{"id":109626,"date":"2020-01-23T17:49:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T01:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/?p=109626"},"modified":"2020-01-23T17:49:35","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T01:49:35","slug":"meeting-the-challenges-by-putting-god-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/archives\/109626-meeting-the-challenges-by-putting-god-first","title":{"rendered":"Meeting the Challenges by Putting God First"},"content":{"rendered":" \u00a0 \n<hr \/>\n<p><em>We have a fellowship with those who are Light bearers, and they\u2019re not necessarily in MSIA, but those who have the consciousness of peace, harmony, love and caring. That\u2019s a movement in and of itself that we are kindred in that way.<\/em> &#8211; John Morton, DSS<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>This article comes from John Morton&#8217;s sharing at a Meeting the Challenges with Spirit workshop held in Carpinteria, California on October 19, 2019.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first calling of every Soul is to God. God is first. Whatever you are doing in your life, keep God first. Don\u2019t ever sacrifice that you are doing this in the name of God \u2013 in the Name \u2013 in the consciousness of God, the vibration of God. That\u2019s what that is, the holy Name, and the purpose of what that is. That is why when you are in any place or situation it works. If you ever make that secondary, it can be an unnecessary experience.<\/p>\n<p>That is allowed, you know. We\u2019re allowed to be tempted to go into a lessor expression or intention. One of the ways that works out is to save yourself first. With that salvation comes the opportunity to be of greater service. You can then ask God, \u201cHow can I serve?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you are putting God first, that\u2019s an inner connection. The place you worship is within. That\u2019s where you have the revelation of your experience with God. Out of that can come spiritual directives, guidance, inspiration and what God would have you do. Everybody has that. Everyone is connected directly, not through an intermediary. The connection is inside. How that works for you becomes the practical spirituality.<\/p>\n<p>We are those who practice grace and \u201cI love you anyway.\u201d It\u2019s not something like, \u201cThose are terrible, awful people, and they\u2019re getting what they deserve and I\u2019m not going to have anything to do with them. Their life reflects that God doesn\u2019t like them.\u201d Some people think like that.<\/p>\n<p>God loves all of its creation, all of Its creation. That includes rich, elite people, the selfish and self-centered that want to hoard and build walls. Some might say, \u201cIs that a political statement?\u201d I respond, \u201cThere are walls all over the place. I\u2019m looking at some right now.\u201d They\u2019re here and they serve a purpose. Some are a practical boundary. For example, in some countries, when we drive a car, we drive on the right. And if we do that, we\u2019re safer. In other countries, we drive on the left. And if we do that, we\u2019re safer.<\/p>\n<p>If something doesn\u2019t work and it breaks down, how would we come into cooperation? Some of that would be that we help one another. But the first call on that is to help yourself, take care of yourself. If you aren\u2019t experiencing that going on, God can change Its way. In the spring you can be this, in the summer something else and then something else in the fall. How it works changes depending on the circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>If whatever you are doing brings you joy and peace, those are signs. It doesn\u2019t mean that we\u2019re always going to get that opportunity. There are situations in this world that are tremendously difficult and painful. That\u2019s all the more reason to see if there is something that we are called into to lift and be uplifted. We do have planetary karma. If you say, \u201cI don\u2019t have anything to do with that,\u201d watch out \u2013 you might get pulled into that by something that might be called an act of God. You might start with, \u201cBecause it\u2019s so far beyond what I know how to do on a personal level, it has to be something God is calling us into. What would grace do? What would love do?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least I can imagine or try to ask, \u201cWhat\u2019s the purpose here?\u201d and send this energy we call the Light that can transform it and change the karma. That could be, \u201cPeace be still, and don\u2019t wake me up again. I told you how to handle this yourself. You don\u2019t need to wake me up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We can begin to learn how to handle these things in ways that change the planetary karma, to shift it, by calling forward this energy field that is the sound, the highest vibration. We can breathe it into this level, and it comes with us. We make this hallowed ground, larger and more powerful. And part of that is not getting involved in the karma itself. Often that\u2019s how I see it working spiritually. Hold the Light. That\u2019s a most powerful thing you can do right now. Hold the Light. Maybe that\u2019s what the call is, needing those who are functioning as batteries, Light bearers, at full capacity and increasing our capacity. That\u2019s one of the exercises I see us doing here.<\/p>\n<p>We have a fellowship with those who are Light bearers, and they\u2019re not necessarily in MSIA, but those who have the consciousness of peace, harmony, love and caring. That\u2019s a movement in and of itself that we are kindred in that way. We need more of that in this level and then learning how to hold that energy field, regardless of what we do or where we go.<\/p>\n<p>In some ways, that\u2019s how I see my life. It\u2019s often about being moved around like a piece on the board. \u201cWhere are you going to take me now, Lord?\u201d Then I end up often doing things with Light bearers who are working with the Traveler.<\/p>\n<p>I understand that there\u2019s often another motive spiritually, just to hold the Light in this place or situation. Then I find that if I hear or see things that are in the field, call it fake news or whatever, I\u2019m called in to balance that. If we just hold peace in relation to all these conditions in the world, these are the challenges that are up in the world. If we are having a good life and fellowship with each other, then we can consider what if the whole world could have an occasion like that today?<\/p>\n<p>It could spread out so that not just millions, but billions are in the tradition of \u201cbreaking bread\u201d together. We all need to eat and maybe we do some things that don\u2019t have any great meaning but we\u2019re just enjoying the company of being together. I call it \u201cfellowshipping.\u201d If there was more of that, then it could spread.<\/p>\n<p>I find in every culture that the spirit in people just wants to get along. There is another kind of spirit that is in opposition, but I just look at it like one day that\u2019s going to get along too. One day it\u2019s going to convert itself. Where\u2019s the loyalty? The loyalty is with the Soul. &#8220;Not one Soul is going to be lost&#8221;. That\u2019s the true reality.<\/p>\n<p>The one that\u2019s in opposition to the Soul or the Spirit can\u2019t last. But is it my call to go and deal with it and confront it? I don\u2019t see it that way. We don\u2019t fight the devil. I\u2019m glad about that. We go to Soul.<\/p>\n<p>It takes great altitude to do that and create great willingness to move beyond the bonds of the world, going into high places. I\u2019m okay with that, and it\u2019s still rare. Nonetheless, we\u2019re here to make this world a better place than we found it.<\/p>\n<p>There are going to be challenges. If we realize that they\u2019re all for the purpose of what would serve the highest good, then to meet them with that intention is how we learn and grow. How about you order yourself so you\u2019re available? You ask, \u201cHow would I meet this? How would you like me to meet this?\u201d How would we meet this when it\u2019s us?<\/p>\n<p>I started seeing that for the world. It may sound highfalutin. Consider that we could in some way behold what would meet the challenges in the world at this time, so that we are beholding it right now.<\/p>\n<p>Baruch Bashan<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>WATCH A BLESSING WITH JOHN MORTON<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/80t8hr7cdgM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have a fellowship with those who are Light bearers, and they\u2019re not necessarily in MSIA, but those who have the consciousness of peace, harmony, love and caring. 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