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Notes on Spirituality – by Richard Blackstone

Richard D. Blackstone profile imageDuring the first forty years of my life I was sleepwalking.

I listened to what other people told me about life and how I was supposed to conduct myself as I stumbled along in my journey from birth to death.

I was told to follow the rules because only by following the rules and working real hard would I be able to achieve this illusive thing called “success.”

So I bought into the idea that I was a separate entity from all other people and things and went about the business of hard work and being better so that I would be successful.

I got the college education, the job, the wife, the children, the house, the right car, the material possessions, the life-style, the alcohol, the drugs, the affairs, the divorce, the depression, and the guilt. While all this “life” was happening I always had this nagging feeling that there was something about life I didn’t know, the knowing of which could change my life in a more meaningful empowering way. Continue reading →

Books, Faith, People, Spirituality

Nuts and Bolts Spirituality – by Richard Blackstone

Richard D. Blackstone profile imageI was conditioned all my life to believe in the American dream of working hard, following the rules, investing in my retirement and America and then reaping the rewards at the appropriate time.

Well, I worked hard, followed the rules, made the investments but I never was able to reap the rewards. What was it that I was missing?

What I came to find out was that I was “sleepwalking through Life” because I was looking to the outside world for all my answers and thinking that life was happening to me and I had to keep reacting to the people, events and circumstances in my life.

I didn’t realize that I was living my life unconsciously and the natural consequence of that existence was lack, illness and frustration.

Then a fortuitous event happened in my life and I began to see life from an entirely different perspective that opened my eyes to the idea that I was creating my life, whether I knew I was or not.

The whole problem I had was one of ignorance about the immutable laws of the universe that govern all of creation and my lack of knowledge about “who I really am.”

Once I got on this path of self awareness and started creating my life consciously everything changed in my world.

Once I understood my true nature I was able to begin the conscious creation of my life where abundance, health and harmony flowed to me easily and effortlessly.

I am now an award-winning author and international speaker about life, love and the true nature of how the universe works. I live an abundant life in total wellness and am in harmony with all of life.

Wow! Now I am blessed to teach these life skills to others and there is no more rewarding experience for me. Yes, I am following my bliss and raising the consciousness of all humanity at the same time. Life is good.

It is all good. I am building my dream house on the banks of the Coast Fork of the Willametter River in Pleasant Hill, Oregon with my four cats surrounded by nature. I wake up every morning giving thanks for having woken up to my true authentic self and I appreciate everything that happens in my life.

Life is good and it is all a matter of perspective. We are all on a path of self improvement and that path will always take you to an understanding of self as a priority destination.

Thank you for being in my life.

Live in love,

Richard D. Blackstone

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Faith, Leadership, People, Spirituality, Training

God as the Architect of Your Life

There is spirituality information that says God is separate from you and there is spirituality information that says God is one with you. For your spiritual growth let us pretend that you are building a house (the structure of your life) and the architect you are using is the God who is one with you.

In this little exercise we will observe what the process of building your life upon a foundation of oneness is like. This structure, this life, is going to be built on the foundation of oneness. We are going to use a belief system that says we are all one, we are one with everything that exists and we are one with God.

So, what are the characteristics of this foundation? What are the characteristics of this belief system? What makes this belief system different than a foundation built on separateness?

The core concept and foundational tool is that you, the builder, are in a partnership with your architect, God. You are not only in a partnership with the architect but you are also in a direct partnership with all of the suppliers of everything that is necessary to build the structure, the life, of your intentions and desires. Continue reading →

Faith

7 Reasons Why Your Faith Must Be Based On God’s Word For It To Work

How potent is your faith? Many Christians are struggling to have their faith produce the results they desire. Some Christians are even wondering whether “this faith thing” is real. It is real; however, their problem may be that their faith is not on the right foundation, which is the word of God. This article gives the reasons why your faith must be based on God’s word for your faith to work.

 

My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips – Psalms 89:34 (NKJV).

 

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God – Romans 10:17 (NKJV).

 

Christianity is called the “Faith”. Faith describes our Christian walk with God. We are saved by faith and we live by faith. Therefore, for you to make it as a Christian your faith must work; otherwise, you will be constantly defeated by the enemy when you’re only to reach out for victory (Already given to you by Jesus) by faith.

 

What is faith?

 

Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1). It is acting on God’s word. It is putting the word of God above situations and issues of life. It is believing the word of the Lord as being the absolute truth and holding on to it till it overcomes.

 

Therefore, it means that where there is no word of God, there will be no potent faith. God’s word is the foundation on which your faith can work. So, you must have faith in the word of the Lord.

 

Why Your faith must be based on God’s Word

 

1. Faith comes by hearing the word of God

 

Your faith is built up as you hear the word: while studying the word, listening to anointed messages or reading anointed books. It doesn’t come by being current with the happenings around you, rather what comes on you most of the time is fear (Faith in the devil). As you hear the Lord speak to you through the above channels, your faith grows to believe Him to do what He had said He would do.

 

2. God does nothing outside His word

 

The Lord has no plans of breaking His covenant or altering what has gone out of His mouth. He will not change His words for any reason or anybody whatsoever. Whatever you want Him to do for you must be in line with what He had said in His word. Therefore, for you to get the Lord’s attention, your faith must be based on His word.

 

3. God watches over His word to perform it

 

The Lord is not moved by our circumstances or tears per se, but He is always moved by faith in His word. He watches to see you exercise faith in His word for Him to perform it in your life. This is why two people may be crying out to Him for help, one will be answered and the other will not be answered. One is exercising faith on what God had said and the other is not.

