I was watching Dale Ahlquist, President of The American Chesterton Society, last night when something occurred to me. He was talking about the fact that preumption, not despair, is the opposite of hope. The idea is that we can only have hope when things seem bleak. And if we're not worried about something, we're living in bliss, not hopefulness.
This bliss is something that dominates most of our society today. Americans have made it their business to make everything as safe as possible. We've also invented backup plans for when something does go wrong (insurance). We shell out billions of dollars to create a society protected against crime and terrorism. We make health more important than healing. And all of this has created a society without hope.
You see, hope can only be present when things seem hopeless. If we get too used to our safety nets, we end up forgetting how to hope. We become oblivious to all the things that are going wrong. And by the time we are finally forced to face misfortune, we find despair is much easier than hope.
It also occurred to me that the dark economic times ahead of us (and for some of us, the ones we're already facing) are really an opportunity for God to work in our lives. He's showing us where the light is, so that we won't lose it.
When you light a candle in the middle of the day, you could go about your business and pretty much forget you ever lit it. But as the light of day fades, that candle seems to grow stronger. And by night, you find out that it has a lot more strength than you first supposed.
But if you're using your house lights, you'll never see that candle's strength. And by the time your electric gets shut off, that candle may have burnt out. You'll have forgotten where it was and how to use it.
So if things are looking dark for you right now, put your trust in the candle of hope... not in the blissful electric lights. The light you find in God is eternal, and will never go out. The false lights created by man rely on man, and man has a bad habit of failing.
When the law of transmutation was created by God, he/she designed it so that the stronger and more dominant thought will always win. And so it is on our earth plane at the moment, where we have a great deal of negative energy such as wars, hatred, suffering, pain, crime and disharmony.
On the other hand we know through studies of the natural laws of the universe and other teachings that the earth was created in accordance to God's divine blueprint. This blueprint has everything loving, peaceful and caring embedded into it, which cannot be separated or destroyed by any external negative forces, even though it appears that it can.
The law of transmutation says that "darkness is consumed by light" which means that any negative process, whether it's in the form of thought or energy, can be transmuted into God's loving energy. And because God's perfection, peace and love are embedded inside of every cell, atom and sub-atomic particle within us (as well as the air, earth, inhabitants and every living organism on earth) we can consciously change the negative energy as a whole.
Now if you're questioning this point still, and thinking that you'd like social proof of whether things can be changed or not, here's an example: We often have thoughts that may not create a positive feeling within us, or make us feel good about other people or situations we face. If we allow the dominant "fear" thought to expand within us, then it will affect our entire day and the people around us.
You notice if you walk into a room of anger, the air is filled with a dense feeling of gloom and these thoughts can begin to affect your thinking also. The same is also true of the reverse, if you're sad or feeling hostile and walk into a room of positive, happy energy you'll be very likely to change.
So somewhere within us, change begins with our own thoughts and we begin to transmute and change the negative thoughts that pop into our heads, and instantly dismiss them with love, and then replace them with a thought of love and kindness. It doesn't matter if the negative thought was directed at someone, a group, in the near vicinity or in the form of scolding yourself over something you did.
You need to acknowledge it, and send that thought on by utilizing the law of transmutation which will effectively neutralize it and replace it with positive, kind and compassionate thoughts.
By being conscious of our thoughts, and replacing any unwanted, energy draining, negative thoughts, we'll end up being more balanced within ourselves. We'll be able to keep a happier and healthier demeanour about us and it will show by the positive reaction that people, animals and even plants have with us. Because thoughts are energy and we're able to project them out into the universe, it creates positive outcomes everywhere.
The way to get these positive thought processes in action permanently is to take time each day to focus quietly on your existing surroundings, the people in it (including yourself), your family, pets, place of work, as it is now. Maybe there are some situations in your life that aren't as good as you'd like, acknowledge things as they are and then lovingly move into a space in your mind where every scenario is perfect, loving and in balance.
Focus on how you felt in both modes of thought, and then decide to stay focussed upon the feeling that made you feel better inside (even if it's not reality yet). By doing this you will bring your most dominant thought into existence by the law of transmutation.
So in summing up this lesson, try and keep in mind that positive affirmations will create positive thoughts, and positive thoughts will create balance, peace and love in your own life and the life of others. This love will override illnesses in yourself and others, disarm hate and negativity towards you (others who don't react positively will simply give up or leave your presence), and you'll know that your positive demeanour and vibrant energy will be going out to the world, playing it's part in a global peace consciousness.
Affirmation: I am a powerful component of the universal force we know as God, and I have the power to change my unwanted thoughts, feelings and emotions, from darkness and hatred into love, peace and light. By doing this, I become the love, peace and light that I project, this in turn goes out and comes back to me ten fold. I am the love that I want to create and am loved abundantly.
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