I'm reading Goldsmith this morning, and his contention is that we must consciously take hold of our own mind by realizing that world beliefs, i.e., disease, famine, hurricanes and such, cannot enter our mind (thus our experience) from without because our mind is an instrument through which God functions. Which I interpret to mean, in short, that we don't have to ever experience those uglies. Well that's way over my head, and I'm not even sure I'd believe it if I understood it.
Then WHAM here comes my blinding flash of the obvious: Reasoning mind world beliefs aren't just disease, famine and hurricanes...they are attack-mind, self-center fear, personal paranoia, too.
Goldsmith says, "My mind is an instrument through which I function." I go with, "My mind is the instrument that I choose for God alone to use. You got the power, God, use it."
It is when one of our reasoning mind world beliefs slams us that we need concentrate our efforts on consciously realizing only God/I can function in our mind for that is God's workshop. We consciously bring this to our activity in that minute of feeling personally attacked...or merely uncomfortable. We go back to it as needed throughout our day.
The "as needed" is when we're feeling (or remembering) how badly she/he/employer/family/et al. treat us. There, right there, is when we "consciously take hold of our own mind" and immediately turn our thoughts to God or things of God...rainbows, roses, gratitude for rainbows and roses. Just turn our mind away from our own disaster in the making...i.e., change our mind.
It may feel like "they" are shooting that gun, but it is our own interpretation of the activity that will take us down. We must remember the old adage that it is not what happens to us, it is our reaction to what happens that determines whether we know peace and sleep or fear and fret.
Thank you.
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