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Announcements › Forums › Is The Universe, Including Man, Evolved By Atomic Force? – June 19th, 2016 › be thou perfect

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  • June 15, 2016 at 3:47 pm #1566
    JPalmer
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    4. Genesis 17
    1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

    When I was young, I had a very material view of what perfection must be. Somehow it felt to be perfect meant everything from being clean and well-groomed, to no missteps or flubbed words, to being smart and funny. I think I got that idea because in school messing up any of those things gets you made fun of. In my adult years, I added hardworking, able to pay the bills, keep the house warm, and whatever else I needed to do to keep my little corner of the universe going. All that didn’t work long, though, as the material way is doomed. It can’t evolve away its way from failure!

    In Plainfield and began to learn about Christian Science. Starting to understand that God is Spirit, and we are spiritual has really changed how I think about what it means to be perfect. Since we are God’s ideas, and He is Truth, Life, Love, Spirit, Soul, Principle, and Mind, it makes no sense to think of perfection as I did. In any given situation, perfection can only be manifest by listening to how God is directing me to express His qualities, and then actually doing it. What a hugely different thought for me, yet one that makes complete sense.

    I know I am just starting to understand, but it is so exciting to be able to see beyond my childish thoughts, beyond material beliefs, to the spiritual truth. Thank you!

    June 17, 2016 at 7:01 pm #1579
    jacob45
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    I Am God´s Self-awareness. You are that I Am. Mind´s infinite awareness of itself is your only status. You experience God´s Self-awareness.
    You can have no experience but the divine. That which is not divine does not exist.

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