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 […]
First of all, real “Faith-fullness” is not to be confused with intellectual narrow-mindedness or religious zealotry. Faith does not require our assimilation into any particular religious group or ideology (“Beware the yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.” ~ Jesus in Matthew 16:6). It also doesn’t require any adherence to any particular creed. In fact, […]
SYNOPSIS: Truly Faith-full actions always encourage selflessness … They are interconnected, intuitive, and virtuous (a.k.a. “moral”). DETERMINING FACTOR: During decision-making, ask your Self — “Is this particular option a selfish one or a selfless (i.e. virtuous) One? Is it inflexibly ‘certain’, or is it flowing & open-minded?” ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURE: “According to your […]
More Biblical evidence of the Spirit’s 9 Fruits There are four other instances in the New Testament where Paul points out that we are to actively fulfill these same nine characteristics of God’s Will. To aid your Christian journey, I have cited them here and referenced Paul’s Galatians 5:22-23 terminology where applicable … […]
It is one thing to comprehend these characteristics, and another thing to apply them into your everyday life. Thus, the following recommendations have been provided to make it easier for you to do so … Example A: Everyday Decisions … The nine characteristics of Right Action can be utilized during our everyday decision-making. To […]
Example B: “Bigger” Decisions … This “chart-method” is equally effective when analyzing your life as a whole. We often wonder things like “What is my Vocation?”, “What is my Purpose in life?” or “What particular Life Path should I be following?” It has been my experience that we each innately Know (albeit often deep down) […]
We also know from the teachings of Jesus that only the believer who actively loves his or her neighbor attains the Kingdom of Heaven. Thus, even if we aren’t certain of our particular Life Mission, we can always know that loving others is always in harmony with God’s Will … “Those who are Righteous […]
The critical shifts in life always come when the desire to harmonize with our existence becomes greater than our fear of the process of change. The outcome of any particular shift is already success-full the minute you honestly choose to believe that: “I am completely willing to serve God’s Will over my own.” The more […]
My dear Friends, there are opportunities single every day (indeed, in every single moment) to re-embody what it means to live as a Child of God – in full harmony with God’s ever-radiant Will. Every emotion felt is an opportunity to honestly express the same … Every moment of surprise is an opportunity to Love […]
“In many cases, our need to wonder about or be told what God wants in a certain situation is nothing short of a clear indication that we are indeed not engaged in His Work.” ~ Dallas Willard “And I will take one from a thousand and two from ten thousand, and […]
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