Dr. Wayne Dyer's new book is titled, "change your thoughts ... change your life" ... and as we understand the Universal Law of Creation, we know that the only way in which our world changes is through the thoughts and images that we conceive within our mind. We can blame the world, our friends, family and even ourselves for the conditions that we experience ... but nothing will change until we "change our thoughts" ... let's begin to do that now:
Recognizing that I am a Center of Creative Mind, I understand and know that my thoughts create my world of affairs. I cannot "do over" the thoughts of yesterday or even an hour ago ... but as I open my mind to the One Creative Mind ... and align my thinking with Its nature ... which is Good and very Good ... then I begin to move, in mind, to that which I desire to accomplish or to experience. No one controls my mind ... but me ... and I control no other's mind but my own ... my mind is focused on the Good, the Lovely, and the Wonderful in All things and in All people. The people and conditions that I experience are but my consciousness reflecting back to me my thoughts about those around me and the way in which I think about my world of experience. I hold everyone and everything in my mind, as God in expression ... and I am not blinded to the Truth by any appearance that attempts to contradict this highest level of thinking that is normal and natural for me. I think Good within ... I experience Good without ... this is the Truth for me now and always. And so it is!
Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates
Rev. Bates developed The Way to a Wonderful Life to provide answers to situations we face on a daily basis relating to social consciousness, financial prosperity, sexuality and religious/spiritual thought. Also, in Spanish: http://revbates-en-espanol.blogspot.com/
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Friday, August 10, 2007
August 10, 2007 & Love One Another
A few minutes ago I posted a newstory on www.radicalrevbates.org about a mega-church in High Point, Texas, pastored by Joel Osteen's brother, that cancelled the funeral service for a gay veteran just 24 hours before it was to begin. The pastor stated that it was not cancelled due to hatred but because of principle. I wondered what principle he was referring to? ... after all, "love one another" is a principle. And as we seek to master this simple principle, we find so many of the false ideas that we have accepted, are antagonistic to the Law of Life, which is a Law of Love. Let's get this clear in our minds:
As God Is Love and Love Is God, I know and accept that as I seek to express more of God, I must seek to express more of Love. Knowing that God's Love is Omnipresent and Omnipotent, I accept and know that there is never any justification in withholding Love from anyone ... including myself. I realize as did Jesus, Krishna, Emerson and Buddha ... that Love is the Law of Life ... it is the One Law for it is the Law of God, Infinite Spirit. I know that Love creates, never destroys ... Love embraces us, never pushes us away ... I know that to Love God means to Love my neighbor as myself ... and so I know that this I must do ... for to not love anyone ... is to not love a part of God ... and not loving God is impossible for me as my consciosness is filled with the Love of God, the Love of Life, the Love for my neighbor ... and the Love for all those who may be against me or anyone ... for Love heals all things un-like God ... and Love is the only thing that can ... and in this I am certain and convinced ... so I release anything unlike Love from my memory knowing that it was merely a false idea entertained by my former unenlightened mind ... and in this moment, I am filled with the Presence of Love and I let this Love shine through me into the world of experience to lift up all God's perfect creations ... now and always. And so it is!
Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates
As God Is Love and Love Is God, I know and accept that as I seek to express more of God, I must seek to express more of Love. Knowing that God's Love is Omnipresent and Omnipotent, I accept and know that there is never any justification in withholding Love from anyone ... including myself. I realize as did Jesus, Krishna, Emerson and Buddha ... that Love is the Law of Life ... it is the One Law for it is the Law of God, Infinite Spirit. I know that Love creates, never destroys ... Love embraces us, never pushes us away ... I know that to Love God means to Love my neighbor as myself ... and so I know that this I must do ... for to not love anyone ... is to not love a part of God ... and not loving God is impossible for me as my consciosness is filled with the Love of God, the Love of Life, the Love for my neighbor ... and the Love for all those who may be against me or anyone ... for Love heals all things un-like God ... and Love is the only thing that can ... and in this I am certain and convinced ... so I release anything unlike Love from my memory knowing that it was merely a false idea entertained by my former unenlightened mind ... and in this moment, I am filled with the Presence of Love and I let this Love shine through me into the world of experience to lift up all God's perfect creations ... now and always. And so it is!
Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates
Thursday, August 9, 2007
April 9, 2007 & Everything Is Groovy!
