The ancient Essenes taught that there were 7 mirrors of relationships. What this idea teaches is that, many times, a person or circumstance is the world around us is reflecting to us something of ourselves. Personally, I have noticed these mirrors in place in many of the people that I have been connected with overContinue reading “It’s Darkest before Dawn”
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Trial by Fire: part 2
Many Christians go through life asking God to spare them from trials and troubles. Most people want their life to be pain free. This is natural, and there is nothing wrong with wanting a smooth, fun filled life. I have found, however, that the greatest joys come after the deepest falls. What most people missContinue reading “Trial by Fire: part 2”
Trial by Fire: Part 1
This is a common phrase, “trial by fire.” It is generally referred to as something that someone goes through that challenges them to an incredible degree, he grows beyond it, and his life changes for the better because of it. The illustration is often seen as a phoenix rising from the ashes of defeat. WhenContinue reading “Trial by Fire: Part 1”
Overcomer: the Key to your Freedom is through your Greatest Pain.
I have a confession to make to everyone who reads this. There is something in my life that I have been hiding from everyone because of fear. As all of us have, there is something in my past that I am not proud of. This something I have never told very many people. In fact,Continue reading “Overcomer: the Key to your Freedom is through your Greatest Pain.”
The Path Less Traveled
Sometimes it’s easier to walk the path that everyone takes, because that is the path that is known to be safe. The path may be easier, but what is the reward? Consider this scenario. Let’s say you are walking down a path with a dozen or so of your friends, and you come to aContinue reading “The Path Less Traveled”
Layers of the Onion
Sometimes we find ourselves in repeating patterns that prevent us from moving forward with our lives. We do things that we know we should not be doing yet we don’t know why we do it. We beat ourselves up because we know we should not do it yet we do it anyway. How do weContinue reading “Layers of the Onion”
Litany Against Fear
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there willContinue reading “Litany Against Fear”
The Unconscious Masses
The world today is not suffering from a coronavirus pandemic. It is suffering from a pandemic of unconscious living. The reason our country was shut down, the reason why masks are “mandated,” the reason why there is so much fear out there is because the populous is in an unconscious state of existence. They areContinue reading “The Unconscious Masses”