SYNOPSIS: Loving actions are innately gentle; always intending to relieve others’ burdens … They are Caring, Healing and Compassionate. DETERMINING FACTOR: During decision-making, ask your Self — “Does this particular option cause the least harm to others? Is it intended to quench or avoid my personal fears, or is it designed to relieve another’s […]
God’s Will is always Self-Disciplined (reflected in column #6 in the example-charts on pages 70-72). To be truly disciplined, the True Self always manifests bravery in the face of fear (“Do not fear, only Believe …” ~ Jesus in Mark 5:36) … It can be said that the option most feared is the option most […]
First off, the stalwart courage of Self-Discipline is not to be confused with recklessness — sometimes referred to as “bravery” (“Do not put the Lord your God to the test.” ~ Jesus in Matthew 4:7) … It is not necessary to behave with a lack of caution to exhibit real Courage. Indeed, true bravery exists […]
SYNOPSIS: Self-Disciplined actions display courage during life’s more fear-filled moments … They are fear-facing, conventionality-challenging, and Respect-fulfilling. DETERMINING FACTOR: During decision-making, ask your Self — “When I envision my current alternatives, which one do I fear the most? Is my current choice motivated by personal fear, or is it intended to courageously Love others […]
God’s Will is always Gentle (reflected in column #7 in the example-charts on pages 70-72). Initially, it is important to note that in order for us to be truly gentle with others, a deep sense of Humility must be enlivened. The true Child of God remembers that our perceptions of “reality” are always malleable. Therefore, […]
Initially, it is important to understand that the humility of divine Gentleness is not to be confused with humiliation. Right Actions always humbly attempt to relieve another’s burdens, and thus cannot ever cause shame or embarrassment, regardless of their outcomes (“Let your adornment be the inner Self, with the lasting Beauty of a gentle and […]
SYNOPSIS: Gentle choices are humbly made and performed with deep-seated Humility … They are open-minded, intuitive, and bold. DETERMINING FACTOR: During decision-making, ask your Self — “Am I certain that this particular option’s is right, or am I only faithfully ‘certain’ that it is in harmony with God’s all-Loving Will? Does it require that […]
God’s Will is always Joyful (reflected in column #8 in the example-charts on pages 70-72). It is initially crucial to realize that divine Joy resides only in the Here & Now (“Now is the acceptable time; See, now is the moment of Salvation!” ~ 2 Corinthians 6:2) … Thus, to be truly Joy-full “in Christ”, […]
First off, please note that Divine Joy’s detachment from all future-based hope is not to be confused with “callousness.” Even though a Right Action is fundamentally unconcerned with its consequences at the time of decision-making, it still accepts complete responsibility for any consequences that do ensue thereafter (“Do not neglect to Do Good and to […]
SYNOPSIS: Truly Joy-full actions are completely oriented in the Here & Now … They are detached from expectation, even while grounded in the Moment. DETERMINING FACTOR: During decision-making, ask your Self — “Is this particular option founded in a future-based hope or inspired by a memory-based fear, or is it truly grounded in this […]
God’s Will is always Faith-full (reflected in column #9 in the example-charts on pages 70-72). Both societal and man-made judgments of morality are always in some significant way fear-based — and therefore always significantly inaccurate. Spiritual men and women, on the other hand, measure their actions using the divine standard of a morality instead –a […]
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