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Oh How They Love To Control

Throughout human history there is a sad and never-ending scenario. That scenario is of one person or group maneuvering to control and gain power over another person or group of persons. Sometimes that maneuvering is done through brutal cruelty. Sometimes merely the threat of harm has been enough to gain control. Yet another way control is achieved is through psychological manipulation. Brutal mass controllers abound throughout history – Genghis Khan, Timur, Torquemada, Leopold of Belgium, Stalin, Hitler, Mao Zedong and so on.

I am not advocating for anarchy. In order for a civilized society to function, there must be some control mechanism in place. This mechanism is necessary to keep a small minority from interrupting the peace and harmony of the large majority.

Beyond political and financial control is a far more insidious and toxic form of control. Humans just can’t seem to help themselves from trying to control the minds and thoughts of other humans. It’s a perversity without any redeeming value.

For example, your boss at work that almost has an orgasm when he or she arbitrarily exercises control. Next, there is the political authority who delights in lording over their position of control. Then there is the corrupt law enforcement official who gets a cheap thrill out of intimidating and creating fear. In addition, there is the husband or wife who use all manner of ways to subtly gain control in the relationship. And on and on and on, ad nauseum.

Stop Whining, Start Believing

Some human beings like being controlled. Most do not. The majority who feel aggrieved more than likely form resentments against their control. These resentments can be silent (within themselves). They can be verbally expressed. They also can take the form of various actions and reactions. The pressure for you to conform to be a certain way can make for an unhappy life.

The words of Jesus Christ in Mark 11:24 are essential truth as well as timeless in nature. “Whatsoever you desire, when you pray, believe that you have received it and it will be yours”. Do you desire to be free of being controlled by others? Then start believing that you are free. That is where you begin breaking free.

I can almost see the “yeah buts” coming forth like a horde of locusts. Yeah but if I do not do or be what he (or she) wants me to do or be, they won’t like me. They may try to hurt me in some way. The harm could be physical, emotional, mental or financial in nature.

Believe. Believe that you are free from control. In your inner mind, experience your life as you desire it to be. Free to be your real self. Free to think the thoughts and say the words that you choose. Your new belief is that you are living in a manner that expresses who you are. Make this your unchanging belief regardless of any circumstances. To hell with circumstances. Believe what you choose to believe. That is your power.

Daniel And The Lions Den

Many have heard the story of Daniel. During the captivity of the Jews in Babylon in the sixth century B.C., Daniel prayed only to the one true God. This was in direct violation of the decree of King Darius. This decree stated that for a period of thirty days all prayers and petitions be directed solely to King Darius. The decree was to force people to acknowledge that all substance came from their secular ruler, Darius, not from any other source.

Daniel ignored the decree. He was arrested and sentence to be placed into a pit of hungry lions. In fact, the lions were not fed the day before so that they would be good and hungry. Daniel’s focus and attention on the one true God remained steadfast. He turned his back to the lions the entire night. He emerged the next day from the lions den totally unscathed.

The story of Daniel is the story of every man. Daniel completely turned his back to the lions. He looked only at the light that is God. He looked only at the power that is God. In the same way, every manner of control that humans can come up with can likewise be neutralized.

Every problem automatically produces its own solution. The solution is to be free of the problem. Thus, with any problem, turn your back to the problem (the lions). Turn your face to the solution. Focus your belief on the solution (being free). Focus your mind’s attention on the solution already having occurred. Feel yourself to be that which you desire. If your desire is to live free in peace and harmony, then that is precisely what you believe and feel.

Not A Big Guy With a Long Beard

The famous painting by Michelangelo, “The Creation of Adam” is one of the most well-known paintings in the world, ranking right up there with Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci. Michelangelo’s painting is the fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. The painting renders a portrayal of God giving the spark of life to Adam. God is portrayed as an old guy with white hair, wearing a white robe and having a long beard.

Michelangelo’s painting of God creating Adam is probably the most reproduced artistic creation of all time. It is truly an impressive creation of art. It served to translate the image of God into an image discernable to the human mind. There is even a Family Guy parody that portrays God as an old guy with white hair, robe and beard. Peter is with God in an elevator that is stuck between floors. He starts asking God all types of questions. Peter: “God, are we just a computer simulation run by a higher species”? God: “Yes”. Peter: “OK, I wasn’t expecting that”.

