Being Free Now

Daily Inspiration, March 28th

Posted on March 28, 2017 by LauraMoliter

“Behold, I am with you and will keep [careful watch over you and guard] you wherever you may go, and I will bring you back to this [promised] land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” (Genesis 28: 15, Amplified Bible)

Our life journey seems to take us all over the place and we can often feel very unsure and apprehensive. Are we heading in the right direction? Do we even know what we want to achieve? Is the expected end result worth the effort along the way?

Lay those fears and questions down at the feet of God and take His hand. Wherever we go—whether wandering or with a clear view of the path to our destination—we are being daily, hourly, in every moment, watched and guarded by our loving Father-Mother, the very Love that is our Life.

You will never be alone. You will always be accompanied by God’s power and His promise. He has made us to thrive and given each of us a special purpose to fulfill. This is not simply our aspiration. It is the Almighty’s demand. And His goodness and wisdom and love come with that intention and assure its fulfillment.

Our promised land is that pure sense of peace and home and safety and joy and life and well-being and energy and satisfaction. This state of being is in God’s sights and so are we. We won’t miss the destination. We can rest easy, because, in Truth, we are already in that promised land that is God’s own Life, approval, and abundant Love.

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Daily Inspiration, March 23rd

Posted on March 23, 2017 by LauraMoliter

“The continual contemplation of existence as material and corporeal — as beginning and ending, and with birth, decay, and dissolution as its component stages — hides the true and spiritual Life, and causes our standard to trail in the dust.” (Science and Health, page 550)

Continually pondering mortal life and its phases and finiteness, isn’t doing us any favors. Not only is it depressing and limiting, it also lowers our standards and diminishes our true potential and promise for living.

Life is not caged within what the physical senses perceive or what material theories would relegate it to. If we believe that it is, and accept life as within some time line of birth, growth, aging, and declining, we sell Life and ourselves very short! That grand and bright Life that God, Spirit, gave us to experience and enjoy, seems hidden from us because we are too busy looking into the tomb.

Don’t deprive the world of the light that you are by lowering your standards, staring at earth and arguing against heaven. You are more than a material time line. You are the expression of God’s own being—infinite, powerful, beautiful, wise, born out of divine Love and Truth, and you might as well begin (and continue) celebrating that magnificent reality!

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Daily Inspiration, March 21st

Posted on March 21, 2017 by LauraMoliter

“Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.” (I Corinthians 13: 13, the Message Bible)

I love the adjectives associated with each of these recommended actions. Each requires that we express these virtuous qualities, but that we be sure to do them in a big and powerful way.

There is a bold commitment in these ideas that I find exciting. We are not only to have trust, but we are to have it with steadiness. We are to do it with a constancy and certainty and diligence. Whether we are always sure in each day, with its various challenges, we can have a practice of trust that is reliable. We may not know what is to come and why, but God does. This steady trust is a release to good.

And we can hope unswervingly. We can keep that hope always before us, without deciding that it doesn’t apply to us in certain circumstances. We can always hold to a belief that things can be better, that there is an answer, that healing is available and that it is ours to see and know. This kind of hope doesn’t veer off and stray when the going gets tough. It stays the course with expectation, because we believe that good is truly possible and natural.

And the best one: love extravagantly! This is most important, according to Paul, and that is because it is the most healing, most true to us, and the most full of joy. We can love extravagantly, beyond what may feel called for even, because we have so much love to give. God has built us to love, and by doing so, we find ourselves settling into who we are and thriving in this state of being and acting. Love never needs to be limited, because true Love really can’t be.

Love with grandeur, without reservation. Love God, good, with devotion. Love God’s children without judgment. Love yourself lavishly and willingly and often. Don’t hold back! There’s more than enough to give and to receive.

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Daily Inspiration, March 16th

Posted on March 16, 2017 by LauraMoliter

“There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.” (I Corinthians 12: 4-7, New Living Translation)

You have been given a gift. It is one that is useful, needed, and powerful. That gift is your individuality. It is that special way in which God expresses His qualities through you.

