Soulshine

“What you have believed, let it be done for you.” Jesus Christ , Matthew 8 Ralph Waldo Emerson said every person is a doorway through which the Infinite passes into the finite. If this is true, and it sounds reasonable to me, then it sheds light on the above words of Jesus. We are all doorways and God flows through each of us into the world. As such, what we believe is crucial. If we believe in spiritual healing, our belief opens our inner-door and allows the power of God to bring healing to us. Thus what we believe is done for us— by God. If we believe we are worthwhile, lovable, attractive and capable people, it will be done for us. If we believe we deserve the best in life, it will be done for us. Likewise, if we believe we deserve to have the dark, wounded places healed within us, it will be done for us. Is this magic? No. If we believe we are worthy of all that is good, we will attract what we need to make our lives better. For example, if we have deep inner-wou...

“Be perfect as your heavenly father is perfect.” Jesus Christ, Gospel of Matthew To be perfect as God is perfect means to be complete or whole as God is. We can’t be complete or whole, however, if we are divided. I can’t be complete or whole if I am divided against myself. I can’t be complete or whole if I am divided against others. And I can’t be complete or whole if I am divided against my Higher Power. If I am my own worst enemy, I will feel empty and hopeless inside because I am divided against myself. If I am filled with hatred or resentment toward another person, I will feel angry, anxious and fearful because I am divided against them (and myself as well). If I am angry with God, but too afraid to express it to God, I will feel bitter and helpless inside because I am divided against God (and myself as well). Even if we are not personally divided against ourselves through self-loathing, we will still be divided against ourselves if we are divided against another...