Prospering in the New Year:
The Way of the God of the Heart
By The Very Right Rev. William Duby, Pastor
Is this year going to be like years before where we make resolutions that we inwardly know damn well we aren't going to keep; or, is this year going to be the first year that we finally decide to do things differently so that things can go differently (positive) for a change?
I often wonder why we have such a psychic bent (negatively speaking) on doing things our way when we know god damn well that it doesn't work.
Oh, I know the way we do things seem to work. At least for awhile. But, sooner or later, all falls apart. Things seem to work well for a season. Then, when we least expect it, things fall apart as easily as a brick house in an earthquake.
I wonder, as a humanity, if we have the ability to learn - "how to learn" - to enjoy doing things the Way of the God of our heart. I say this sincerely. I am not kidding. For, in truth, that's the only way things will work for our well being - should we desire the abundant life-style.
I have learned that it is not up to the Supreme Being to bring us around to His Way of doing things and treating people. He is not God (Spirit) for nothing! As far as He is concerned all is well for He sits upon His Throne in Heaven (invisible realm).
It is up to us to turn (our mind) around and head (whole-heartedly) towards the direction of the God of our heart. I say this for a simple reason. What we need more than anything else in this world is a sense of direction. Without a sense of direction we will go the wrong way because we're thinking the wrong way. We will head away from the God of our heart because we have no heart in which to experience the love of common sense. So, a sense of direction is vital for us to be able to psychically discern.
If we desire the abundant life-style of prosperity then it is entirely within our grasp. As my teacher once said to me, "It is the Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom. He's not, however, going to hand it to you on a silver platter. You must reach out and take it."
I was going nowhere as long as I foolishly thought that doing things my way (or the way I was taught was my way) would work. (It would work negatively but not positively). By following directions I discovered that what I thought was my way wasn't my way. It was the way of everyone else who failed themselves miserably. I was simply ego tripping, foolishly thinking I had all the time in the world. When, in truth, although I did, I didn't really. It was an illusion. I only had time to get up and become a go-giver rather than a go-getter. And the sooner I did so, the better. After all, time stands still for no man.
The banker only desires to loan money when you don't need it. Believe it or not, it is the same way with the God of your heart. He will only give you heaven when you don't need it. Since you already have heaven with you, you don't need heaven once you go within. Then, you'll see by applying the rules therein - you always had heaven. In truth, He doesn't know that you are not in heaven. You're only thinking that you're not. When you quit thinking that way you will be able to see beyond your thinking and you'll know better, and things will go better because you've realized that you blocked yourself from divine insight.
One must already have money or the image of having money before the banker will feel comfortable in loaning his money. Fortunately, the God of the heart was wise in the creation of our being. We may not have wealth as far as money itself is concerned. We do however, have the image of wealth in which to attract like kind. It is called the Celestial Image and Spiritual Likeness of God as His child dearest. Simply put, we're a spiritual being that is empowered beyond belief. When we exercise faith by delighting in a charitable heart - we begin to radiate upon that image of wealth.
Drop the beliefs of the world (lower self image) and the world will pay us handsomely. Doing so, is known by the wise as being in heaven. Why? We are a being from heaven that is always being in heaven and all the elegance thereof is ours to behold. So it's just a matter of entertaining the thoughts of heaven for the world to match with like wealth. It is not capital as money that we need as much as it is a capital idea that we are ideally suited to entertain. A capital idea will always bring forth a corresponding thought form such as money. Once that has been accomplished the material item or immaterial result will manifest in due time. If we want to get out of survival, we first must survive, by rising above the poverty consciousness where prosperity consciousness resides as the realm of brilliant ideas. When we do, the corresponding wealth will begin to manifest if we hold the good thought in mind by being mindful.
One must already have heaven within if they are going to enter within and seize the opportunity of manifesting the abundant life-style of eternal prosperity. So, desiring not to fool myself any longer I got with it. I realized that I had no choice left but to enter within until I found my heaven and/or the empowerment to manifest my prosperity upon earth for the well being of my body and my soul. I began to walk upon the spiritual path by taking my first step, as a course of action, in remaining focused upon the higher self image of myself in relationship to the God of my heart, as done already, and became empowered to do what I realized rather than waste my life by thinking what I thought I knew.
