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(Matthew 2:1-11 – MATTHEW IN THE NOW) ”

1. Now when the man Jesus was born as a baby in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of Herod the king, astrologers from the East came to Jerusalem to inquire about Him. These astrologers, or “Magi” originated from a religious caste among the Persians who were devoted to divination (or the practice of the magic arts) and to the interpretation of dreams. They came from Southern Arabia, where they had long maintained a tradition of Israelite Messianic expectation that had survived in the region since the days of the Queen of Sheba; and this tradition survived alongside their practice of astrology.

2. When they came to Jerusalem, they began to ask around, “Where is He Who has been born King of the Jews? For we have charted His star in the East through our understanding of the zodiac and have come to worship Him.”

3. But when the news about these Arabic magicians got to Herod, it worried him greatly and, in fact, troubled all of Jerusalem with him.

4. So he called together all the people who were experts in the law, and in Messianic prophecy, and asked them where the Messiah was supposed to be born.

5. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” the learned men replied, “for this is what the prophet Micah has written:

6. ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not in any way the least among Judah’s rulers: for out of you will come a ruler who will be the Shepherd of my people Israel.’”

7. Then Herod called for a secret meeting with the Magi in an attempt to find out if what they knew from their astrological charts lined up with what the Scriptures had predicted.

8. But these magicians had no knowledge of the prophetic Scriptures, so he said to them, “Go to Bethlehem and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you locate him, report back to me so that I may go and worship Him.”

9. After they conferred with the king, they went on their way and could actually see the star ahead of them. It literally seemed to move, guiding them to Bethlehem until it appeared to stop over the place where the child was.

10. When they saw the star that they had anticipated for so long, they were absolutely overjoyed. Of all the signs and wonders that they had seen and performed, this was different…this was the most spectacular! And this was proof that the heavens really do declare the glory of God, as David had said, and that even those who were not of the seed of Abraham could see it, even without a knowledge of the Scriptures.

11. On entering the house, they saw the child with His mother Mary and instinctively bowed down and worshipped Him. While everyone else in Israel was oblivious, these Persian magicians were the very first to recognize and worship the King! Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, providing Him and His family with enough wealth to last a lifetime.”

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‘FEAR NOT!: Manifesting the Psychological/Neurological Power of Good Tidings of Great Joy’ Part II

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I – “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.” (Luke 2:10 – KJV)

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II – “And so the agent (messenger) says to them, “Stop being afraid (or: Do not continue fearing)! Look, and consider this – for you see, I, myself, am now bringing and announcing good news (a message of ease and wellness) to and for you folks: great joy which will progressively be for all the people (or: will continue existing in the entire general public)” (Luke 2:10 – JMNT)

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III – Amygdala The amygdala is an almond-shaped mass of grey matter in the anterior part of the medial temporal region that is concerned with emotional responses (Greek: amygdalum, almond). It lies just in front of the hippocampus, close to the temporal pole, and blends with the medial temporal cortex). Although the amygdala is involved in all types of emotional response (both ‘positive’ and ‘negative’), it is particularly important in situations that elicit anxiety, fear or rage…The amygdala integrates diverse sensory, cognitive and other information to help determine the emotional significance of a particular situation. An important role is the identification of potentially harmful circumstances and triggering appropriate autonomic responses (e.g. a ‘fight or flight’ reaction) via projections to the hypothalamus and brain stem. It has therefore been described as a danger detector. The orbital region of the prefrontal cortex exerts a moderating influence on the amygdala which can alter or inhibit emotional responses based on context or previous experience (e.g. fleeing from a snake encountered on a forest floor, but not in a zoo or pet shop).The amygdala is also involved in implicit learning, particularly during emotionally charged situations (fear conditioning). This may be of relevance in anxiety disorders including phobias and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)…” ScienceDirect.com

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V – “Hallelujah! Blessed man, blessed woman, who fear (honor) God, Who cherish and relish his commandments, Their children robust on the earth, And the homes of the upright—how blessed! Their houses brim with wealth And a generosity that never runs dry. Sunrise breaks through the darkness for good people— God’s grace and mercy and justice! The good person is generous and lends lavishly; No shuffling or stumbling around for this one, But a sterling and solid and lasting reputation. Unfazed by rumor and gossip, Heart ready, trusting in God, Spirit firm, unperturbed, Ever blessed, relaxed among enemies, They lavish gifts on the poor— A generosity that goes on, and on, and on. An honored life! A beautiful life! Someone wicked takes one look and rages, Blusters away but ends up speechless. There’s nothing to the dreams of the wicked. Nothing.” (Psalms 112 – The Message)