 

4. God hears us only when we pray according to His word

 

The scriptures state that when the Lord hears you, your answer is sure. However, He will only hear you when you pray according to His will, which is His word. The language God understands is His word. Anything outside His word, He will not understand. If He doesn’t understand you, you have not communicated at all, and so you will not get an answer from Him.

 

5. Having faith in God’s word is having faith in God

 

The Lord cannot be separated from His word. He is His word. So you can’t claim to have faith in God when you don’t believe in His word. The word reveals the Lord to you. The more of God’s word you know and believe, the more you’ll have faith in Him.

 

6. The word of God will never fail

 

Whatever the Father says must come to pass, it must accomplish what He pleases and must prosper in the thing for which He sent it. His word is not permitted to return to Him void. Even, if it remains one more second, faith in His word must produce His desire.

 

7. God’s word endures forever

 

Every other thing may pass away, including heaven and earth, but the word of the Lord will not pass away. Whatever, God said will surely come to pass whether you like it or not, believe it or not. Most of the things He said in the Old Testament have come to pass already; whatever remains will also happen as He had said. This should boost your faith in His word because what He said concerning your issue, if you hold on to it till the end, it will surely come to pass.

 

Abraham (Romans 4:16-21)

 

Abraham had a word from the Lord that He would give him a son from Sarah. He held on to this word for 25 years before Isaac was born. People must have mocked him and tried to deflate his faith, but he refused to allow them to shake his faith in that word he heard from God. He was fully persuaded that God who had promised was able to do as He had said. He chose to give the Lord all the glory, praising Him, instead of entertaining doubt. Surely, God visited Sarah as He had said and at the time He had spoken.

 

In conclusion, a Christian can never do without the word of God. It is the base on which your faith can work. Therefore, choose to study the word as much as you can daily and act on them to have your desired answers. The word of the Lord is the food for your redeemed spirit and for the growth of your faith. Apply yourself to it and your testimonies will never end.

 

Ngozi Nwoke is a teacher, speaker, counselor and author of “Peace Money Can’t Buy” and “The Man Jesus: What You Need to Know About Christ”. She has a passion to teach people how to enjoy peace, God’s love and christian living for more fulfilling life. Want more fulfilling life? Subscribe for free email updates today. http://stepswithgod.com

 

 

 

 

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The Spiritual Architect

There are two types of spiritual architects. One builds on a foundation of separation and the other builds on a foundation of oneness. Let us use our spiritual growth to examine how each of these architects plies their craft. The following spirituality information is an analogy for building the structure of your life.

The builder who designs the structure of their life by using the foundation, the belief system, of separateness is limited by the expectation that there is something they need that they can fail to get. Everything they need is exterior to them. They are separate from whatever it is that they desire, including their architect.

They can request their architect, the supplier of their needs, to fulfill whatever it is they request, but there is no guarantee that the architect will obtain the object of their desire and distribute it to them. There may be an insufficient supply in this architect’s warehouse. You don’t know because you are separate from the architect and separate from whatever it is that you need in order to fulfill your desire.

You don’t have a close working relationship with this architect who builds on the foundation of separateness. He is an elusive fellow who is not always available when you need him or have questions that need answering. He’s a busy guy running a big busy operation. Not only is he an architect of people’s lives but he also has another gig where he is a judge.

That’s another nice thing about working with the architect that builds upon a foundation, a belief, of oneness. You are in a true collaboration with her and no matter what kind of structure, what kind of life, you decide to build it is okay with the architect. In fact, this architect revels in the diversity, the uniqueness, of each of her clients.

This architect doesn’t put demands or requirements on her clients and conversely does not judge the structure, the life, which the clients pick out for themselves. This architect has a never-ending relationship with his clientele and is more than willing to remodel, upgrade or tear down and build again any structure, any life, which the client decides should be their next creation. Remember this architect is available 24/7.

By making no demands or requirements about how you, the builder, decide to design the structure of your life, the architect makes no judgment about your tastes or desires. You can be as outlandishly extravagant as you want or as bland as you care to be. With this architect, the client is the boss so no structure, no life, is ever praised as the best or condemned as the worst.

All the structures, the lives, designed upon this foundation, this belief system, are worthy projects in the eyes of this architect who receives his joy from just being in collaboration with the client.

The client is the boss, so there are no conditions imposed by the architect that would restrict her ability to fulfill the client’s wishes. Whatever structure, whatever life, the client desires is what the architect supplies and delivers. It all looks good to this architect. There are no structures, no lives, which are superior or inferior to any others. They are all equal in the quality of construction. Each structure, each life, is different and unique in its own way because each builder has a different, unique take on how they want their structure, their life, to look and function.

So each builder, each person, is building the structure, the life, that is designed and constructed by them in collaboration with an architect that has the sole goal in mind of collaborating on the structure of a life that is chosen by each and every client with the free will to choose whatever they desire, with the proviso that they are free to change the structure of their life in any given moment of now.

This architect is so gracious that she will even allow you to use the architect that builds upon the foundation of separateness if you so desire.

About The Author
Richard Blackstone is an award winning author and international speaker on Love, Oneness & Creation. He used to post his articles on his website: NutsandBoltsSpirituality.com, but that domain expired around 2013 and its now with another owner. However, his valuable articles will remain online here on: myorbit.net