{"id":111660,"date":"2023-09-06T15:43:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T22:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/?p=111660"},"modified":"2023-09-06T17:29:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T00:29:22","slug":"you-are-beloved-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/archives\/111660-you-are-beloved-of-god","title":{"rendered":"You Are Beloved of God"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can use everything, including what your mind is doing, to be in a place of growing, opening, becoming stronger, bringing in more intelligence, sweetness, and fun.\u00a0 Put those things into your agenda.<\/em> – John Morton<\/p>\n

This article comes from a sharing session John Morton had with the Doctor of Spiritual Science year four class in May 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A very familiar, popular request brought the Traveler\u2019s way is how to enhance your spiritual exercises for a greater connection with Spirit. Let me remind you that it\u2019s information and experience.\u00a0 As you go higher, particularly above the soul, how would the mind view that?<\/p>\n

The mind is below the soul, such that it doesn\u2019t know what that is in any perceptual, conceptual way.\u00a0 If we just eliminated all your perceptions, conceptions, expectations \u2013 your images based on imagination and fantasy \u2013 it would become clear.\u00a0 The clearest state possible.\u00a0 That\u2019s the Spirit.<\/p>\n

You might ask, \u201cHow would I bring what is above the soul back into the psychic material levels?\u201d\u00a0 You do that as something invisible and silent.\u00a0 You may say, \u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of invisible silence going on.\u00a0 I\u2019m not getting any dreams like I used to have.\u201d<\/p>\n

That was when you were an astral initiate.\u00a0 Then you got into the causal and you were still in the magnetic realms.\u00a0 You then have the mental and etheric levels.\u00a0 The etheric is where a lot of things go on that are mysterious.<\/p>\n

You may ask, \u201cWhat is that?\u00a0 How come it seems so empty and void?\u201d This is what goes on above the mental level.\u00a0 It\u2019s void.\u00a0 It is so empty.\u00a0 As you go higher, it is not meant to be what you bring back into your mind, body, or your life in the world.\u00a0 If you are thinking there are benefits or payoffs for spiritual exercises in your material, personal 10% life, good luck.<\/p>\n

It does take dedication.\u00a0 You may ask, \u201cWhat am I doing this for?\u00a0 I won\u2019t even know it until I die.\u201d\u00a0 Right, you won\u2019t.\u00a0 But if you have some knowing, some divine unknowing in you that says, \u201cIt\u2019s worth it,\u201d you are doing your part to invite Spirit to work with you above the soul.\u00a0 And you don\u2019t get anything in the world.<\/p>\n

You may ask, \u201cWhat if I\u2019m just doing my fantasy about the whole thing regarding soul initiations and above?\u201d\u00a0 Check in with your faith.\u00a0 How is your faith going?\u00a0 How is your trust going?\u00a0 If you are good with that, then there is some awareness that whatever this is, it is in your favor. It is worth whatever allows you to get to it.<\/p>\n

There is a whole lot that is already done for you.\u00a0 You don\u2019t buy it.\u00a0 It is not based on what you do.\u00a0 It\u2019s not based on who you are because that is already decided.\u00a0 You are already beloved of God. It is not a question. It\u2019s already determined you are beloved of God.\u00a0 The divine inheritance is already given.<\/p>\n

Are you ready?\u00a0 Are you choosing back?\u00a0 You can develop a natural knowing.\u00a0 It\u2019s an innate trust and confidence like, \u201cI am confident that the spirit is doing what it\u2019s doing for me even if I don\u2019t have any conscious realization about what that is.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is a stretch with high stakes.\u00a0 Acknowledge that.\u00a0 It is being \u201cAll in.\u201d\u00a0It is not about what would happen to you and your life in this world.\u00a0 What is that about?\u00a0 It is working it out.\u00a0 We call it the 10%. There is something in the world for you to work out.\u00a0 What do I suggest?\u00a0 John-Roger was very strong on this.\u00a0 Do something like health, wealth, and happiness.\u00a0 See how far you get with that!<\/p>\n

If you are doing that at a high level, be thankful and grateful.\u00a0 People could say this world is unfair.\u00a0 You don\u2019t control it.\u00a0 You don\u2019t stop other people from doing what they do.\u00a0 They may make giant messes around you, dump them on your house and then say you have to pay for it. Maybe you didn\u2019t know it, but you bought the dump in the neighborhood, and they bring you all the garbage.\u00a0 You should have looked at the fine print before you signed.<\/p>\n