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VI – How Does Negative News Coverage Impact Mental Health? Fight or flight response Watching upsetting news footage starts the body’s “fight or flight” response. Adrenaline is then released, and so is the stress hormone, cortisol. When our bodies are in this state, we experience the same symptoms we may experience if we were under threat. These symptoms include rapid heart rate, shallow breathing, upset stomach, etc. Depression and anxiety symptoms The news increases depression and anxiety symptoms. One study found that people showed an increase in symptoms after only 14 minutes of news consumption. These symptoms are made worse when people feel they have no ability to improve the situations they are learning about on the news. Social media and addictive behavior Relying on social media for your news can drive addictive behavior. This is important to note since more than 50% of Americans receive their news via social media. Clickbait headlines and social media algorithms are designed to keep you coming back for more, making it difficult to stop returning to apps for your news.

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‘FEAR NOT!: Manifesting the Psychological/Neurological Power of Good Tidings of Great Joy’ Part I

I – “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.” (Luke 2:10 – KJV)

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II – “But the angel spoke immediately and authoritatively, saying to them, “Do not be afraid! I am here to announce good news to you…good news of a great and joyful event, and of a new reality! And this good news…this new reality…is for all people everywhere…it is for the entirety of humanity! This very night a Savior has been born in the City of David…a Savior who will perfectly embody the Christ, and will be known as the Lord! If you seek Him you will find Him…and this is what you’re to look for: a baby swaddled in a blanket, and lying in a feeding trough for animals!” As soon as the angel made this declaration, the sky above the shepherds’ heads lit up, and was filled with a seemingly infinite number of angels who formed a thunderous, mass choir, singing God’s praises, and shouting, “GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST PARTS OF THE HEAVENLY REALM…AND IN THE EARTHLY DIMENSION, PEACE…PEACE TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON THE EARTH…AND A REVELATION TO THEM THAT GOD’S WILL TOWARD ALL OF HUMANITY IS ONLY GOOD!”” (Luke 2:10-14 – Luke In The Now)

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III – “Bad news sells because the amygdala is always looking for something to fear” -Peter Diamandis

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IV – “When we are scared or thrilled, memories are imprinted on our brains with particular vividness. Deep in the temporal lobe of each hemisphere of the human brain is an almond-shaped structure known as the amygdala. Part of the job of the two amygdalas (or amygdalae) is to scan incoming sensory impressions, pattern matching present experience with these vivid past memories to decide “Is this something I fear? Is it something I hate?” If there is even a rough pattern-match, the amygdala instantly triggers the body into a crisis reaction. This match doesn’t have to make logical sense – sensory input reaches the amygdala before it reaches the neocortex, the seat of the conscious mind. As long as the match is close enough, the emotional reaction is triggered. From an evolutionary point of view, this was a safety feature rather than a bug – if there was a genuine threat, our ancestors were more likely to survive if they reacted instantly than if they took some time to think about whether they they should respond or not. The downside, especially nowadays when most of us don’t encounter genuine threats very often, is that once we’ve had a shocking experience, a partial pattern-match from sense impressions can be enough to trigger an overwhelming fear response. What the amygdala is scanning is fragments of sensory impressions, before the brain puts them together into images of perceived objects. So a car backfiring could trigger the pattern match for ‘gunshot’, or a flickering red light could trigger the pattern match for ‘fire’. If you’re walking in the jungle, the sensory impressions of a vine bending in the breeze (it’s long, it’s thin, it’s moving) could trigger the pattern match for “SNAKE!”. By the time the visual centre of the brain has put those sensory impressions together to a recognisable image, the amygdala has already triggered an irresistible fight-flight response. This is known as the ‘amygdala hijack’. The Pathways from the cortex to the amygdala are overshadowed by the pathways from the amygdala to the cortex. Emotional arousal therefore tends to dominate thinking. Although thoughts can easily trigger the fight-flight response, by activating the amygdala, we are not so good at consciously turning it off (deactivating the amygdala once we consciously realise that we’re not actually in danger).” Andy Smith

