"Powerful!" When was the last time someone used the word IGNITED, LIT UP or ON FIRE to describe you? God put His Holy Spirit in us so we could experience His power. Power over darkness, temptation, and above world knowledge. We need the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives to become the people of God we need to be, to accomplish the mission God has called us to do. We cannot be effective without the person of the Holy Spirit. "And I (Jesus, the Son) will ask the Father (One God), and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever - the Spirit of truth. (Holy Spirit) The world cannot accept HIM, because it neither sees HIM nor knows HIM." John 14:16-17 The Holy Spirit in the Word of God is described as a person, not smoke, mirrors or an invisible force ---but, as a person "The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him." -- On Oct 17th, 1931, a few days before he was imprisoned, Mahatma spoke at London's Kingsley Hall. Gandhi called it "My Spiritual Message". Gandhi opens with: "There is an indefinable mysterious power that pervades everything, I feel it though I do not see it. It is this unseen power which makes itself felt and yet defies all proof, because it is so unlike all that I perceive through my senses. It transcends the senses." --- The Holy Spirit defies all science. As a person, the Holy Spirit has emotions - we are directed not to grieve, or insult the Holy Spirit. Attributes of God ascribed to the Holy Spirit...He has intellect, he has a will, he is eternal, he creates, he is all powerful, all knowing, and present everywhere. WOW, the Spirit of TRUTH has a burning desire to be known-felt-and accepted by YOU! --- "Come to me, all who are weary."The Comforter comforts when we hurt. The divine Counselor sent by God, instructs, guides and teaches us. The Holy Spirit is everywhere we are and he reminds us of the what Jesus has to say.."Judge not, and to love thyself as we are loved, and to love others the same....unconditionally. AMEN
The Holy Spirit has emotions: "Do not grieve" Ephesians 4:30 "Do not insult" Hebrews 10:29
The Holy Spirit has intellect: "The mind of the Spirit" Romans 8:27 and 1 Corinthians 2:10
The Holy Spirit has a will: "He decides spiritual gifts" 1 Corinthians 12:11 "He chooses" Acrs 12:2
The Holt Spirit is a divine person: "But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you" John 14:26
The Holy Spirit is" "Eternal" Hebrews 9:14 "Creates" Genesis 1:2 + 1:26 "All powerful" Luke 1:35 "All knowing" 1 Corin 2:10-12 "Present everywhere" Psalms 139:7
FROM: MOMMA MIA DATE: January 10, 2010 SUBJECT: MIRROR OF LIFE
If we accept that life is always trying to teach us exactly what we need to learn, we can view everything that happens to us as a gift. Even experiences that are uncomfortable or painful contain within them an important key to our healing, wholeness, and prosperity.
We may have difficulty understanding what the mirror of life is trying to show us, but if we sincerely ask for the learning and the gift in every experience, it will be revealed to us one way or another.
One of the clearest reflections we have to work with is the one provided by our relationships. Everyone we attract into our life is a mirror for us in certain ways. All of our relationships -- our families, children, friends, co-workers, neighbors, pets, as well as our romantic partners -- reflect certain parts of us. How we feel with someone is usually an indication of how we feel about the parts of us that they mirror.
We all attract certain people into our life who have developed qualities opposite to the ones we are most identified with. (patience, un-conditional love, anger, un-forgiveness, doubt, fear) In other words, they mirror our disowned selves, and we mirror theirs. These are often the most highly emotionally charged relationships. We either love them, hate them, or both! We feel very attracted to them, and/or very uncomfortable, judgmental, annoyed, or frustrated with them. The stronger the feelings, the more important a mirror they are for us. We have drawn them into our reality to show us something about what we need to develop or dissolve in ourselves. The fact that we have such strong feelings (one way or another) toward them means that they are showing us a part of ourselves we need to acknowledge, accept, integrate, or change.
This does not mean we have to be with them or hold onto a harmful or inappropriate relationship. It just means that as long as they are in our lives, or even in our thoughts and feelings, we can use the relationship as a learning experience. It also does not mean we are supposed to become like them. They may carry an energy we need more of, but they may be too far to the opposite extreme, or the fears they hold and emit as negative energy may help us identify what we need to look at.
Still, we can look for the positive essence in the opposite qualities they carry. For example, if you have been taught never to express any anger, you will probably at some point find yourself in relationship with a person who expresses their anger frequently and vehemently or you may be that person with others . Life is giving you a strong message that it's time for you to learn to acknowledge anger. It is not saying you have to become like this person and go around dumping your anger everywhere. Instead, you need to find the appropriate balance, learning how to assert yourself, define what you believe, and stand up for your beleifs or they may learn this through you.
If you have strongly developed desire energy but have difficulty taking action, you may find that someone important in your life is a compulsive doer who can't relax or vice versa . Naturally, you don't want to go to that extreme, but this person is your teacher, to show you the energy of action that you need to develop. Of course, you are a teacher for them, as well, but it usually doesn't work very well to try to show the other person what they need to learn from you -- although we all succumb to this temptation. It works much better to concentrate on what we need to learn in the situation. Once we use the mirror to understand what we need, and actually do the work to develop a disowned self, the whole pattern of the relationship will shift.
If we are strongly identified with a strong will or power, we will attract vulnerable, needy people. This mirror is reflecting our need to recognize and accept our own vulnerability. If and when we do that, the needy people in our lives will either become more empowered, or will move out of our lives.
