You Are Essential!

 

“I and the Father are one.” John 10:30

   A major stumbling block that affects most people is their confusion of that which is a constant with that which is a variable—that which is essential with that which is merely incidental.

   That which is essential is the center, source, and acting agent of your life, while that which is incidental is that which is created, formed, or acted upon by the center. You are the center of your life and the acting agent within it. Therefore, you are absolutely essential. Without you, your world, and the “aliveness” within it is nonexistent.

   What you deal with or face in life is not essential: it is merely Incidental. When you mentally conceive of what faces you—problems, puzzles, concerns, and worries—as essential, you relinquish your rightful role as the captain of your own ship. Then you relegate yourself to become the oarsman who attempts to row the 3,000-ton vessel, that is your life, to shore all by yourself.

   In everything you do there will always be two factors that confront you, and two major choices that you must make. In every case, you must decide and fix upon that which is essential and that which is incidental—that which is the constant center and source of action, and that which is the variable circumstance that is acted upon.

   Whichever of the two you choose to be essential, the other will automatically become the incidental. The variable, the incidental, is always presents. So, too, is the essential always present. Confusing the two, however, takes all the “aliveness” out of life.—its joy, hope, and steady equilibrium.

   Think into your Oneness with the All-Originating Spirit of God with intention. If you persist in your thought and intention, then one great and glorious day in your life, you will no longer believe that you are essential: you will know it!

   You are the center of your own universe: there is no way that you can get around that fact of life and reality of Spirit. The source of energy in your universe comes from you. Even the power you attempt to delegate to your environment is a manifestation of your own thought.

   Once you live into your Oneness with the All-Originating Spirit of God, you will begin to realize that the Eternal Life that flows through you is yours to externalize in any way you choose, so long as your motives are pure. It is from this place of power that you can control your world.

   Lean on your own Being as united and in Oneness with the All-Originating Spirit of God. This is your place of power, of creativity, of love, joy, and peace.