This is that world.\u00a0 All kinds of things happen here that don\u2019t make much sense.\u00a0 This is where you find out if you have the loving and acceptance.\u00a0 You develop a way of handling yourself so you \u201cDon\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0sweat the small stuff<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 What is it?\u00a0 It\u2019s all \u201csmall stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Your conscious self has choice and focus.\u00a0 Where do you focus the mind?\u00a0 That is powerful.\u00a0 John-Roger said to look for the good and divine in people and things.\u00a0 Then, when you say, \u201cWhat is this?\u00a0 I don\u2019t understand this,\u201d leave that to God.\u00a0 Get that to God.\u00a0 Let go.\u00a0 That is not yours.\u00a0 It is God\u2019s.\u00a0 God\u2019s got this.<\/p>\n

What is your part?\u00a0 What did you have on your agenda today?\u00a0 You might say, \u201cI just wanted to have a nice day.\u201d\u00a0 Are you?\u00a0 That is up to you, and that can be attitude.\u00a0 It can be your attitude is, \u201cI am in a good place, whatever goes on, because that is who I am.\u00a0 I am not given what I can\u2019t handle.\u00a0 Maybe I need to calm down and remind myself that I will get through this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Talk to yourself in uplifting ways and in ways that do not disturb or scare you.\u00a0 This is common sense.\u00a0 Be kind and compassionate towards yourself.\u00a0 If your mind rattles on and does all kinds of nonsense, it\u2019s okay.\u00a0 Sometimes you can use that to your advantage creatively.\u00a0 You may feel something like a whack on the side of the head that goes, \u201cThat would really help.\u00a0 That is a good idea!\u201d\u00a0 You may realize you had never thought of that before.<\/p>\n

You can use everything, including what your mind is doing, to be in a place of growing, opening, becoming stronger, bringing in more intelligence, sweetness, and fun.\u00a0 Put those things into your agenda.\u00a0 What am I going to do today?\u00a0 I\u2019m going to have more fun!<\/p>\n

God bless you.<\/p>\n

\n

Blessing of Turning to the Lord<\/h4>\n

Dear Lord, for those of us who are willing,
\nwe find ourselves gathered with You again
\nin that place in the Spirit where all souls gather,
\nand that\u2019s of all Your creation.<\/p>\n

It all comes into the Soul until we find the great Light.
\nWe feel, sense, and consciously realize the great love, the great truth.<\/p>\n

We take a moment in this place
\nwhere we are in this world, in our body, to let go
\nand do this eternal exercise where we let go
\nand give it up and surrender to You.
\nYou are the one we can trust completely,
\nand yet You don\u2019t demand it.<\/p>\n

You give us the choice.
\nSo when we\u2019re ready to let go in our trust
\nand to move across whatever faith is necessary,
\nwhich we realize is in our own darkness where we have turned away.<\/p>\n

We ask through the Traveler and the Christ and all the gifts in Spirit,
\nthat You reach into our consciousness loosening what is attached,
\nbringing the Light into what has been the dark,
\nwhere we have turned away in shame or fear.<\/p>\n

We take this moment again to extend throughout our existence
\nthat we are those who are walking in-step with the Traveler,
\nclaiming our liberation.<\/p>\n

We know we have been brought to this world for that purpose.
\nWe give thanks that we have chosen back,
\nand in Your presence, we are reminded it is done.<\/p>\n

We rejoice that we are in this place
\nwhere we must do each and every choice that remains.
\nWe ask for Your assistance to hold.<\/p>\n

We give thanks that we are shown the way again and again.
\nYou teach us it does not matter what has happened.
\nWe let go, release, and trust.
\nWe embrace this new freedom.<\/p>\n

You remind us that the little things that are our concerns
\nare indeed little because in the Spirit they have no real consequence.
\nThey are simply circumstantial,
\nand we are to love each and every circumstance.<\/p>\n

With our whole being,
\nwe receive Your strength, Your wisdom,
\nand all the gifts that You bring to us.
\nWe rejoice again in the simplicity of our child-like nature,
\na pure nature that You brought us into this world to become.<\/p>\n

We forgive ourself for what we have forgotten,
\nand we accept Your forgiveness all along the way
\nthat continually restores us and embraces us so we are healed.
\nWe are realigned. We are renewed.<\/p>\n

We thank the Traveler,
\nin particular our friend, John-Roger, and our friend, Jesus,
\nand all those in this line who prepared the way
\nand are still holding it open
\nforever waiting so whenever we come, we are welcome.<\/p>\n

Baruch Bashan<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The above blessing is one of many included in John\u2019s book Blessings Here and Now <\/em>available at www.msia.org\/shop<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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