"Powerful!" When was the last time someone used the word IGNITED, LIT UP or ON FIRE to describe you? God put His Holy Spirit in us so we could experience His power. Power over darkness, temptation, and above world knowledge. We need the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives to become the people of God we need to be, to accomplish the mission God has called us to do. We cannot be effective without the person of the Holy Spirit. "And I (Jesus, the Son) will ask the Father (One God), and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever - the Spirit of truth. (Holy Spirit) The world cannot accept HIM, because it neither sees HIM nor knows HIM." John 14:16-17 
The Holy Spirit in the Word of God is described as a person, not smoke, mirrors or an invisible force ---but, as a person "The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him." -- On Oct 17th, 1931, a few days before he was imprisoned, Mahatma spoke at London's Kingsley Hall. Gandhi called it "My Spiritual Message". Gandhi opens with: "There is an indefinable mysterious power that pervades everything, I feel it though I do not see it. It is this unseen power which makes itself felt and yet defies all proof, because it is so unlike all that I perceive through my senses. It transcends the senses." --- The Holy Spirit defies all science. As a person, the Holy Spirit has emotions - we are directed not to grieve, or insult the Holy Spirit. Attributes of God ascribed to the Holy Spirit...He has intellect, he has a will, he is eternal, he creates, he is all powerful, all knowing, and present everywhere. WOW, the Spirit of TRUTH has a burning desire to be known-felt-and accepted by YOU! --- "Come to me, all who are weary."The Comforter comforts when we hurt. The divine Counselor sent by God, instructs, guides and teaches us. The Holy Spirit is everywhere we are and he reminds us of the what Jesus has to say.."Judge not, and to love thyself as we are loved, and to love others the same....unconditionally. AMEN
The Holy Spirit has emotions:
ReplyDelete"Do not grieve" Ephesians 4:30
"Do not insult" Hebrews 10:29
The Holy Spirit has intellect:
"The mind of the Spirit" Romans 8:27 and 1 Corinthians 2:10
The Holy Spirit has a will:
"He decides spiritual gifts" 1 Corinthians 12:11
"He chooses" Acrs 12:2
The Holt Spirit is a divine person:
"But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you" John 14:26
The Holy Spirit is"
"Eternal" Hebrews 9:14
"Creates" Genesis 1:2 + 1:26
"All powerful" Luke 1:35
"All knowing" 1 Corin 2:10-12
"Present everywhere" Psalms 139:7
FROM: MOMMA MIA DATE: January 10, 2010
ReplyDeleteSUBJECT: MIRROR OF LIFE
If we accept that life is always trying to teach us exactly what we need to learn, we can view everything that happens to us as a gift. Even experiences that are uncomfortable or painful contain within them an important key to our healing, wholeness, and prosperity.
We may have difficulty understanding what the mirror of life is trying to show us, but if we sincerely ask for the learning and the gift in every experience, it will be revealed to us one way or another.
One of the clearest reflections we have to work with is the one provided by our relationships. Everyone we attract into our life is a mirror for us in certain ways. All of our relationships -- our families, children, friends, co-workers, neighbors, pets, as well as our romantic partners -- reflect certain parts of us. How we feel with someone is usually an indication of how we feel about the parts of us that they mirror.
We all attract certain people into our life who have developed qualities opposite to the ones we are most identified with. (patience, un-conditional love, anger, un-forgiveness, doubt, fear) In other words, they mirror our disowned selves, and we mirror theirs. These are often the most highly emotionally charged relationships. We either love them, hate them, or both! We feel very attracted to them, and/or very uncomfortable, judgmental, annoyed, or frustrated with them. The stronger the feelings, the more important a mirror they are for us. We have drawn them into our reality to show us something about what we need to develop or dissolve in ourselves. The fact that we have such strong feelings (one way or another) toward them means that they are showing us a part of ourselves we need to acknowledge, accept, integrate, or change.
This does not mean we have to be with them or hold onto a harmful or inappropriate relationship. It just means that as long as they are in our lives, or even in our thoughts and feelings, we can use the relationship as a learning experience. It also does not mean we are supposed to become like them. They may carry an energy we need more of, but they may be too far to the opposite extreme, or the fears they hold and emit as negative energy may help us identify what we need to look at.
Still, we can look for the positive essence in the opposite qualities they carry. For example, if you have been taught never to express any anger, you will probably at some point find yourself in relationship with a person who expresses their anger frequently and vehemently or you may be that person with others . Life is giving you a strong message that it's time for you to learn to acknowledge anger. It is not saying you have to become like this person and go around dumping your anger everywhere. Instead, you need to find the appropriate balance, learning how to assert yourself, define what you believe, and stand up for your beleifs or they may learn this through you.
If you have strongly developed desire energy but have difficulty taking action, you may find that someone important in your life is a compulsive doer who can't relax or vice versa . Naturally, you don't want to go to that extreme, but this person is your teacher, to show you the energy of action that you need to develop. Of course, you are a teacher for them, as well, but it usually doesn't work very well to try to show the other person what they need to learn from you -- although we all succumb to this temptation. It works much better to concentrate on what we need to learn in the situation. Once we use the mirror to understand what we need, and actually do the work to develop a disowned self, the whole pattern of the relationship will shift.
If we are strongly identified with a strong will or power, we will attract vulnerable, needy people. This mirror is reflecting our need to recognize and accept our own vulnerability. If and when we do that, the needy people in our lives will either become more empowered, or will move out of our lives.