practical spirituality – Spirituality & Healing

I love studying the Sermon on the Mount (especially in The New Testament in Modern English by J.B. Phillips). I find its wisdom and spirituality to be invaluable. It is so practical!

Here is inspiration that I get from reading the Beatitudes:

Don’t forget about God. Always keep Him in your mind, motive and actions, and you will see and experience the Kingdom of Heaven here and now.

Happy are those who have been humbled before God, who have lost everything materially. You have gained divine Love/Spirit and the understanding that He/She comforts, cares and provides all you need.

Be willing to “let go” of every material thing. If you do so, you will always have everything you need and it can never be lost.

Happy are those who want to be governed with the right consciousness. Those who desire to be and do good, and to be governed spiritually, will feel fully satisfied.

When you have a forgiving and humble spirit towards others, people will naturally be more accepting and forgiving of you. No one is a perfect human.

Happy are those who are innocent, genuine and pure in motive and speech. They will see God because they are God’s likeness.

Happy are those who don’t provoke or take offense. They will promote a peaceful, happy atmosphere among themselves and others.

Facing resistance toward Spirit and progress? Stand confident and firm in Spirit and in everyone’s inherent spiritual identity and you will see and experience the Kingdom of Heaven.

When walking in the path of Spirit, evil may try to tempt you in all different ways. But don’t get upset or dismayed. Good always prevails. Jesus, his disciples and the prophets already proved the Good/Spirit is irresistible and ever-present.

I hope these ideas are practical and useful for you in living and walking in Spirit in your daily life.

Blessings!

I spend a lot of time looking forward or enjoying the present moment, but sometimes I seldom look back at the progress I’ve made and give thanks for the lessons and spiritual growth.

This next blog series is going to share these spiritual lessons – metaphysical and practical – that I’ve learned along the way through the challenges and joys in previous years. Or the “I wish I knew this then” moments. Many of these were learned in growing up, through teen years and early 20’s.

Let’s begin…

Love yourself. Cherish you. Do not condemn you. Be nice to you.

If you are loving and nice to yourself, you naturally and effortlessly are loving and kind to others.

“Blessed (happy, spiritually prosperous) are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” (Matthew 5:7 Amplified edition)

Don’t judge others, or compare yourself to them (though I see this is challenging since the world is always saying we have to compete to get somewhere). Everyone is valuable and equal to God.

Keeping your focus on God and what He is seeing enables us all to be blessed. And what does God see? “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good” (Genesis 1:28 NIV my emphasis). This means God saw everyone that He made, each opportunity, as very good. See the good in everyone, including you, and in every moment. If you see good in everyone, you will see God.

“ Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8 NKJV)

Pure motives and thoughts allow us to see Soul, and Soul blesses us, inspires, moves us, and satisfies the longings of your heart.

In fact, Jesus has already given us the spiritual answers and practical lessons we need in his Sermon on the Mount. The Beatitudes, coupled with the rest of the Sermon, are the recipe for healthy, happy relationships, minds and bodies and a secure sense of our finances.

Stay tuned for more insights. And, as always, feel free to be in touch if you need help with any of these.

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Inspiration from the Beatitudes