Category Archives: Inner Life

POWER

Posted on August 3, 2019 by thoughtsmjdisler

They live by the Spirit who know that Spirit as it is personally perceived, as it illumines each soul. The Father has a special message for each which he will declare to those who listen in peace, in love and … Continue reading →

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WORSHIP

Posted on July 6, 2019 by thoughtsmjdisler

Worship (is) not an attempt to “butter up” the Almighty and get Him into good temper, but the reverent contemplation of what this Personality must be in Itself; and when we see it to be that Life, Love, Beauty, … … Continue reading →

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SUPREME BLESSEDNESS

Posted on June 18, 2019 by thoughtsmjdisler

There is no inner life that is not also an outer life There is an outer way and an inner way and both are one. He who asks, with the ground swell of his whole inner being, for the things … Continue reading →

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DIVINE NATURE

Posted on May 30, 2019 by thoughtsmjdisler

Spiritual character building is from within outward. Spiritual character lives in man; it is what God has engraved on man’s soul, ready for development through man’s spiritual efforts. Man builds spiritual character by consciously functioning in God-Mind, where, laying hold … Continue reading →

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SANCTUARY

Posted on May 20, 2019 by thoughtsmjdisler

If men always maintained a sanctuary of the spirit in the inner life, it would not be necessary to seek “the silence” self-consciously. It is inner silence as a habit that is desirable. The ideal is to penetrate beyond mere … Continue reading →

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PRICELESS POSSESSION

Posted on March 30, 2019 by thoughtsmjdisler

There are many believers in the inward light as the direct witness of the Spirit, the true reason for worship. Every earnest Christian has some experience of inward piety akin to divine love. We all believe that “the pure in … Continue reading →

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PRESENCE of GOD

Posted on February 28, 2019 by thoughtsmjdisler

No other conception of the Presence of God is so profound, as that which is realized in our souls every time we offer a genuine prayer. God is then not only with us, but within us.  – Austin Phelps, Professor, … Continue reading →

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THROWING the SWITCH

Posted on February 16, 2019 by thoughtsmjdisler

God is light, and in that light there can be no darkness of limitation. We are told (in Scripture) “Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil…” (Habakkuk 1:13). It may be helpful to take inventory of your needs… … Continue reading →

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DIVINE REALITY

Posted on February 4, 2019 by thoughtsmjdisler

Faith is no mere passive, receptive state. It is the soul’s grasp of divine reality, and therefore it implies both vision and obedience to it. In a word, it is dynamic–it is the movement of the whole self toward the … Continue reading →

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HAPPINESS

Posted on December 17, 2018 by thoughtsmjdisler

Happiness is the natural and the normal. Let us know that the best things are ours in proportion as we order our lives in accordance with the higher laws of our being. It cannot be otherwise than well that we … Continue reading →

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