There is nothing in the universe that you cannot do or be if you are mentally ready. People speak of golden opportunities but what we call opportunity is really our own mental readiness. Napoleon said, “Opportunities? I make opportunities”; and while this would be merely [...]
Archive for June, 2009
You Set the Clock
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Faith, Spiritual on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Confusion of Duties
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Faith, Spiritual on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It cannot be your duty to do anything that is beyond your reach or your strength at the moment.
It cannot be your duty to do anything that sacrifices your own integrity or your own spiritual development.
It cannot be right to be hurried, or sad, or discouraged, or angry, or resentful, or antagonistic, under any circumstances.
If [...]
Holy Cows
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Faith, Spiritual on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Most people have certain sections of their lives where, for various reasons (mostly unknown to themselves), they do not wish to make any change. These places are set aside and surrounded with an aura of spurious sanctity like the sacred cows of the East, which [...]
Flee Desolation
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Spiritual on June 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The moment you catch yourself thinking a negative thought, you should reject it instantly. Do not stop to say “good-by” to the error but immediately switch your attention to the presence of God. Indeed, we may say that when error presents itself to consciousness, [...]
Consistent Building
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Spiritual on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
…be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…(Romans 12:2).
This is Paul’s admonition.
Many people understand this in principle, but they fail to demonstrate because they do not carry it out logically in practice. During prayer, they carefully build up the new mental structure, but [...]
Priming the Pump
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Faith, Spiritual on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An Understanding faith is the life prayer. It is a great mistake, however, to struggle to produce a lively faith within yourself. That can only end in failure. The thing to do is to act as though you had faith. Act out what you wish to [...]
Register Joy
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Faith, Spiritual on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The principal revelation of the Jesus Christ teaching is the omnipresence and availability of god, and the belief that God not only transcends His universe but is everywhere immanent in it—that He indwells in it.
If you really believe in the existence of God [...]
Gerald Wayne Collums
Posted in Uncategorized on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gerald Wayne Collums
A Friend’s Tribute
To Love’s Prince
July 31, 1950 – May 18, 2009
Supplication
May the words of this mouth and
The Meditations of this heart
Find Favor in your sight, oh, Lord.
It is a true honor and great privilege to share some memories in celebration of the life and home going of Gerald Collums,
our beloved friend, son and [...]
Bear Hugs Kettle
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Faith, Spiritual on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There is an anecdote of the Far West that carries a wonderful lesson. It appears that a party of hunters, being called away from their camp, left the campfire unattended, with a kettle of water boiling on it.
Presently an old bear crept out [...]
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Spiritual on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Change From Within
Man is a mental being, and to know this is the first step on the road to freedom and prosperity, for as long as you believe yourself to be primarily physical, a superior kind of animal, you will remain in [...]
