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I am determined to see things differently.
The idea for today is obviously a continuation and extension of the preceding one. This time, however, specific mind-searching periods are necessary, in addition to applying the idea to particular situations as they may arise. Five practice periods...
I am determined to see.
This is my first attempt to introduce structure. I will not misconstrue it as an effort to exert force or pressure. I want salvation. I want to be happy. I want peace. I do not have them now, because my mind is totally undisciplined, and I cannot distinguish...
I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my thoughts.
Despite my initial resistance to this idea, I will yet understand that it must be true if salvation is possible at all. And salvation must be possible because it is the Will of God.
As I consider each though, I name it in terms of...
I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my seeing.
This exercise emphasizes the aspect of my perception.
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I see no neutral things.
This idea is another step in the direction of identifying cause and effect as it really operates in the world.
I see no neutral things because I have no n eutral thoughts.
I do not see a neutral environment because my thoughts about the environment are not...
I have no neutral thoughts.
What gives rise to the perception of a whole world can hardly be called idle. Every though I have contributes to truth or to illusion; it either extends the truth or it multiplies illusions.
Besides my recognizing that thoughts are never idle, salvation requires...
My thoughts are images I have made.
This is how my 'seeing' was made. This is the function I have given my body's eyes. It is not seeing. It is image making. I takes the place of seeing, replacing vision with illusions.
This _____ is an image that I have made.
That _____is an image...
Holy Father El Elyon, I pray You would help me set my life order. I want to always put You first, above all else in my life. Teach me how to love You with my heart, mind and soul. Show me when I am not doing that. Show me if I have lifted my soul to an idol. My desire is to serve You and...
The loving Hand of Your Father is outstretched to you, dear one. Determine to do those things I have shown you. Seek, ask, knock and the door of My Spirit will open. Your determination will generate strength. His leading is very gentle and gradual. Your persistent seseking will create more...
When I set goals, I honor God, my Holy Father, and draw success towards myself. Sometimes my mind is set so that God should do it one way, when God has another way in mind, and I hinder what he is doing. The important thing about my miracleblessing is not the way it is delivered; the importance...
God did not create a meaningless world.
The idea for today is, of course, the reason why a meaningless world is impossible. What God did not create does not exist. And everything that does exist exists as He created it. The world you see has nothing to do with reality. It is of your own...
A meaningless world engenders fear
Today's idea is really another form of the preceding one, except that it is more specific as to the emotion aroused. Actually, a meaningless world is impossible. Nothing without meaning exists. However, it does not follow that you will not think you perceive...
“I am upset because I see a meaningless world.”
The importance of this idea lies in the fact that it contains a correction for a major perceptual distortion. You think that what upsets you is a frightening world, or a sad world, or a violent world, or an insane world. All these attributes are...
I welcome each day, Holy Father, when I can be especially close to you in prayer. At this time, Lord, I am praying with Christian Forum's members everywhere to ask for Your blessing of love. We have faith in Your power to make all things possible. Please let Your love be present in our lives...
My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.
This is the first idea we have had that is related to a major phase of the correction process; the reversal of the thinking of the world. It seems as if the world determines what you perceive. Today's idea introduces the concept that...
My thoughts do not mean anything.
The reason the idea is applicable to all of them is that they are not your real thoughts.
This aspect of the correction process began with the idea that the thoughts of which you are aware are meaningless, outside rather than within, and then stressed their...
I see nothing as it is now.
The recognition that I do not understand is a prerequisite for undoing my false ideas.
It is difficult for the untrained mind to believe tht what it seems to picture is not there.
My mind is preoccupied with past thoughts.
This idea is, of course, the reason why I see only the past. No one really sees anything. I see only my thoughts projected outward. My mind's preoccupation with the past is the cause of the misconception about time from which my seeing suffers...
I see only the past.
It is the reason why nothing that I see means anything.
It is the reason why I have given everything I see all the meaning it has for me.
It is the reason why I do not understand anything I see.
It is the reason why my thoughts do not mean anything, and why they are like...
The long term rewards, benefits and advantages of lives which are completely focused on Christian priorities seem beyond measure. When I fouces on the things that really mater, I can quickly see my life taking a real upward swing. The most powerful spritual priority is to establish a daily...