October 15, 2008

F.R.O.G. NOTES

2 Corinthians 4 “What is seen is temporary, what is unseen is eternal”

There are days when I have to remember that everything I do in my tasks, my errands and my duties is short lived. Not a reality, for reality would be eternal and the eternal things are unseen.

As I focus on them by faith, this reaching for the Christ within first-- I have the pleasures of the universe in my heart and the love of God in my works, the spring of personal peace in my walk.

With the times we are experiencing now--- of economic uncertainty—the election---the job situation and why---- even raising children---there are definitely people out there on the edge, caught up in the whirlpool of worry.

Worry can destroy a good relationship, it prevents honest conversation, intimacy, a loss of trust. If we are in the worry mind set, there is no room for God, for personal peace. If we have no inner peace then we find we are selfish and want to wallow in our misery ! We get confused! We think we are helping others by sacrificing our own enjoyment for life.

Our ego convinces us we are benefiting others by worrying over meeting all the needs and facing the goblins that face the ones we love. Yet, Actually we are closing off our own growth! Our own universal flow.

More then once I have heard, “ I had such a good time at New Day, I need to do that more often”!

I have one question? Why don’t you.

Do you remember the story in Luke 10 about Jesus and his disciples stopping at the home of Mary and Martha to visit and to eat. Martha scurried around getting things ready for the meal, and she became agitated because Mary just sat at Jesus feet listening to what He said. Martha asked Jesus “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me” and Jesus replied:

“Martha –Martha—you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed, Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her”

Martha was willingly meeting the needs and performing the tasks—doing the job—a good job to be exact – for the company in her house, worrying over her sister and all the needs of their guests, except ----her own. She did not have God in her heart, ,, she did not “seek ye first the kingdom of God.” she was not at her own personal peace.

There are a lot of us out there that are like "Martha’s", we are geared toward getting things done, earning money, believing the job on Sundays is loyalty to a company, the most important thing in our lives-----because we have bought into the need to build something. We are worrying about the needs our family just can not get along with out! Can't they? Do they really have a "seen" need or maybe the real need is "unseen"?

How about just having love and bonding as a family? Do we need to buy into the lie that a company is supporting the green,,,, ? Are we really seeking the Christ within or are we trying to fool ourselves even of the lie we have bought into. Are we Martha or Mary?

But what of the children?

Proverbs 22: instructs us how to raise a child, “Train up a child in the way they should go, and when they are old enough they will not depart from it.”

We can only love them---care for them---try to pass our own experience to them—pray for them and wait with the patience of Job, while we continue to express the tolerance of Jesus the Christ for them---Watch them as they go through this or that stage so they can blossom in life.----With faith we only believe they will pass on your fine God directed teachings to their off spring----uh!~ that is Your grandchildren!

You have got to relinquish them to the law of the universe, ,,,,, the lord,,,, the cause and effect.

We learn when we stub our toes.

As a parent you have shown the way of prayer, meditation and listening and now it is their voyage upon the seas of life—it is their experience to come into that alignment with the one power the one presence in the universe ----God!

So many times as we travel through life-- on all facets of life-- we go through a destructive process by worrying about the wrong things and not appreciating what we do have.

Mark 4:19 tells us, “the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth—desires for other things come in and choke the very word of God, making it unfruitful”

In other words we are not saying you should not be wealthy, nor irresponsible! We are saying if you worry all the time on where any of this daily life is coming from, where your spouse is going or what path your child “might” be on, then you actually block what good is coming your way!

Actually you are struggling to establish a belief in the "seen" -----only; Guess what?

You will receive just what you are worrying about---you put it out in the universe and the universe only gives you good, so with all your thought on the worry, well it must be a good thing.----Lets pile it on----Enjoy it!

Does it mean that we must be paupers to be spiritual?

Does this mean that if we have worldly goods we will spend time burning in Hell?

NOT AT ALL!

Our possessions do not matter to the creator of us all!----- It is our attitude towards these possessions that does matter!

Children are not possessions they are a fruit of the womb.,,,,, a result of the law of the universe, we must love them-- enjoy them--guide them and release them but honor the path of them.

If we believe our possessions, our jobs, our social status, make us important, we put our trust in them, we are worshipping a false God and we will all ways be disappointed in the long run.

But if we remember that everything comes from the universe, we give praise, we keep our focus on God, our vibrations are in alignment with the universal song, and we live a life that is relinquished to the good of God.

We must remember to keep our attitude toward earthy possessions in check,---work is a method----the Oneness Blessing is a method---Yoga is a method---church is a method---the New Day Fellowship is a method-- to aid us in our alignment with our true importance----- alignment with the one power in the universe….God!

It is for us to appreciate what we have and enjoy the life being offered to us……enjoy our children making the word of God fruitful-----and when it is up to the children to begin their spiritual life path and find that enjoyment of life they will not depart from the ways.

So as these times get a little thinner, as the children seem to push all your right buttons,

Do not lose heart, go within, to your own mountain, your own peaceful valley, that one special spot with prayer and meditation. Ask for guidance from the father, then listen and react accordingly---
though outwardly we may appear to be wasting away, inwardly we are being renewed day by day with the light and strength to endure and be worry free.

Blessings fred


October 08, 2008

THIS SUNDAY IS NATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY.

WONDERFUL!

ISAIAH 11, "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the young goat,

the calf and young lion, and a little child shall lead them."

New Day Unity Fellowship expresses its heartfelt gratitude to everyone who participated in our recent Estate Sale. Connie and Sandy were superstars!!! They priced the items, they sold the items and packed up the items. Start to finish, we are grateful for these "go to" girls! We could not have done all of this without the help of Victor, Chris, Twyla, Mary Catherine and Angela. Most of all we thank Pam for the shade and the free entertainment. We enjoyed the ever attentive squirrels with their watchful eyes in the burgeoning branches of her oak tree and in her yard when times were slow. The sale was a huge success.



New Day Unity Fellowship is two!

We also extend our thanks for your attendance and showing support for our many programs. You help keep the doors open, the rent and electricity paid. No salaries are paid are paid by these funds.

Thanks go to Luis, Fred and Kat for their two years of service to this fellowship.

God Bless You!

Be not afraid of growing slowly;
be afraid only of standing still.
- Italian proverb

October 01, 2008

A Time for corn stocks piled high and pumpkins in the fields. Pumpkin pies and whip cream....mmmmm. mmmmm. The hint of nippy jack frost waking up. Going to be a cold 60 degrees here in Florida this year I tell you!

The time when scary things wander the streets with green, purple, red or yellow glow sticks in there hands, or scary noises that go bump in the night,,,,, strangely though those scary things seem a lot more less scary when offered some trick or treat candy, and the things going bump in the night?---- well---- you city folks check your flower pots and you farmers check your out houses......

A great time of the year, a fun time, a play time,....for our own personal universe to see.

Enjoy!

You are a child of God--we know who the real you is !


"For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal", 2 Corinthians

Now, Where did I put that old George Washington wig?

Blessings- Fred.