Being Free Now

Daily Inspiration, March 29th, 2022

Posted on March 29, 2022 by LauraMoliter

“In this confidence let us hold on to the hope that we profess without the slightest hesitation—for he is utterly dependable.” (Hebrews 10: 23, J.B. Phillips New Testament)

Feeling complete confidence in ourselves, in what we can accomplish, even in our faith, can often seem difficult. It may feel like our doubts are greater than our trust.

But we can recognize and cling to that hope that we have—that spark of awareness that there is something greater than ourselves, that divine Love is real, and that we are worthy to feel and know this. We can recall times of inspiration and healing, and be open to renewed expectation of good.

We don’t have to wait for a sign to do this. We can jump right in, without hesitation, not because of our own certainty and strength, but because God is reliable. God is a constant. He is always the Truth. He is always Love. He is always present. He is utterly dependable.

Let’s feel free right now to lean into this glorious good news, and to gratefully let God guide our hopes further, forward, into full realization.

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Daily Inspiration, March 24th, 2022

Posted on March 24, 2022 by LauraMoliter

“And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten…And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.” (Joel 2: 25-26)

Receive this comforting promise. We shall have restoration. What seems to have been lost—our good and our progress eaten by the locusts of time and circumstance—will bloom afresh. We can expect renewal and abundance from our God Who loves us.

Divine Love replenishes us with new inspiration, provision, growth in understanding, and expanding experience. We can do our best to stop focusing on the locusts—seeing ourselves as victims of life, time, matter, other people—and be open and ready to be made new.

And we can allow ourselves to appreciate our renovation without shame or guilt. Any losses, mistakes, dark episodes of yesterday, can be washed away along with the unkind imprint of them on us. We can invite God in to give us His plenteous grace, mercy, and to restore us with more than enough to be satisfied and to be generous with our joy as well.

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Daily Inspiration, March 22nd, 2022

Posted on March 22, 2022 by LauraMoliter

“Even though our inner thoughts may condemn us with storms of guilt and constant reminders of our failures, we can know in our hearts that in His presence God Himself is greater than any accusation. He knows all things.” (I John 3: 20, the Voice Translation)

We may feel we know ourselves well. We know our shame and mistakes, bad thoughts and intentions. We all can tend to ruminate at times over our inadequacies, stirring up storms of guilt and condemnation within us.

It’s easy to believe we are wise in our assessments, that we know what we know. But our negative human judgment of self is not greater than God’s presence and Love. God knows us truly and through and through. He sees into our hearts, and we can trust Him to remind us of our true goodness, and to cleanse us of our errors and of those beliefs of unworthiness.

All the accusations we may lay on ourselves are powerless to change what God knows. We are protected by His true view, God’s perspective of us that sees our fears and doubts and reveals that we are not miserable sinners, but His own beloved children. We can do our best to stop mentally punishing ourselves, and to listen to and receive God’s Truth—His honest and loving and saving grace.

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Daily Inspiration, March 17th, 2022

Posted on March 17, 2022 by LauraMoliter

“In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success.” (Proverbs 3: 6, the Living Bible)

We may feel that the only way to get ahead in our lives is to put ourselves first, to look out for number one. Or, conversely, we may always put ourselves last, placing others and their needs ahead of our own.

But neither approach brings true success. It is by putting God first that we truly thrive. As we let go of ego, our own or that of others; as we release the responsibility for our own well-being and a desire to prove our value to others; as we just let God be God, we find our true way. We discover that by trusting God, good, divine Love and being obedient to His design, we accomplish what is right, meaningful, and really satisfying.

And this verse reminds us to put God first in all that we do. So, this means that any time we are tempted to put fear first, or put another’s approval first, or put human opinions first—in the big or small details of life—we ought to wake up to this. We can realize that there is no power in those things. They aren’t a premise that can help us or progress us.

But God can do this. He is the Origin and Source. Let’s put Him first and see His very good creation revealed in our lives each day.

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Daily Inspiration, March 15th, 2022

Posted on March 15, 2022 by LauraMoliter

“Mind is not necessarily dependent upon educational processes. It possesses of itself all beauty and poetry, and the power of expressing them. Spirit, God, is heard when the senses are silent.” (Science and Health, p. 89)

We have access to great wisdom and artistry. We can do our best to stop limiting our own capacities and judging them based on arbitrary measurements. God’s glorious goodness and the ability to express it knows no such restrictions or conditions.

Our job is to silence the senses and the voices of judgment and to be receptive to the Spirit. The Mind of God has within itself infinite ideas that demand expression. We can give voice and manifestation to the beauty and poetry and healing inspiration that God reveals. We are one with this Mind and it is in no way lacking in knowledge, readiness, power.

Let’s release our egos and its comparisons, concerns, critiques, and be free to feel and to know and to share what God is forever graciously unfolding. Let’s know that we are worthy to hear God’s voice, for He made us to do so. He created us to be the very living evidence of His loveliness, His brilliance, and His boundless Love.

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Daily Inspiration, March 10th, 2022

Posted on March 10, 2022 by LauraMoliter

“Those who make peace are happy, because they will be called the sons of God.” (Matthew 5: 9, New Life Version)

God’s creation is a peaceful one. His design is for harmony, unity, progress, joy. God made us all and we all must express His intention which can’t include discord, distrust, anger, war.

