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| At Lake Tahoe, 1985 |
We must believe and be fully conscious of the fact that we are children of our heavenly Father; that the Spirit of God dwells within us and is as close as our next thought; and that the only way in which the Spirit of God may be manifest in the physical realm is through the thinking and action of His children. Thus, man may think into the Universal Mind of God anything he wishes, so long as it does not harm another or violate any commandments of our Father and it will be made manifest in the physical realm.
If war and peace are considered as two separate entities it is clearly evident that the thinker has placed a boundary line between these entities in his thinking. As one writer expressed it, "a boundary line soon becomes a battle-line." Thus the thinker takes sides and is fighting or resisting one side or the other. This is not the way of LOVE.
God is Love. God is Peace. God does not know anything about war. The idea of war exists as an erroneous thought of man. (As in the case of the prodigal son making a trip into a far country.) War could be made manifest in the physical realm as a result of group or mass thinking into Universal or Infinite Mind. Man does suffer the consequences of his own thinking. If man thinks thoughts of war, he suffers as a result.
On the other hand, many people have lived through two or more incidents of war, or similar disturbances, in a lifetime without suffering anything but a little inconvenience, because of their concerted efforts to think nothing but thoughts of Love, Peace and Happiness for all men.
If then, God and man are considered as one in the Spiritual Realm, war and peace must be considered as one in the physical realm, or as opposite ends of the same thing.
How, then, can we avert war and establish peace? We cannot because to do so, we are trying to separate the two poles of the one which destroys both.
Praying for "peace" is a waste of time and effort. It is like asking God to be God. God is peace—love, abundance, health, and all good things. As a child of God, we are immersed in a sea of all good. We need only to reach out (mentally) and take that which is ours. Simple? Yes. Easy? Not for those who have habits of "wrong" [negative] thinking.
What then? "Change your thinking and you change your life" and help change the world.
Jesus, the greatest teacher of all times, gave us a clear command: "Resist not evil." He also gave us the parable of tares and wheat, which clearly outlines the treatment of any "opposite pairs," e.g., opposite poles of the one. Applying these precepts to all of our thinking is an important step in the right direction. Avoid taking sides, even by taking an aggressive attitude for peace, or demonstrate
a fear that war will overtake us. By thinking about the "whole" including both sides of the opposite pairs, calmly, quietly; and by entering into the silence within and talking with (not to) the Spirit within, we receive intuitive ideas, intelligent instructions, correct answers, and perfect solutions to all problems, challenges, and situations encountered on the physical realm, including "war" and "peace."
Trust is the key here. By implicit faith and trust in the Spirit within (God), we find that the correct thinking pattern easier to attain and clear ideas, solutions and answered are received.
Avoid outlining or thinking the way you want it to work. Let God do it. "Let go and let God." Be not concerned about the "what," the "where," or the "when." Be expectant as a child of the Holy Spirit. Instruction and guidance is your heritage. Claim it. Receive it. Accept it.
Be grateful. Thank your Father for all you have and are about to receive. When you reach the point in thinking where you have a calm, clear sense of ease, of assurance and completion, then, you can forget about "war" and "peace" or any other "opposite pairs." Then, celebrate—"make a joyful noise unto the Lord."
John F Baker - 1985
