Today I was reading an email newsletter, What is "Being" a Christian?
Part 2 WHAT'S IN A NAME? by D.E.PAULK and it got me thinking. My spirit really resonated with the phrase, " Let this mind be in you" which pastor Paulk quotes from Philippians 2: 5.

This is what made Jesus the "Christ", we worship. This is what set him apart. It was because he let the Mind of Christ or God be and live through Him. As Christians, we are supposed to follow his example.

Like most, my mind can get carried away and go to all kinds of places. Whether it is places of worry and stress due to finances, or fear of being alone and not finding that life long partner to share my life with or whether it is that my daughter has just turned 16 and is starting to drive and date. It also can get carried about by the bigger questions, of mortality, faith and what is the meaning of life. Thankfully Apple has now created SIRI and she has answered the last question for me.

Scripture teaches that there is a "secret place". This a place of stillness, a place of peace. It is found in the present moment, when one gets quiet from all the endless mind noise that makes up much of our lives and gets still and becomes aware of the presence of God within.

In these moments we become aware that we are much more than our minds, bodies or even this life. We are eternal like our creator. We are loved and we are love. We can rise above the Ego of our false lives and allow the mind and heart of God transform us. This is what Christ meant when he said to deny ourselves. He meant don't live your life from the brokenness of this life. The labels, baggage and burdens this life has put on you. But allow God to reveal to you your true nature and essence, and lift you up and set you in a better place.



Our Deepest Fear

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Our Deepest Fear by Marianne Williamson