As we align ourselves with God’s purpose, we are active instigators of peace! We seek this peacefulness in our minds and hearts and do our best to encourage peace in our world. The sons and daughters of God are conscious of their family—all God’s ideas—and our natural oneness as brothers and sisters. They are peacemakers because they know that division is not Truth. It is a false view of the Life that is Love.

Actively taking a stand for peace, keeping this vision of unity and agreement in thought, and promoting it, brings us satisfaction within. We are happy being what we were made to be, children of God, good. We are happy assuring one another, comforting others, bringing solutions, rather than arguing and fighting. We are glad to give up the fear and the doubt and the blame and the shame, in order to simply express and accept God’s Love, His peace, His generous grace.

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Daily Inspiration, March 8th, 2022

Posted on March 8, 2022 by LauraMoliter

“Let us not become vainglorious and self-conceited, competitive and challenging and provoking and irritating to one another, envying and being jealous of one another.” (Galatians 5: 26, Amplified Bible Classic Edition)

This may seem like an obvious way to behave if we are good and caring people. We all likely have a desire to be kind and helpful.

But we must still be alert to these character traits that may subtly disguise themselves as natural, reasonable, or justified. When we commit ourselves to good thoughts and works, we may be susceptible to the temptation to feel we are better than others. The attention that may be given to us can begin to go to our heads.

Likewise, if we feel less than secure and worthy, we may compare ourselves, feel like victims, be jealous and petty, or look always for evil in another. Neither feeling lesser than others nor feeling conceited is wise. And it isn’t based on Truth.

As we let go of the ego that is down on itself or gives itself too much power, we can begin to feel more content and to show a natural respect and appreciation for others. Humbly yielding to God and His goodness, we lose that personal sense that is so touchy and afraid, and we can simply and gratefully enjoy the fact that God made us all. God loves each of us fully and equally, and we can find our genuine joy and true satisfaction in loving one another just as He loves us.

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Daily Inspiration, March 3rd, 2022

Posted on March 3, 2022 by LauraMoliter

“Turn your back on sin; do something good. Embrace peace—don’t let it get away!” (Psalms 34: 14, the Message Bible)

Anger and dissension, fear and selfishness, can seem like a reasonable way to think and act at times. It can feel more natural to go against our higher angels—the goodness in us—and to just play the game and give in to the world’s pull to division and darkness.

But we do have a choice. We can see the temptation to be less than our best selves for the devilish suggestion it is. We can decide to turn away from the bad and to do something good. We can start with a simple act of gratitude. We can do a kindness to another. We can recognize goodness rather than focusing on or hunting for error, in ourselves or in others.

We can embrace peace! We can realize that natural serenity and calm in our hearts and share it with the world. We can take a stand for peace and actively protect it. We can truly love that sense of harmony, God’s loving Truth of us all, and let peace be our motive, our protection, and our guide.

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Daily Inspiration, March 1st, 2022

Posted on March 1, 2022 by LauraMoliter

“Love the Lord your God. Obey him. Stay close to him. He is your life.” (Deuteronomy 30: 20, International Children’s Bible)

Here is a clear instruction for us to hear and heed. This verse tells us what to do and also why we must and can do it. It is guidance that is powerful yet very natural to us.

We can, like little children, love God, our true Parent. We can love what God is—our Creator, the Mind that knows all, the Love that enduringly loves us. We can be grateful for the beauty He has made, for the goodness that is His very nature, and for His unfailing wisdom.

Obedience is not about giving up something good in order to do and be something we don’t want to do or feel incompetent to accomplish. Obeying God is about yielding a personal and limited sense of ourselves to the Truth. It’s about humbly releasing ourselves to God’s version of us and of our lives. This leads to progress, success, and a better awareness of who we really are and of the greater possibilities.

We must stay close to God, to our Life. The mortal sense of life would try to pull us in, to make us think it knows the better way. But this limited life is less than we deserve. And to pull away from God, the immortal Life that is Love, is to miss out on our glory, our joy, on the life that is really worth living.

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Daily Inspiration, February 24th, 2022

Posted on February 24, 2022 by LauraMoliter

“Seek (long for, require) good and not evil, that you may live; And so may the Lord God of hosts be with you, Just as you have said! Hate evil and love good, and establish justice in the [court of the city] gate.” (Amos 5: 15-16, the Amplified Bible)

If we really want to live and feel whole, safe, and free, we must be making wise investments. A genuine feeling of well-being and abundance comes as we consciously take a stand against evil and injustice in the world and, most importantly, in our hearts.

We may not always know exactly what to do or behave perfectly, but if we continue to seek good, to really yearn to be better, to love more, to want to do what is right, then we feel supported by God and His grace. We have chosen to obey His nature, those good qualities that are in us and that we can express in the world.

God’s guidance and protection is with us as we seek to uphold His Principle, His Truth of Life as Love. An earnest longing for good—both to live it and to see it established for our world—is empowering, for it aligns with God’s own purpose.

And it is important, as this verse says, not only to love good, but also to hate evil. We can’t simply ignore the evil that would seem to appear in ourselves and in others. We must actively take a stand against it—not by stoking it with our fear or giving it life, but by loving good even more. We can dissolve that sense of evil, promote peace and safety and justice, by our active love and our trust in the power and presence of God, good.

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