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-====== The Inner Life 1938 ======
+====== The Inner Life ======
-== THE HERALD OF THE NEW AGE ==
+== THE HERALD OF THE NEW AGE | JANUARY 1938 ==
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+==== THE INNER ROOM ====
+CONTAINING quotations from our replies to those writing us for help
+in their Spiritual problems.
+Each day at 12 o’clock noon, we take the names of those asking for
+such help in the Silence of the Spirit, and “Speak the Word” for them.
+Many hundreds have testified to receiving the blessings of such ministry.
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+=== TRUTH MUST BE PROVED BEFORE WE KNOW IT ===
+WE NOTE your problem. Such things come to us—especially those of
+us who are studying truth and are trying to apply it in our daily lives
+—as opportunities for the proof of our ability and understanding of such
+truth. Therefore, when conditions come and swamp us it must be because
+of our not applying and using the truth.
+Remember, things are only what we think they are—that nothing that
+is less than good and perfect exists in God Consciousness. Therefore,
+all things of an inharmonious or troublous nature that are now manifesting
+are caused by our beliefs that they are real and because we are holding
+those beliefs in our minds as unchangeable facts. If we would refuse to
+accept such things as so and put them out of our minds, we would put
+them out of manifestation. That is the Law.
+But so many truth students read and study this Law, understand it intellectually, but when trials come they somehow do not know how to apply
+it or forget all about applying it. So long as we will see wrong things,
+those that are less than good and perfect in anybody, in anything, or in
+any condition, it is because we forget all about the truth—that God is ALL
+in all, and therefore good is in everything.
+Do we see or seek for that good? No, we see only what our minds
+see and believe, because of our wanting to believe such. This is putting
+it pretty plainly.
+—o—
+=== WHEN DANGER THREATENS ===
+REGARDING your feeling that South Florida is due for a cataclysm
+of some sort, you will find that if this is so, and there is a strong impulse
+urge for you to go elsewhere, if you will watch and wait in a simple,
+childlike, perfect love and trust in God that He will show you where to
+go and when, you will find that you will be guided by this urge just what
+to do.
+If you could only know it, your Higher and Real Self, God’s Holy
+Spirit in you, will always lead you away from danger, if you will keep
+your mind clean of all fearful, wrong and negative thoughts and have
+a real trust in God. This He does by the compelling urge as described
+above and which you should always obey.
+=== WAITING UPON THE LORD ===
+THE experience you describe of your mind becoming involved in your
+work and forgetting all about the glory of the higher consciousness
+is nothing to be discouraged about, because if you only know it, it is
+the purpose of your Higher Self eventually to enable you to be in the
+world but not of it.
+In other words, through this longing to be a conscious director of the
+work of your hands, in time you will be able to withdraw from the outer
+consciousness and as it were to stay above it and make the mind think and
+do only what you want it to do, so that in time it will strive only to please
+you and consequently will make no mistakes, and instead will find a real
+joy in thus serving you.
+Think this over until you get its full meaning and then try to prove it
+in accordance with what is stated on the enclosed card. By thus becoming
+aware that there are not two of you, that there is only your mind and you,
+and that it is your mind that is so concerned about this problem, and not
+you, it will help you to take hold of it and handle it the way we have
+suggested above.
+Remember, you are the Lord within, and it is only your mind that is
+without, but when you can bring your mind to wait upon you constantly,
+concerned only with what is pleasing you as stated in the card—the great
+work will be consummated and your life will be one full of joy.
+=== JESUS’ DEATH ===
+ANSWERING your question about Jesus never having been nailed to the
+cross but was stoned to death, and was born in August and not in
+December, we can say that your authority can produce no definite evidence
+to substantiate his claims. However, these things are wholly unimportant,
+because Jesus’ life as portrayed in the Scriptures is but symbolic of the life
+everyone must live who would follow Him to the Kingdom as He has taught.
+The later Lessons in the Impersonal Course will prove this to you beyond
+a shadow of a doubt. Likewise, will it explain all about Adam and Eve
+and the mystery of the garden and the serpent.
+=== RETAINING ENERGY AND STRENGTH WHILE HEALING OTHERS ===
+ABOUT the losing of energy and strength when healing others, that
+should not be, and it is because you let too much sympathy or personal
+concern enter into what you are saying or doing for them. This will help;
+just before you attempt anything, say, “Dear Father, You take charge and
+help and bless this dear one.” Then step aside and be wholly unconcerned about it, speaking what you are led to say and doing what you are
+led to do from within, with no thought of results, knowing that the Father
+is in charge and is taking care of everything.
+With this positive knowing always in your mind, you will find that
+instead of your energy and strength being sapped, you will be stronger
+after each experience.
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