No one is alike and there is no competition. The Oneness of God as the Source of all our precious gifts, assures that all complement one another and do not compete for position or relevance or power. We are all equally necessary and equally called to utilize our special identity—that special way in which we shine—to help one another. Our gifts may include artistry, imagination, diligence, faithfulness, kindness, intuition, humor, gentleness, awareness, wisdom, grace, and we express these spiritual qualities like no one else.

Get acquainted with what makes you special and treasure it with all your heart. Give of that gift (and you likely have many!), with a trust in its potency for good. God gave you that “assignment” by making you the way He made you. And all have been given their own unique and perfect calling.

We are joined in this great work of Life and Love, and we can share freely. God, good, is working in and through us all, assuring that we all harmonize and that His own nature, Love, is seen and known on earth as it is in heaven.

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Daily Inspiration, March 14th

Posted on March 14, 2017 by LauraMoliter

“Little children, let us not love [merely] in theory or in speech but in deed and in truth (in practice and in sincerity).” (I John 3: 18, Amplified Bible Classic Edition)

What greater gift can we give ourselves and the world than to love in this way? Note that the passage begins by addressing us as “little children.” Isn’t this a wonderful place from which to approach our mission to love mankind openly, sincerely, and with actions that demonstrate this Love?

For to realize and utilize Love as children do, keeps it sweet, expectant, and pure. A child easily loves and is often so ready to share that affection with others. They are eager to do this without a feeling of fear, a jaded attitude, or low expectations. They are open to instruction and tend to simply enjoy the opportunity to be the very lovable and loving ideas they were caused to be.

Let’s awaken the dear children within us and let their lights shine with Love—unafraid, full of bright hope, living and giving from the heart of our being, and doing it without limit or condition. Let’s give ourselves the gift of being an active lover of mankind, a capacity that we possess so naturally. For our Father-Mother created His children to be just like Him—infinite and perfect and powerful Love!

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Daily Inspiration, March 9th

Posted on March 9, 2017 by LauraMoliter

“Let your gentleness be evident to all.” (Philippians 4:5, New International Version)

It may seem that we must present ourselves as powerful, in control, bold, tough, and forceful. We may feel encouraged to show how strong we are and to make our lives be about proving our abilities and our dominance. The world would seem to value this human sense of control and power as desirable and necessary.

And yet to follow this advice from Paul is so much more needed. Stop hiding your sweet selves either out of competitiveness, pressure, fear, or a sense of vulnerability. Your gentleness—that kind tender heart of yours—is not meant to be hidden. It should be in full view. Our ability to listen to others, to respond with patience and peace, is truly valuable.

And this gentleness is natural to us. It is also a way to true success. Gentleness is not timidity. It is Love, powerful Love, touching humanity with its sincere goodness, courtesy, peaceful attitude. It is conscious compassion, and this gentle thought and its genuine actions, have changed the world, as Jesus and so many other loving leaders have proved.

Don’t hide your gentleness. Use it boldly! Let it be seen and felt by all.

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Daily Inspiration, April 6th

Posted on March 7, 2017 by LauraMoliter

“He plucked me out of a pit of confusion, even out of the quicksand; he placed my feet on a rock and established my steps.” (Psalms 40: 2, International Standard Version)

Confusion can sure feel like we are in a pit, and even slipping into quicksand. When we can’t see the answer, or find our peace, life can feel unsteady. It can seem as if we are spinning out of control and like there is no solution to discover, no matter how hard we wrestle for it.

But God is at the ready to pluck us out of that confusion, and set us on steady ground. How do we find Him? How do we get out of the grips of that uncertainty? We can begin by letting go of a personal sense of responsibility, of a limited little mind and ego that just can’t seem to figure it out. We can consciously recognize that there is an answer, a Higher Power, ready for us to yield our weary and busy thoughts to its calm reason and sure direction.