Of course, God is not some old guy with white hair and a long beard peeking at you from behind the clouds. God is transcendent and unknowable. The Kingdom of God (Awareness of Being) is within each and every human being. That is the way in which you were created. The Kingdom of God is within you (Luke 17:21). The peace, the power, the freedom of God is available to all within that Kingdom.

There Is A Way Out

If you do not enjoy being manipulated like some chess piece in someone else’s game of chess, there is a way out. The way out involves completely revising your perspective about everything in your current circumstances. You’re going to have to “go rad”. You are going to have emulate Daniel.

Is your spouse controlling you? Look only at God. Is your boss at work controlling you? Look only at God. Are your physical infirmities controlling you? Look only at God. Is your church or other social group controlling you? Look only at God. Is your depression controlling you? Look only at God. Is your financial situation controlling you? Look only at God. Are your friends controlling you? Look only at God. Are your fears controlling you? Look only at God.

There is only One Presence. There is only one Power. That Presence is God. That Power is God. There is a counter-logical solution to any situation where you feel controlled by your circumstances. Like Daniel in the lions den, turn your back to the circumstances.

Fix your mind, your thoughts, your vision, your heart, your entire being, solely on God. See only the One Presence. See only the One Power. Give up your belief in bad circumstances. Where there is strife, believe only in peace of God. Where there is weakness, believe only in the power of God. It is your way out.

Power – Use It Or Don’t Use It

Universal Intelligence, God, created you in the image of Universal Mind. The truth of Mark 11:24 reaches out to you every single day of your life. Whatsoever you believe, you will receive.

There is a critical “catch” to this power of belief with which you have been gifted. This “catch” is called free will. If you choose to make the decision to refrain from believing, your connection to the power is interrupted. Unbelief throws the power switch to the “off” position.

Your complete conviction, without any hidden doubts, without any secret fears, seals the deal for you. While in a relaxed state, employ your imagination to the fullest. Feel your desire as rock solid real. Your steadfast faith keeps the power switch in the “on” position.

Your power exists. It is yours to use or not to use, as you so choose.

Conceive. Believe. Receive.

Goodbye Printed Roadmaps, Hello GPS Devices

Back in the era of the 1990’s, I was actively engaged in self-employment in the field of expedited logistics. The geographic area that I primarily covered was spread over three states. It did however occasionally spill over into four additional states as well. It was the era of the payphone, pagers and county by county detailed printed street maps. In my vehicle I had street maps from over sixty counties in seven states. With the advent of global positioning satellite systems (GPS) on all of today’s smartphones, the day of the printed road map has gone the way of the horse and buggy.

Let’s take the example of the Google Maps app. I have found this to be an exceptional tool for pinpointing exactly where I am on my route as well as telling me the best way to get where I want to go. The GPS tracking system is really a remarkable piece of modern technology. And to make it more foolproof, if you are unable to take your eyes off of the road to glance at the map display, the app even has a lady with a pleasant voice servicing you orally, giving you turn by turn directions.

The GPS system is so accurate that it is kind of eerie when you think about it. My son and I used to joke that in the future you will get a verbal random message from the app in a creepy voice saying, “Remember Mr. Butler, we always know where you are. There is no escape.” When the world’s controllers decide to convince the population of the world to get microchipped (of course, for your safety and protection, they will say) there will be literally no place in the world that you would be able to go to escape the eyes of Big Brother.

I have found the GPS Google Maps app to be very helpful to me in travelling to where I want to go. You cannot derive any benefit from the GPS however unless you open up the Google Maps app on your phone. If the app is closed, it is useless to you. The app is loaded onto the phone but you have to make the choice to open the app. In order to find the best directions to your desired destination, you have to open the app and listen to the directions given.

You Were Born With An Internal GPS Device

Every person ever born has had implanted in them from birth an internal GPS device. This GPS device comes from the ultimate satellite system, Universal Intelligence, Our Original Source. Your internal GPS is similar to that game that you played as a kid. This is the game where you have to find something or someone that is hidden. Another person in the game then tells you either warmer or colder depending on where you are in relation to the hidden item or person.