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V – “Brains distinguish between an Us and a Them in a fraction of a second. Subliminal processing of a Them activates the amygdala and insular cortex, brain regions that are all about fear, anxiety, aggression, and disgust.” – Robert M. Sapolsky

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‘CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN: Taking the Metaphysical Journey From Temptation to Transfiguration’ Pt. IV

1. And, as it turned out, just six days later the first three of them actually did, indeed, see that glory, just as Jesus had prophesied. The way that it happened was this: With no warning to them of what was about to occur, or any explanation at all, for that matter, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John, his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

2. And once they had reached the top, almost immediately His appearance began to undergo a complete metamorphosis, right before their very eyes! His visage seemed to literally change from the inside out, causing His face to shine with the intense, blinding light of the sun! Even His clothing began to morph into a surrounding aura that was as white as light!

3. And as this supernatural light continued to emanate and radiate from every part of Him, it seemed to burn off some kind of layer or membrane, which then allowed the disciples to suddenly and literally see into another dimension…and what they saw was two men standing right there with Jesus, holding a conversation with Him. And somehow, inexplicably, they just knew that the two men were Moses and Elijah! They had obviously never seen them before, since both men had lived on the earth centuries before this…and yet, as these two Prophets continued to commune with Jesus, the disciples not only recognized them, they were totally comfortable in their presence…not at all alarmed or surprised that they were seeing living people from another time and era right there on the mountain…in the now!

4. Then Peter, always the first to speak up, regardless of whether or not it was appropriate, said to Jesus, “Lord, this is an amazing and unforgettable moment in time! If You approve, I’d like to put up three booths right here…to build three memorials…one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah!”

5. But while he babbled on about this notion of memorializing the moment with mere mementos, a shining cloud, completely composed of transcendent light just emerged and sort of overshadowed all of them. And a deep, thunderous voice from within the cloud began to speak, saying, “This is My Son…My Beloved, with Whom I am and have always been delighted! Listen to Him!”

6. And even though the disciples hadn’t been startled by Jesus’ trans-figuration, or the appearance of two people from the distant past whom they had considered long dead, for some reason, when they heard this voice, they fell flat on their faces in fear.

7. But Jesus, now back in His normal, physical form, came and touched them and said, “All right…get up. Stop being so afraid of these things.”

8. And when they opened their eyes and looked around, they not only saw that Jesus was no longer in an altered state, they realized that He wasn’t accompanied by the other two men any longer.

9. So they got up and descended the mountain in somewhat of an awkward silence, which was finally broken when Jesus spoke up and said, “Look, I don’t want you to say anything at all about what just happened here on this mountain to anyone…at least not until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” (Matthew 17:1-9 – Matthew In The Now)

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CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN: Taking the Metaphysical Journey From Temptation to Transfiguration’ Pt. II

I – “Then Jesus was drawn from rukha d’koodsha* into an unprocted state for what would be His stress from uprightness.” (Matthew 4:1 – Khaboris Manuscript) *Rukha stands for these three forces and various invisible but material forces such as wind, magnetism, and electricity. As rukha d’koodsha, it represents man’s undetectable and yet tangible force upon the mind of man, a force from God for that divinely intended for man, a fourth force which man cannot contact and as yet cannot fully perceive to exist. The Yonan Codex Foundation

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II – “Thereupon Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Breath-effect…into the lonely, desolate and uninhabited region…to be examined, tested, tried, put to the proof, and put through an ordeal under and by the one who thrusts something through folks…by that which was cast through Him.” (Matthew 4:1 – JMNT)

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III – “If you are the Son of GOD…” (Matthew 4:6) “Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.” ― Brene Brown

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IV – “If you are the SON of God…” (Matthew 4:6) “Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” ― C.G. Jung

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V – “If you ARE the Son of God…” (Matthew 4:6) “In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.” ― Albert Camus

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VI – “If YOU are the Son of God…” (Matthew 4:6) “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” ― Aristotle

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VII – “IF you are the Son of God…” (Matthew 4:6) “Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. …live in the question.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke

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‘CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN: Taking the Metaphysical Journey From Temptation to Transfiguration’

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PART I: I – “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” (Matthew 4:1 – NKJV)

