Though we claim to be a Christian nation, our media has provided toxic waste for our psyches. The television and other broadcasting mediums constantly bombard this nation with negative training. From sit-coms to fear-mongering, sensationalist news casting, our people are being taught to be afraid of everything from warm earth to tainted food.
My Bible says fear only God. The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord. Jesus warned that harboring unforgiveness and worry is like having a millstone around your neck and jumping into the sea.
In my book, "Spiritual/Biblical Psychology", I agree with Dr. Caroline Leaf in the premise that negative thoughts are toxins for one's very existence.
Jesus said (Matthew 6) God will forgive us as we forgive others. Paul qualifies this by noting that God forgets the sin (Hebrew 10:17). Do we want Him to forget ours? Then, it would follow that we must forget the attrocities of others. Not go stupid and invite a thief back into our house and leave him alone, but to free our minds of the wrong which we endured. It IS past and we made it through. Why let the perp continue the event in our minds.
The Bible says overcome, put it behind us, not "save" it in our mind's computer. Delete and live! Forgive and experience peace. Negative thoughts poison the mind - detox and be healthy. Dwelling on negative past for anything other than educational value is spiritually foolish. An abundant life is relatively negative free and positively full. Romans 8:28 claims, "All things work together for good for those who love the Lord and are called to His purpose." We may not always understand why He is doing what He is doing, but He is God. His purpose is not always clear. But, as I used to tell my kids asking why, "Because I said so and it's my house." God created us, He gets to make the call.
I recommend: rather than carrying grudges, not forgiving, and piling up bad memories so that we can function as professional victims, we should dump the millstone and live free.
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
Dirt
The American Cherokee (my people) had a spiritual psychology awareness (not so named) of a human need to contact the earth. We are an electromagnetic force field (spirit) housed in a vessel formed from the dirt (Genesis). We are destined to vacate this vessel and return to the Creator as a spirit (Ecclesiastes 12:7). The dirt will return to the dirt.
Would it not follow that, we, while in these earthen vessels, would be wise to remain in contact with the dirt from which our housings were formed. The Cherokee was a manager of and respecter of the land on which he walked. He felt a need to contact and maintain a relationship with and an appreciation for that dirt.
God mandated in His Commandments that we should take a day off and appreciate what He has done for us (Sabbath). Of course, rather than simply follow instructions and realize how truly blessed we are, man tends to complain and moan and become ill. My recommendation would be to learn from my ancestors and routinely take your shoes off (Moses was told to do that) and contact the earth (why do folks feel so good walking around barefoot at the beach?). It is good for your electromagnetic field to electronically link to the earth's field. Any good pipeline builder can tell you that degaussing a pipe (Drawing off a magnetic field) is occasionally necessary or the welder will be unsuccessful in his task. He is attempting to join two entities together. Maybe this has something to do with the Cherokee's peacefulness. He was able to link with other such like entities.
Does man need to contact the earth, appreciate its beauty, and thank the Creator for such blessings? You be the judge.
Would it not follow that, we, while in these earthen vessels, would be wise to remain in contact with the dirt from which our housings were formed. The Cherokee was a manager of and respecter of the land on which he walked. He felt a need to contact and maintain a relationship with and an appreciation for that dirt.
God mandated in His Commandments that we should take a day off and appreciate what He has done for us (Sabbath). Of course, rather than simply follow instructions and realize how truly blessed we are, man tends to complain and moan and become ill. My recommendation would be to learn from my ancestors and routinely take your shoes off (Moses was told to do that) and contact the earth (why do folks feel so good walking around barefoot at the beach?). It is good for your electromagnetic field to electronically link to the earth's field. Any good pipeline builder can tell you that degaussing a pipe (Drawing off a magnetic field) is occasionally necessary or the welder will be unsuccessful in his task. He is attempting to join two entities together. Maybe this has something to do with the Cherokee's peacefulness. He was able to link with other such like entities.
Does man need to contact the earth, appreciate its beauty, and thank the Creator for such blessings? You be the judge.
Monday, August 2, 2010
"Normal" is not!
A misnomer frequenting contemporary syntax is "normal". Normal used to mean usual or common. The confusion lies in the fact that these definitions are no longer valid. As a Biblical psychologist (which according to the English language means a studier of the mind from a Biblical approach) I find that today's "normal" is a rather dubious moniker for alluding to a sound mental/emotional demeanor.
The validity of Biblical approach looms evens greater when it seems the only benchmark for a "normalcy" will be found in the Scriptures. There one can locate a myriad of characterizations of our Creator's intent for normal human behavior.
In any scientific endeavor, the researcher must begin with some point of repeatable and recognizable constant. God's mandate for man's thinking is most succinctly promulgated in passages such as Philippians 2:5, Colossians 3:1-4, and II Peter 1 which have the common thread of "keeping one's thoughts on Godly things".
Though as yet unpublished, my book: Spiritual/Biblical Psychology delves, in great depth, into the spiritual essence of God's Word in conjunction with the study of the human mind - psychology.
The great divide between secular mind study and Biblical mind study lies in the concept of "Keeping the subject in the mud" vs. "Getting him out of the mud, permanently". The missing factor in the secular approach (in the mud) is forgiveness. The Bible says forgive and move on. This works while the secular approach provides a routine income. Harsh as that sounds, it would seem apropos.
The tragedy looms, for the subject of psychological study, that they become victims of less than adequate healing techniques while the mentors fight over the programs.
The validity of Biblical approach looms evens greater when it seems the only benchmark for a "normalcy" will be found in the Scriptures. There one can locate a myriad of characterizations of our Creator's intent for normal human behavior.
In any scientific endeavor, the researcher must begin with some point of repeatable and recognizable constant. God's mandate for man's thinking is most succinctly promulgated in passages such as Philippians 2:5, Colossians 3:1-4, and II Peter 1 which have the common thread of "keeping one's thoughts on Godly things".
Though as yet unpublished, my book: Spiritual/Biblical Psychology delves, in great depth, into the spiritual essence of God's Word in conjunction with the study of the human mind - psychology.
The great divide between secular mind study and Biblical mind study lies in the concept of "Keeping the subject in the mud" vs. "Getting him out of the mud, permanently". The missing factor in the secular approach (in the mud) is forgiveness. The Bible says forgive and move on. This works while the secular approach provides a routine income. Harsh as that sounds, it would seem apropos.
The tragedy looms, for the subject of psychological study, that they become victims of less than adequate healing techniques while the mentors fight over the programs.
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