God is always speaking to us and the instructions He sent to me as a result of our July 28, 2021 testimony meeting are to let go of/do not accept
erroneous thoughts that I have been holding on to for a LONG time, forgive, be grateful and know the true being of man.
I looked up the word forgive in the 1828 Webster’s Dictionary. One of the definitions is as follows:
1. To pardon; to remit, as an offense or debt; to overlook an offense, and treat the offender as not guilty.
The original and proper phrase is to forgive the offense, to send it away, to reject it, that is, not to impute it,
[put it to] the offender. But by an easy transition, we also use the phrase, to forgive the person offending.
What struck me is “…to send it away, to reject it, not to impute it, [put it to] the offender.…”
This is what I must do with my old lying thoughts. Not only must I reject them but I must not associate them with a person, either myself or anyone else.
This brings me back to Mrs. Eddy’s article, Day (https://articles.plainfieldcs.com/mary-baker-eddy/day/). “…I will know that yesterday has gone, and left no bitterness, and that today is big with blessings, that tomorrow belongs to God; and to realize this today eliminates all worry and pain and trouble, and brings us peace and happiness.”
It also brings me back to 10 affirmations (or 12) to 1 denial.
Affirmations (which are endless!!)
God is all.
God loves us.
I am my Father are one.
It is my Father within me, He doeth the work.
My Father will never leave me alone.
All thing are possible to God.
Mind has the answer in every situation.
The Lord will perfect that which concernth me; (Psalm 138:8 to : )
Nothing can steal my joy.
Peace be still.
Perfect God and perfect man.
Truth is always the victor! (S&H 380: 4only)
Denial
You are not from God. You are a liar, have no power to separate me from God, and I do not believe you!!
and
The Scientific Statement of Being (Science & Health 468: 8-15)
There is no life, truth, intelligence, nor substance in matter. All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation,
for God is All-in-all. Spirit is immortal Truth; matter is mortal error. Spirit is the real and eternal; matter is the
unreal and temporal. Spirit is God, and man is His image and likeness. Therefore man is not material; he is
spiritual.
How wonderful to experience growth in Divine Science. To see how each revelation, when lived, leads to more understanding, which in turn,
I must live. I am very grateful to God, to Mrs. Eddy for Christian Science, and for all of the resources available through our church, including our services, meetings, website and loving members who share Divine Love with all.