When you learn to actually listen to your Inner Voice, Your Internal GPS, you then have the wonderful opportunity to connect with Divine Guidance. This guidance is predominantly in the form of a feeling rather than an actual voice. It could also be in the form of a dream or a series of dreams. When choosing a course of action concerning an upcoming decision, when you are connected to Intuition, you actually feel the right course to take, outside of the normal logic of the reasoning mind.

It is natural and certainly helpful to ask others for guidance and advice when you are unclear or confused about a decision that you have to make or a direction that you have to take. Fine. When push comes to shove however, you will always receive excellent directions from your Inner Voice if you will only endeavor to “ask, seek, knock”. The Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers, believe everyone has access to the Inner Light within if they choose and maintain a focus and commitment to listen and hear it.

Four Ways To Hear Your Inner Voice

The key to the whole thing is to stay quiet for long enough so that you can clearly hear. Focus on receiving with gratitude what you need to know. Here are four methods:

Method # 1: Create a special quiet time each day where you forget about everything and just breathe quietly. You can do this through either guided or unguided meditation or you can do it by taking a short walk and just focus on the rhythm of your walking and breathing. For less than a buck a day, you can get a black card from Planet Fitness that gives you access to their hydro-massage lounge. As the streams of water relax your muscles, you can use you ear buds on your phone and listen to Spiegel Im Spiegel while you relax. Spend the ten minutes forgetting everything else and just feeling gratitude.

Method # 2: Pay very close attention daily to how you feel. Do you generally just feel shitty inside? Are you having little hiccups with regard to your health? Do you feel any kind of tightness or heaviness in your chest and gut area? These may be indicators that you are off track. Conversely do you feel a lightness inside, an inner joy that does not have any particular causation? This may be your Inner Guide telling you “You’re right on target. Keep up what your doing!”

Method # 3: Listen with a totally open mind and open heart. Don’t let logic be a dictator. A clenched mind and a clenched heart are prime causations of painful detours and needless dead ends. Be aware that Universal Intelligence is the Ultimate Intelligence. The ways of the Divine may be beyond far ways that you are pondering. Open your heart with earnest prayer thanking Divine Wisdom for this wondrous connection you are blessed with and the answers it provides.

Method # 4: Breathe. Just sit and breathe. Breathe in for four counts through your nose, then hold for seven counts, then breathe out through your mouth for eight counts. Do this three times consecutively. Put your left hand between your chest and your abdomen. Put your right hand over your heart. Then just sit and breathe regularly for a designated time period.

Clearing your connection to your Intuition takes effort and focus and commitment but Oh! the results. Those beautiful results are more than worth your effort. When you allow your Inner Light to be your constant guide, its tantamount to having a cheat sheet for every test of your life.

Live Your Life Free of the Controllers

When you think of the controllers of this world, you may envision a group of people such as government leaders, presidents, dictators, generals, governors, mayors, landlords, mafia thugs, billionaires, industrialists, media moguls, tik tok icons, fashionistas, the world of celebrities, and religious figures.

There is a second group of controllers that you may not have thought of. They include teachers, parents, experts, gurus, girlfriends, boyfriends, spouses, relatives, children, friends, neighbors, co-workers and business associates. Many in this second group will be people that you love and look up to. Where they may become indirect, unconscious controllers is when you consciously veer away from the guidance of your Inner GPS, your Inner Light, in deference to certain choices, opinions and dictates from said group.

You may say “Geez, if you consider all those as controllers than who is there left to listen to?” Deep down, I think you already know the answer to your question. Your Inner Light. Your Inner Voice. The Kingdom of God within you. You can ignore it. You can deny it. You can reject it. You can despise it. That is free will. What you can never do however is escape it. The kingdom of God is within you for your entire life. It is within all human beings because it emanates from Original Source, Your Creator. It is the link. It is the hidden connection that everyone has to the Divine. Right now, it is available to you if you want it. By making a conscious decision to connect with your Inner Light, your Inner GPS, you have the ability to live a life free of the controllers of this world.

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