What Is The One Thing That Will

What is the one thing that will bring
you out of the dumps this very moment?
If you are reading this,it is within your
immediate ability! Look at where you are
this very moment, are you satisfied with where
you are, who you are? If not, wouldn't it be
great to look in the mirror and find a brand
new you? To find a person who is happy to
open her eyes, take a breath of air into her
lungs and say, "I am Glad to be alive!" Well
that can be you in sixty seconds or less!

Sound too good to be true? Well, it isn't.
You only have one thing to do, to achieve
all of this and more!

That one thing, is to make a decision to
hand over the controls to your emotions and
ego, to the One who knows you in the depths
of your soul! HE is the One who is able to
change you and guide you into all the wonderful
beauty, of peace and love, He designed in the
beginning, for you to experience. It is yours,
you are not separate from God, you are a part
of God! He called you into being.
He knew you when you were in your Mother's womb.
He said, "It is good." About YOU! You are good,
you have so much to be thankful for, just look
around you. Start to see all He has given, for
your pleasure. Listen to the birds, look at the
stars at night, the sunshine in the daytime, the
snow upon the ground, the ant crawling over a
blade of grass, these and so much more.

Practice giving thanks in all situations, watch
how many more situations arise for you to be in
thankfulness for!

Remember at the beginning, I mentioned being in
the dumps? You must recognize your choices allowed
you to be in that state. When we focus upon
The Way, to peace and love, we will not find
ourselves in a depressed attitude. As we
learn to see God in all things, we begin to see
how that very Spirit is at work in our own lives.
God breathed everything into being! Nothing happens
to us, that is a surprise to Him. He will not allow
us to face more than we can bare. He wants us to
enjoy the abundance of this earth He has placed
us on. He desires that none should perish, but
that all should come to the realization of Who God is!

If you are experiencing depression in any form,
there is a true and proven antidote for this lifestyle!
Ask the Savior to show you the Way to the Father.
He was sent for that purpose, He was here on a mission,
to lead us back to the Father of all
creation. God, by any name you call Him, is GOD!
Don't get hung up, on words and names, He is greater
than all of these! They don't scare Him, nor shake
His world. He merely reaches out in response to His
children, shows them the light of their ways, leads
them to the path of righteousness, then takes them
into their eternal dwelling place, with Him.

Focus on whaterver is good, honorable and pure, let
your mind dwell on these things, that you might know
the peace of God, that surpasses all understanding!

In THE WAY <>< <><
Cheryl G Burke
February 28, 2009

Who Put the Roll on Backwards

Ok, so there is no "Real" right way to load the toilet paper holder, but come on, doesn't it matter to you how it is loaded? Well, as I am learning about myself, I am understanding what it means to, "Take every thought captive". You see, when I walk into my own bathroom and find that someone has restocked the toilet paper on the holder, I am faced with a choice! Do I give thanks for that someone being responsible enough to refill the empty space with tissue, or is my first response to take note that they have put it in the holder, "Wrong"! I will tell you now, I am only beginning to learn how important it is for me to analyse my thinking patterns and make necessary changes to the errant ones. Since it is a known fact, that thoughts become things, I must be certain to permit only, those thoughts which will prove to enhance my personality and well being. You see, one might think that the choice of how the toilet paper goes on the roll, cannot possibly affect your entire life, but that one, would be wrong, for, "As a man thinketh, so a man is." If you allow yourself intolerance in a small thing, you will find that intolerance carrying over into more important areas of your life. Anger is a perfect example of a normal emotion gone awry! One aspect of an early stage of anger, is simply indignance! You become indignant about an observance you make, such as, someone cuts in line at the grocery counter. You are now faced with an issue that has brought rise to an emotion. You must now, recognize that emotion, quickly run it through your "captivity challenge", ask yourself which response is going to promote the most positive and rewarding result for you! You see, how you respond to this feeling, is vital to your wellbeing, for even though your response will affect the other person, it first will, affect you. When you allow this indignation to turn to anger, your rational thinking will immediately leave you, you will say and do things you would never dream of saying under normal living circumstances, things you will later regret and be ashamed to admit to, yet things that will remain in memory for the rest of your days on earth. Does this mean you should never confront the, line cutter? Not necessarily, there is a time for everything, it just may not be your time to confront that person. If you want to stand up in their face and let them have a piece of your mind, you can pretty well figure, Not Your Time! However, if you have taken a moment to consider the sitution, challenged your thoughts, and find that you are right where you are supposed to be, you may, just may, find yourself in service for God. He may call you into service in a loving way that will bless both, you and the, line cutting perpetrator, beyond anything you can imagine. I find for myself that more often than not, God is not calling me to straighten out, or "bless" the other person, by pointing out their infraction upon the grocery line. Most often, He just wants me to rest in the knowledge, that He is God and all is well for me, as I trust Him to, "make all things come together for good", for me, even the time I lose, due to a line cutter! Getting back to the importance of the response to the toilet paper being placed on the roll holder, Wrong! Since it is a matter of opinion on which is, "Right", perhaps the next time you find a roll on wrong, you can be reminded to take a moment and give thanks, that God uses others to point out shortcomings in each of us, that need our attention to bring us back to center on the important matters of life. Lets not forget to, "NOT" take ourselves too seriously!

In THE WAY<>< <><
Cheryl G Burke

Power of Positive Choices

There can never be enough said for the Power of our Thoughts! "Thoughts become things", the new adage given as a reminder of just how important it is to let our minds dwell on whatever is good and honorable, says it all! Whatever you choose to focus upon, you will bring about. How many times have you heard someone say how they hated their father, only to grow up to hear the phrase, "You are just like your Father!" Though thoughts pass through our minds with uncanny speed, we still have the command to, "Take every thought captive." After all, we are the storyboard for our being. Another way of saying this, is to say we are the board for the puzzle we, along with our Creator, put together, by the choices we make! Let these choices bring you into a relationship with the Creator, that will place you in a constant state of peace that surpasses all understanding. Make choices that will allow your inner being to be openly visible to onlookers, that they might desire to follow the same pattern of peace and love you experience! this is not only a possibility, it is a command, to "take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ." This obedience, is to do nothing but the Will of the Father, as Jesus, the Great Teacher, demonstrated in His time on this earth. He showed us how to achieve great things, even greater things than He did, He says we can be responsible for, through the allowance of direction and intervention of the Great and Holy Spirit. The power of the thought that teaches us all things and brings to remembrance all that is necessary for us to accomplish these great feats is available to all. We cannot, however, overlook the fact that we must dwell in the presence of peace and gratitude, from a loving Creator, for these attributes to be realized in our very depth of being. Thus, one begins to realize how each and every thought we possess, forms the frameworkfor our service on earth. Should we desire to see our planet become one of compassion, understanding, love, grace and mercy, we must entertain these very attributes, while refusing to dwell on any thought to the contrary. Love will prevail so long as we are vehicles of this Love!
In The Way,
Cheryl G Burke