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Oh, let me hear Lord!

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MEETING CANCELLED TONIGHT AT MIND BODY AND SOUL

Christmas Gratitude Pot Luck Saturday December 20, 2014

 

In Memory of our friend Sheldon

 

You are all welcome! Please RSVP

Bring whatever you feel like, the mixture will be fun!

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Christmas Gratitude Pot Luck Saturday December 20, 2014

Ingredients for November's Step Work

Breaking down the eleventh step which says “We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out.

Oh, let me hear Lord!

1-seeking with prayer-asking for God’s direction for the day

2-meditation-listening mindfully even as we pray-with heightened awareness; recording our experiences-with periods of simply letting thoughts run by with no effort to hold them captive; they WILL go away. So then two steps, the ask, listen and record, and then, the restful time of letting all thoughts flow by with no attempt to manipulate or contemplate them.

3-conscious contact with God-worship, prayer, answers to prayers, our sense of the Holy Spirit’s indwelling presence in us. Physical sensations attached to any of the contact. Evidence in our life of change in behavior without effort. Improved sense of compassion for example. Or a new love for the wisdom of scripture.

4-God’s will for us-asking only “Lord what would you have me do”? as opposed to “please bless all these, my plans and personal needs!”

5-Power, “please Lord supply the power through Your Spirit in me to carry out these directions for the day!”

THIS IS THE REAL CONNECTION STEP AND REQUIRES GREAT ATTENTION I BELIEVE

Ingredients for November's Step Work

Applying Conscious Contact with God to the Day!

MEETING TONIGHT AT 10165 YONGE ST #3 @ 730PM

How do we handle our day once we have established conscious contact with God?

Original steppers were told to ask themselves some questions before retiring at night “were we resentful, selfish, dishonest or afraid today?” “were we kind and loving toward all?” “is there anything we should be discussing with others, am I burying any secrets?” “what could I have done better?”

After completing the review they asked God’s forgiveness and inquired as to what corrective measures should be taken?

Upon awakening it was suggested that they think about the 24 hours ahead, asking for direction and that their thinking be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self seeking motives.

Direction was also needed many times during the day and over time we would come to know when God was inspiring us. We came to know him better as a friend and mentor who always gives us what is best for us and not necessarily what we feel is best. Praying with a partner, spouse or friend(s) was and is invaluable, do it whenever possible! People who pray together, stay together!

We will discuss “How to listen to God” and record his responses in future blogs and at our weekly meetings.

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Applying Conscious Contact with God to the Day!

is God's will enough for you?

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During November we study the step “we sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God praying only for knowledge of HIS WILL FOR US and the power to carry that out!”

So 1- how do we pray and meditate and 2- what do we receive and 3-how do we know it’s God’s will?

Scott’s system
1-read some of the bible every morning and then ask “Lord please give me direction for today!” Listen and record in writing your every experience, thought and feeling. Repeatedly ask for clarification of any thought, experience or feeling and write write write. Carry on like this until there seems to be no more answers of any kind. Pray and look carefully at every word, thought and experience. If you have recorded everything there will be some guidance there

2-check your thoughts against these four absolutes to determine whether the thoughts are your own will or God’s. Are they HONEST, UNSELFISH, LOVING and PURE? If I can answer yes to all of these, I go with it. Any doubt and I do not, without checking with another who understands this form of two-way written prayer.

Try this system for a length of time and the direction will become more and more clear to you!

Come to meetings and learn how to expand this system to include two or more people!

is God's will enough for you?

Improving conscious contact with God

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What does your conscious contact with God look like? Do you pray listen and record (write the thoughts and experiences down on paper)? How do you measure your answers/thoughts/experiences against biblical truth? What tells you that your answer is God’s will and not your own. Do you have a system in place for support when you are uncertain of WHAT move you make next?

Join us Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evenings to discuss and learn how to discover answers to these questions.

Oh, let me hear Lord!

 

Improving conscious contact with God