To know and not do is the same as not knowing at all.
Thinking about what you know is only thinking.
Many people think they know something. They do. What they know is their thinking and that's all. They waste their life thinking about what they know rather than realizing what they know so that they can get up and do.
Heaven is a state of mind where the heart of the soul is upright in awareness with self. Many people believe that they will enter heaven at some time in the future. Namely, after death. The only life after death is the life you lived before death. If it's not heaven now, then it will not be heaven later.
The kingdom (realm of spirit) of heaven is here. It is here in the now and not later. It is within you and I. If it doesn't come alive before we're dead, then when we die, heaven will be just as dead, as we are no longer alive. Those on the other side are not stupid. They are people just like you and I. They see themselves as human the same way we do. The only difference between them and us is the realm in which we live and have our being. We live in the visible world and they live in the invisible world. Both worlds exist on earth. They are just different planes located on the same planet. There are just as many governments there as here. There are laws of the astral planes just like there are laws of the physical world. No one enters heaven with a "give me attitude." In fact, no one enters heaven as long as they are not at peace with the God of their heart. Symbolically speaking, at peace with themselves and all others upon earth.
All within heaven are wealthy beyond belief. If we desire to enter that realm then we must drop the beliefs of poverty (negative) consciousness. This is why we are upon earth. To rid ourselves of all negativity of complaining. To tame our tongue of spewing forth such words and attitudes of can't and unfair. We can when we want to, and we can't when we don't want to. Our major problem is that we misrepresent ourselves upon earth by entertaining the multitude of mis-perceptions of others who have a psychic bent towards negativity of every sort.
The upcoming year is beginning, like all previous years. If you desire to experience the joy of being happy, healthy, wealthy and whole in body, mind and soul awareness, then a sincere effort on your part to do so must be more important than anything else upon this earth. I guess I am saying that you must become focused and remain focused upon that ideal as if it has already happened. And, needless to say, if you've got the idea then the ideal is attainable. If not, well not. You can't have it. And, I might add, if you can't have it then you won't be able to allow anyone else to have it. That's why you will start complaining. You'll come up with every excuse under the sun as to why you are complaining. Of course, all of the excuses will be justified. There won't be any bad excuses. Every excuse will appear to be logical. In truth, you simply can't have it. The negativity has got a hold of your heart because you chose to remain lazy minded.
Prosperity is yours for the asking of the God of your heart. As you arise in consciousness (become wise) the conscience of your soul awareness will bring forth the conviction to tame your tongue in spewing forth negativity. As time progresses, you'll become very good at catching yourself before you invoke negativity, by thinking stupid thoughts that lay dormant in everyone. The more you catch yourself the better off you will be. In due time - prosperity will begin to appear in your lifestream on all levels of financial, mental, spiritual and physical.
The only new year resolution that is worthwhile is to resolve that you are happy, healthy, wealthy and whole in body, mind and soul awareness that is decided to look beyond the appearances of trouble or lack. Maintain that resolution and the evolution of prosperity will come in due time. Let your outlook be a positive experience of being on the lookout to be more aware of being aware when you are starting to become negative. Stop the habit by exercising the techniques and concepts taught here at the Academy and you'll be glad you did. After all, why be negative when positive will do? Negative won't do. That's why the positive have a better life-style. They are do-ers. Go-givers rather than go-getters!
Let this year be the best year of your life thus far. You can do it once you make up your mind. Realize, if you try to do it, and fail, your mind wasn't made up. Sit down, take a load off your mind. In other words, meditate until the negative departs. Get up and start again as if you had recovered from a fainting spell. It doesn't matter how many times you fail. It only matters that you finally succeed. That's how it was with Thomas Edison. He failed 3,000 times in trying to invent the light bulb. Does anybody care that he failed? No. They only care that he invented the light bulb. So, don't start until you are determined to try and try and try until you succeed. Then, believe it or not, you've won before you begin!
Happy New Year! - Rev. Bill
Copyright © 1997 Sterling Rose Press, Inc.
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