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II – “Then Jesus was drawn from rukha d’koodsha* into an unprotected state for what would be His stress from uprightness.” (Matthew 4:1 – Khaboris Manuscript) *Rukha stands for these three forces and various invisible but material forces such as wind, magnetism, and electricity. As rukha d’koodsha, it represents man’s undetectable and yet tangible force upon the mind of man, a force from God for that divinely intended for man, a fourth force which man cannot contact and as yet cannot fully perceive to exist. The Yonan Codex Foundation

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III – “Thereupon Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Breath-effect…into the lonely, desolate and uninhabited region…to be examined, tested, tried, put to the proof, and put through an ordeal under and by the one who thrusts something through folks…by that which was cast through Him.” (Matthew 4:1 – JMNT)

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IV – “The only journey is the journey within.” – Rainer Maria Rilke

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V – “Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” (Matthew 4:3 – NKJV) “…and then came HIS OWN TEMPTATIONS and said to Him, “if you are the Son of God (Alaha) say to these stones to become bread…” (Matthew 4:3 – Khaboris Manuscript)

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VI – “Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple…” (Matthew 4:5 – NKJV) “Then UPRIGHTNESS carried Him to a holy city and stood Him upon the pinnacle of the temple…” (Matthew 4:5 – Khaboris Manuscipt)

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VII – “Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain…” “Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan!” (Matthew 4:8, 10 – NKJV) “Again UPRIGHTNESS carried Him to a very high mountain…” “Then Jesus said to IT, “Get out satana…” (Matthew 4:8, 10 – Khaboris Manuscript)

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CREATING YOUR BEST FUTURE: Harmonizing Memory, Imagination, and the Truth that Makes You Free

I – “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands.” (Isaiah 43:18 – The Message)

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II – “Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself as having taken hold of this. But this one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal…” (Philippians 3:13, 14 – Tree of Life)

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III – “The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.” -Marcel Pagnol

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IV – “We are able to find everything in our memory, which is like a dispensary or chemical laboratory in which chance steers our hand sometimes to a soothing drug and sometimes to a dangerous poison.” -Marcel Proust

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V – “Don’t believe everything you think…don’t believe everything you remember…it’s been proven that the majority of your negative thoughts are nothing more than stories shaped by past conditioning, manifested through the state of your current nervous system – well-rehearsed historical accounts, many of them fictionalized, embellished, or mis-remembered, re-told again and again through your internal monologue, until they become well-worn neuropaths winding through the dark forest of your memory…they may feel familiar, and are possibly your go-to, default settings when you feel some kind of way, but they are most definitely NOT objective, irrefutable facts…you may know these thoughts well, and have even possibly become addicted to them because they make you feel like yourself when you’re out of sorts, but just because you’ve been in a long-term relationship with them, it doesn’t mean that they are your friends…yes, thoughts are things, and thoughts are creative (or destructive), but YOU ARE NOT YOUR THOUGHTS…when a negative or critical thought pops into you head, first investigate to determine if it’s even your thought…if you realize that it’s someone else’s perception which has been projected onto you, don’t be afraid to do some immediate, radical house-cleaning, and think for yourself…from that point, become aware that thoughts manifest physical feelings and sensations in your body – tension in your neck, head and shoulders, or that awful sinking feeling in your chest and stomach – and try to detach the thought from those sensations…when you disconnect the feeling from the thought, the thought begins to lose its power over you…practice relaxation (meditation) techniques to tackle negative physical feelings…with practice, you may find that this has a significant impact on how long the anxiety lasts, and how big it gets…if something really traumatic happened to you that you know for sure actually occurred, and is now affecting your current thought-life, don’t be afraid to face it head on and deal with it…walk right down into the lion’s den and take care of it…but if it’s just negative conditioning from wrong thoughts, that’s an easy fix…you just have to be conscious and do it, and not be afraid the meet the new you that will inevitably emerge when you begin to think different, better thoughts…” #JESmeditations

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VI – “Five hundred years ago, Michel de Montaigne said: “My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never happened.” Now there’s a study that proves it. This study looked into how many of our imagined calamities never materialize. In this study, subjects were asked to write down their worries over an extended period of time and then identify which of their imagined misfortunes did not actually happen. Lo and behold, it turns out that 85 percent of what subjects worried about never happened, and with the 15 percent that did happen, 79 percent of subjects discovered either they could handle the difficulty better than expected, or the difficulty taught them a lesson worth learning. This means that 97 percent of what you worry over is not much more than a fearful mind punishing you with exaggerations and misperceptions.” Huffington Post