Once in a great while we experience a day that, at first glance, seems like a "wasted" day ... but ... as we take responsibility for our part in it ... we can realize that nothing is ever wasted. The days that appear so, oftentimes are filled with messages from Spirit that change is about to happen ... or, that we are being "impulsed" to make changes that seem difficult to us. And so we know that "everything is groovy" and we lift our thoughts to something higher and lighter:
In my thoughts of a brighter day than the day that has appeared to me, I accept and know for myself that I am unfolding within my consciousness something greater and more wonderful than I have previously experienced. No one is aware of the blessings that are coming my way, more so than me ... I expect to be blessed ... and I expect to be a blessing to others ... and I can know and trust that we never get what we want ... but what we expect ... and so I know that my blessings are already mine. I don't have to wait to be blessed ... I am blessed right here and right now. And in this realization, I open my mind to that something greater in all things that concern me. I see myself with more freedom; more love, more money, more happiness ... more of every Good thing I can imagine. I feel free and happy and joy fills my heart ... everything is groovy!... to me ... and I feel so very blessed that Spirit has entered into my mind and changed my thoughts ... and I am knowing that this life-changing moment is my greatest blessing of all. And so it is!
Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates
In my thoughts of a brighter day than the day that has appeared to me, I accept and know for myself that I am unfolding within my consciousness something greater and more wonderful than I have previously experienced. No one is aware of the blessings that are coming my way, more so than me ... I expect to be blessed ... and I expect to be a blessing to others ... and I can know and trust that we never get what we want ... but what we expect ... and so I know that my blessings are already mine. I don't have to wait to be blessed ... I am blessed right here and right now. And in this realization, I open my mind to that something greater in all things that concern me. I see myself with more freedom; more love, more money, more happiness ... more of every Good thing I can imagine. I feel free and happy and joy fills my heart ... everything is groovy!... to me ... and I feel so very blessed that Spirit has entered into my mind and changed my thoughts ... and I am knowing that this life-changing moment is my greatest blessing of all. And so it is!
Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
August 8, 2007 & Divine Guidance
Most of us have had times when we have found ourselves in need of Divine Guidance. This may concern a relationship, a career move ... or move out of state. Anytime we find ourselves feeling uncertain about something, it is time to seek Divine Guidance:
I am surrounded by Divine Law and Order and I realize that Order is the Law of the Universe. And in this understanding, I am filled with the consciousness of right action. I know that my way is unique and that I move with God in all that I do. I do not compete with anyone knowing that my mind is One with Creative Mind, and in this realization, I can accept that I am guided and directed by Infinite Intelligence to know and to do that which is for my highest and greatest Good. In quiet confidence, I listen to the still small voice within and I know that It desires only the very best for me ... Its guidance resonants with me and I confidently move forward knowing and trusting that all is in Divine Order. And so it is.
Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates
I am surrounded by Divine Law and Order and I realize that Order is the Law of the Universe. And in this understanding, I am filled with the consciousness of right action. I know that my way is unique and that I move with God in all that I do. I do not compete with anyone knowing that my mind is One with Creative Mind, and in this realization, I can accept that I am guided and directed by Infinite Intelligence to know and to do that which is for my highest and greatest Good. In quiet confidence, I listen to the still small voice within and I know that It desires only the very best for me ... Its guidance resonants with me and I confidently move forward knowing and trusting that all is in Divine Order. And so it is.
Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
August 7, 2007 & Poverty Consciousness
Recently someone told me that they knew they had a "poverty consciousness" ... and went on to explain how this had prevented them from enjoying their life as they had experienced one financial struggle after another. But, the Truth is, this is only an "illusion" that has been accepted ... and therefore demonstrated ... so let's stop accepting illusions and accept the Truth instead:
Knowing that I am One with God ... I realize, as did the Master Mind Jesus, that "all that the Father hath is mine" ... and as I accept this as the Truth for me, I enlarge my capacity to embody and accept more and more of the infinite abundance that is available to me. I lift up my thoughts and declare that I have a "wealth consciousness" .... I get a sense of myself living and experiencing an affluent and luxurious life ... I enjoy the wealth that is mine ... and I share this wealth willingly and generously. When I read in scripture that "God loves a cheerful giver" ... I realize that this statement was written about me ... for I am a cheerful giver ... for I always have plenty ... and plenty to give. It is a great joy to live in the abundance of God ... to capture the essence of this abundance in my consciousness ... and see It revealed in my world of affairs. In gratitude I accept more and more everyday as I know that as I gratefully accept more ... I continue to be the cheerful giver that God has ordained me to be! ... And so it is.
Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates
Knowing that I am One with God ... I realize, as did the Master Mind Jesus, that "all that the Father hath is mine" ... and as I accept this as the Truth for me, I enlarge my capacity to embody and accept more and more of the infinite abundance that is available to me. I lift up my thoughts and declare that I have a "wealth consciousness" .... I get a sense of myself living and experiencing an affluent and luxurious life ... I enjoy the wealth that is mine ... and I share this wealth willingly and generously. When I read in scripture that "God loves a cheerful giver" ... I realize that this statement was written about me ... for I am a cheerful giver ... for I always have plenty ... and plenty to give. It is a great joy to live in the abundance of God ... to capture the essence of this abundance in my consciousness ... and see It revealed in my world of affairs. In gratitude I accept more and more everyday as I know that as I gratefully accept more ... I continue to be the cheerful giver that God has ordained me to be! ... And so it is.
Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates
Monday, August 6, 2007
August 6, 2007 & Fear Thoughts
My mailbox today contained many requests for treatment with the issue being fear or one of its synonyms: dread, worry, discouragement, resistance, despair, desperation. In the Science of Mind we know to treat to the opposite of that which is not of God that is being revealed, and as we do, we replace the thought with the Truth. Let us know this in the place of fear thoughts:
As I recognize God as Omnipresence, I unify with Its nature in my mind; peace, love, happiness, intelligence, harmony, beauty and joy. I know that Omnipresence means All-Present and All-ways Present ... and as I wrap my mind around this Universal Truth ... I feel a greater sense of knowing that all is well, that everything is in Divine Order ... that nothing or no one is outside of the Presence of God. I accept for my self and all others God's Eternal Love and Peace ... and I accept within my self and for all others that God has an ever-lasting Love for me and for everyone. There is no limit to God's capacity to respond to us for It is in us ... It is our mind ... closer to us than breathing ... and therefore, in quiet confidence we can ask and all things shall be given to us; peace of mind, joy, happiness, health for our self and for others, harmony and peace even in the midst of seeming discord ... God Is All-Ways the Greater Cause ... All-Ways the way to our Good ... and all we must do is turn from the world ... and turn to this Infinite Presence ... this Almighty Power of Good ... and trust in It ... keep faith with It ... and then we can say, with complete assurance, "all is well" ... all-ways. And so it is.
Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates
As I recognize God as Omnipresence, I unify with Its nature in my mind; peace, love, happiness, intelligence, harmony, beauty and joy. I know that Omnipresence means All-Present and All-ways Present ... and as I wrap my mind around this Universal Truth ... I feel a greater sense of knowing that all is well, that everything is in Divine Order ... that nothing or no one is outside of the Presence of God. I accept for my self and all others God's Eternal Love and Peace ... and I accept within my self and for all others that God has an ever-lasting Love for me and for everyone. There is no limit to God's capacity to respond to us for It is in us ... It is our mind ... closer to us than breathing ... and therefore, in quiet confidence we can ask and all things shall be given to us; peace of mind, joy, happiness, health for our self and for others, harmony and peace even in the midst of seeming discord ... God Is All-Ways the Greater Cause ... All-Ways the way to our Good ... and all we must do is turn from the world ... and turn to this Infinite Presence ... this Almighty Power of Good ... and trust in It ... keep faith with It ... and then we can say, with complete assurance, "all is well" ... all-ways. And so it is.
Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates
Sunday, August 5, 2007
August 5, 2007 & Prayer for Prosperity
Today, I am sharing a spiritual treatment written by Dr. Joseph Murphy. It is from his book, "The Amazing Laws of Cosmic Mind Power" ... it is especially a good treatment for those with knowledge of the Holy Bible:
" ... Thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success." (Joshua 1:8) I now give a pattern of success and prosperity to the deeper mind within me, which is the law. I now identify myself with the Infinite Source of supply. I listen to the still, small voice of God within me. This inner voice leads, guides, and governs all my activities. I am one with the abundance of God. I know and believe that there are new and better ways of conducting my business; Infinite Intelligence reveals the new ways to me.
I am growing in wisdom and understanding. My business is God's business. I am Divinely prospered in all ways. Divine Wisdom within me reveals the ways and means by which all my affairs are adjusted in the right way immediately.
The words of faith and conviction which I now speak open up all the necessary doors or avenues for my success and prosperity. I know that "the Lord (Law) will perfect that which concerneth me . . ." (Psalm 138:8) My feet are kept in the perfect path, because I am a son (daughter) of the living God.
And so it is.
Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates
" ... Thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success." (Joshua 1:8) I now give a pattern of success and prosperity to the deeper mind within me, which is the law. I now identify myself with the Infinite Source of supply. I listen to the still, small voice of God within me. This inner voice leads, guides, and governs all my activities. I am one with the abundance of God. I know and believe that there are new and better ways of conducting my business; Infinite Intelligence reveals the new ways to me.
I am growing in wisdom and understanding. My business is God's business. I am Divinely prospered in all ways. Divine Wisdom within me reveals the ways and means by which all my affairs are adjusted in the right way immediately.
The words of faith and conviction which I now speak open up all the necessary doors or avenues for my success and prosperity. I know that "the Lord (Law) will perfect that which concerneth me . . ." (Psalm 138:8) My feet are kept in the perfect path, because I am a son (daughter) of the living God.
And so it is.
Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates
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