Relax and trust. The divine Mind is clear and that clarity is ours to which to surrender. We can release our worries and fears to infinite wisdom and pure Love. God is at the ready to lift us out of the dark pit, and to make our steps steady and progressive. Let His strength carry you up and out, shining a light of Truth to guide you, and set you down safely into your wonderful Life!

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Daily Inspiration, March 7th

Posted on March 7, 2017 by LauraMoliter

“When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place.” (Psalms 118: 5, New International Version)

When we feel pressed and pressured, boxed in and stuck; when it feels as if our options are limited or that there are no answers, our salvation truly is at hand.

We can turn away from any dark presentation of the senses and from our own fears and doubts, as the psalmist continually did, and find God, full of wisdom and loving care. We can turn to our mighty Father-Mother—give up the personal ego that can’t figure it out, for the divine solution and resolution from the One Who knows and loves.

God and His Love bring us into a “spacious place.” His conscious presence leads us not only to some narrow escape from hell, but into a large and wonderful expanse of infinite possibilities. He opens our thought to opportunities and ideas that answer our immediate needs and that also broaden our awareness of more goodness on the horizon to be realized and experienced.

This spaciousness that is revealed when we call upon God with humble receptivity, illumines our way, progresses us, invites us in to a large and luminous moment of greater insight, joy, healing, and peace.

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Daily Inspiration, March 2nd

Posted on March 2, 2017 by LauraMoliter

“And what does the Lord require of you except to be just, and to love [and to diligently practice] kindness (compassion), And to walk humbly with your God [setting aside any overblown sense of importance or self-righteousness]?” (Micah 6: 8, Amplified Bible)

God’s requirements for us are simple, yet powerful. They begin with knowing Who God is and Who we are. God is Love and He is Life. If we are to live true to God and to ourselves, we must honor Love fully. It is our real purpose and our way to peace, joy, and contentment.

We can walk each day, moving forward and onward and upward, as we humbly allow God to guide us. This means letting go of the reins of personal control and yielding to God’s design—one which is harmonious, safe, right, progressive, loving, and so lovely. When we put our little ego away, and rest in who we truly are—the expression of God’s own Love—we are set free in our own lives and have a positive impact on the lives of others as well.

Justice, kindness, and compassion are powerful and also very natural to us. But, we need to be conscientious about our practice of tender affection and generosity. It is easy to get caught up in selfish concerns or a limited perspective. So, we must actively remember to be who we were made to be, and to love, without judgment or fear, because God requires it and because it is where we truly find our genuine joy.

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Daily Inspiration, February 28th

Posted on February 28, 2017 by LauraMoliter

“We should master fear, instead of cultivating it.” (Science and Health, page 197)

When we cultivate anything, we are preparing it and promoting its growth. Think about what you want to see realized in your life, what you want to spend time and effort, focus and energy, getting ready to bring to fruition.

To plant in the soil of your life seeds of fear, and then to nurture them there, is to cultivate an experience that is unproductive, paralyzing, and limited in every way. It is normal in our human lives to be afraid, and it may at times seem very valid to feel this way. But, is the best action to feed these worries with dooming predictions, over-analysis, and hopeless helplessness? Isn’t it much better to recognize these fears and to see that we can conquer them?

As thoughtful and right-minded individuals, we certainly seek mastery in our lives. We want to grow and learn and reach a better understanding of things. Why not master the very thing that can cause life to be less than you deserve, and actually hinders your growth? Why not be the master of fear, rather than its slave?

When fear appears, root it out! It doesn’t need a lot more attention and pondering and whining and worry. What it needs is recognition that it is, indeed, a weed messing up our garden. We can then see that the good that is with us and in us, the inspiration and understanding we already have, is much bigger than those anxious thoughts. In fact, that fear has no roots. But by pulling it out, we can see what it’s been hiding from us, and only gain more power and strength and beauty in our lives by mastering that lie, whether it takes one swift uproot or many!

Let’s cultivate the good that is in our lives. Let’s be a grateful garden and remember that fear is not a part of Divine Love’s creation, so it is not a legitimate part of our lives.

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