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‘CHRIST IS ALL: Manifesting the Dream of a Better World’

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I – “…where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.” (Colossians 3:11 – NKJV)

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II – “wherein…there is no Greek [figure of the multitudes who are non-Jews, and of those who are cultured and civilized] and Jew [figure of a covenant people of God], circumcision and uncircumcision [figure for religious in-groups and out-groups; there is no longer a covenant people versus non-covenant people], barbarian [foreigner who speaks a different language], Scythian [figure or example of wild, uncivilized groups], slave, freeman, but to the contrary, Christ is all, and within all (or Christ is all humanity, and within all mankind; or Christ is everything or all things, and within everything and all things; [note: the Greek is plural, and is either masculine, signifying “mankind,” or neuter, signifying all creation, in these phrases]).” (Colossians 3:11 – JMNT)

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III – “For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.” (Romans 8:22 – NKJV)

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IV – “All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it’s not only around us; it’s within us. The Spirit of God is arousing us within. We’re also feeling the birth pangs. These sterile and barren bodies of ours are yearning for full deliverance. That is why waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. We are enlarged in the waiting. We, of course, don’t see what is enlarging us. But the longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy.” (Romans 8:22-25 – The Message)

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V – “When you spend time worrying, you’re simply using your imagination to create things you don’t want.” – Shannon L. Alder

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VI – “Stop promoting the darkness, and embrace the light…use that amazing, creative, Divine Imagination of yours to dream a better world, instead of adding your faith to (and constantly setting yourself in agreement with) bogus, fear-filled conspiracy theories that only add to the confusion and depression around you…instead of foolishly falling victim to nefarious online bots, and being daily duped by computer algorithms which intentionally play on your fear and paranoia and inspire division in the world, decide to be “wise as serpents and harmless as doves”, and become a part of the solution instead of just being a part of the problem…you were designed to be a Creator, but you have a daily role in deciding what you’re going to visualize into creation…seeing the potential worst-case-scenario in everything is an exercise in creative visualization – a perversion of the gift you were given by The Creator when He/She/It created you after His/Her/Its own kind…you were wired to speak life…you were destined to speak worlds into existence…you were fashioned to be a dreamer…you were given the ability to prophesy your own future…you have the innate power to “call those things which are not as though they are”, but because both life and death are in the power of the tongue, you can use that ability for good or for evil, for your own salvation, or for your own destruction…Jesus said, “By your words you are justified, and by your words you are condemned”…Job said, “The thing I feared came upon me”… – #JESmeditations

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VII – “If you have set yourself in covenant with fear-mongers, conspiracy theorists, gossipers and worry-warts, you may need to examine why you are attracted to people of that ilk…”How can two walk together unless they be in agreement?”…don’t confuse “discernment” with something that is actually much darker…the just shall live by faith…”blessed is the man who does not sit in the seat of the scornful”…don’t let your online activity become your own personal seat of darkness…and don’t let your own imagination become your worst enemy…don’t use your creative gift to worry things into manifestation…let your words work FOR you, and not AGAINST you…Jesus said that the greatest faith He had seen in all of Israel was that which was spoken through a pagan, polytheistic Roman Centurion requesting prayer for the healing of a man with whom he had a non-traditional, non-specific relationship…the Centurion simply said “Your words work for You in the way that my 100 men work for me…they do exactly what I tell them to do…just speak the word only, and my servant will be healed!”..

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INTUITION: Developing the Power of the Still, Small Voice

I – “Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a STILL SMALL VOICE. (I Kings 19:11, 12 – NKJV)

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II – “…and after the fire [a sound of gentle stillness and] a still, small voice.” (I Kings 19:12 – AMPC)

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III – “…After the fire died out, there was nothing but the sound of a calm breeze. And through this breeze a gentle, quiet voice entered into Elijah’s ears…” I Kings 19:12 – The Voice)

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VII – “Practice listening to your intuition, your inner voice; ask questions; be curious; see what you see; hear what you hear; and then act upon what you know to be true. These intuitive powers were given to your soul at birth.” ― Clarissa Pinkola Estés