonetheless, the suggestions were running rampant in my thought, and I knew from past experience that you do not ignore aggressive suggestions if you wish to keep yourself free of their dire predictions. They have to be dealt with and eliminated.
To be protected, I metaphysically treated myself to not get a cold from germs.
How?
By affirming truth and denying error.
Truth: God is the only power of the universe and He causes only good things to happen. God governs and controls the health and well being of man. God is a good God and produces only a good effect. God did not create harmful environments, dangerous germs or unsafe conditions. I lived in the omnipresence of God, and was exposed only to health producing circumstances. Governed by God’s law of perpetual health, I remained healthy and well at all times.
Denial: Germs have no power of their own. They cannot impact me for good or for bad. They are mindless, harmless, and powerless bits of matter-belief that have no influence over my thinking, over my body, or over my health.
I rounded my prayers out by knowing I breathed in the omnipresence of good and that love and goodness alone circulated in the atmosphere of my life.
I fell asleep assured all was well and that I would not under any circumstances get a cold from my wife’s sneezing that evening.
My wife recovered quickly from the bout and I have remained cold free ever since. The germs were proved powerless to affect my health, and I am grateful.
Christian Science gives us wonderful tools to combat potential health problems and keep ourselves healthy. But we have to put these tools to use to receive their benefit. And one of the most powerful tools Christian Science provides is the ability to take proactive spiritaul action to prevent illness.
When mortal mind makes a suggestion like, “There are germs in the air and they are going to make me ill,” one must not ignore the suggestion. The very fact that one even thinks the suggestion proves a need to nullify it before it grows into a worse belief of “I’m ill.”
Mary Baker Eddy, a wise and successful Christian Science healer wrote, “Sin and disease must be thought before they can be manifested. You must control evil thoughts in the first instance, or they will control you in the second.”
We can take control of evil beliefs before they take control of us. Our conscientious prayers can prevent suffering. It may take vigorous effort to put down the initial suggestion, but the strenuous effort is worth the reward.
God never created a harmful germ. He created conditions of Love that bless and protect. This truth neutralizes a fear of germs, and in turn proves the microbes to be harmless.
Germs are no threat to a consciousness of spiritual truth.
A recent experience of mine proved the benefit of destroying a fear of germs.
A week ago I came home late one evening from a tennis match to find my wife battling an aggressive cold. I sat by her side and prayed with her for relief.
In my prayers, I knew she was a spiritual being governed by divine law that maintained her in a perfect state of health. Even though the human picture did not indicate health, I understood the whole purpose and intent of prayer is to improve the outward view, and that Christ was on the scene making the positive change for us through our prayers.
As I declared truth, I found my peace of mind about the permanency of her health and wellness. I felt confident that she was safe and well. She calmed down and began to rest.
But then I was deluged with suggestions about catching a cold myself from a bedroom filled with airborne germs.
This is almost comical because I rarely fear contagion, but nonetheless, the suggestions were running rampant in my thought, and I knew from past experience that you do not ignore aggressive suggestions if you wish to keep yourself free of their dire predictions. They have to be dealt with and eliminated.
To be protected, I metaphysically treated myself to not get a cold from germs.
How?
By affirming truth and denying error.
Truth: God is the only power of the universe and He causes only good things to happen. God governs and controls the health and well being of man. God is a good God and produces only a good effect. God did not create harmful environments, dangerous germs or unsafe conditions. I lived in the omnipresence of God, and was exposed only to health producing circumstances. Governed by God’s law of perpetual health, I remained healthy and well at all times.
Denial: Germs have no power of their own. They cannot impact me for good or for bad. They are mindless, harmless, and powerless bits of matter-belief that have no influence over my thinking, over my body, or over my health.
I rounded my prayers out by knowing I breathed in the omnipresence of good and that love and goodness alone circulated in the atmosphere of my life.
I fell asleep assured all was well and that I would not under any circumstances get a cold from my wife’s sneezing that evening.
My wife recovered quickly from the bout and I have remained cold free ever since. The germs were proved powerless to affect my health, and I am grateful.
Christian Science gives us wonderful tools to combat potential health problems and keep ourselves healthy. But we have to put these tools to use to receive their benefit. And one of the most powerful tools Christian Science provides is the ability to take proactive spiritaul action to prevent illness.
When mortal mind makes a suggestion like, “There are germs in the air and they are going to make me ill,” one must not ignore the suggestion. The very fact that one even thinks the suggestion proves a need to nullify it before it grows into a worse belief of “I’m ill.”
Mary Baker Eddy, a wise and successful Christian Science healer wrote, “Sin and disease must be thought before they can be manifested. You must control evil thoughts in the first instance, or they will control you in the second.”
We can take control of evil beliefs before they take control of us. Our conscientious prayers can prevent suffering. It may take vigorous effort to put down the initial suggestion, but the strenuous effort is worth the reward.
God never created a harmful germ. He created conditions of Love that bless and protect. This truth neutralizes a fear of germs, and in turn proves the microbes to be harmless.
Germs are no threat to a consciousness of spiritual truth.
