Changes

==Session==

==Session==

===Opening===

===Opening===

Ham: Greetings, children, I am Ham and I am grateful to welcome you here this evening once again. Thank you all for coming and for always remembering the lessons and for being conscientious in sincerely seeking to know your Father's greater will.

Ham: Greetings, children, I am Ham and I am [[grateful]] to welcome you here this evening once again. Thank you all for coming and for always [[remembering]] the lessons and for being [[conscientious]] in [[sincerely]] seeking to know [[your Father]]'s greater will.

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

Once again, we are concerning ourselves with understanding and accenting to God's will. There is no one uniform set of rules you can follow and know you are doing God's will, contrary to what is taught in your churches. As God the Father has sent his spirit individually to each person separately, so too is the Father's will unique to each person. Each person has their own individual set of obstacles or barriers that come between that person and God. When Jesus said to the rich young man, "If you would follow me, you must sell all you own and distribute it to the poor", he recognized that man's obstacle and told him the way to overcome it. He did not require all his followers to do this. For another, it might be to leave a family obligation, or in another possibly even a marriage obligation.

Once again, we are concerning ourselves with [[understanding]] and assenting to God's will. There is no one [[uniform]] set of rules you can follow and know you are [[doing God's will]], contrary to what is taught in your [[churches]]. As [[God the Father]] has sent [[Ta|his spirit individually]] to each person separately, so too is the Father's will [[unique]] to each person. Each person has their own individual set of [[obstacles]] or barriers that come between that person and God. When [[Jesus]] said to the [[Matadormus|rich young man]], "If you would follow me, you must sell all you own and distribute it to the poor", ([[163:2|163:2.5]]) he recognized that man's obstacle and told him the way to overcome it. He did not require all his followers to do this. For another, it might be to leave a [[family]] [[obligation]], or in another possibly even a [[marriage]] obligation.

Anything, any one thing that you would put ahead of your relationship with God, that is an obstacle. And, if you continue to put that one thing ahead of your most important relationship, you will undoubtedly become more and more unhappy instead of what the Father's will is which is to become more and more happy and content. Eventually, that one thing, no matter what it is, even if it is sanctified by the church, if that one thing is in between you and the Father, it eventually becomes sin. Sin occurs when you knowingly do something that is contrary to what you know is the Father's will.

Anything, any one thing that you would put ahead of your [[relationship]] with God, that is an [[obstacle]]. And, if you continue to put that one thing ahead of your most important [[relationship]], you will undoubtedly become more and more unhappy instead of what [[the Father]]'s will is which is to [[become]] more and more [[happy]] and content. [[Eventually]], that one thing, no matter what it is, even if it is [[sanctified]] by the [[church]], if that one thing is in between you and [[the Father]], it eventually becomes [[sin]]. Sin occurs when you knowingly do something that is contrary to what you know is the Father's will.

It is so sad for us to watch the noble intentions of the Father's children being thwarted by some little pet sin. If you would follow the master, if you would hear his voice and follow after him, you must be willing to sacrifice everything else, personal comforts, relationships, everything — even obligations that seem to be sanctified by society as the Father's will for all people. In this I mean, perhaps, a child must leave its parents, this kind of thing, a husband his wife, there are many obligations that seem to be sacrosanct but that cannot come between you, individually, and the Father's will. For some people, personal comfort can become that way— the love of eating and drinking, the love of wealth and its favors, the ease of staying in a certain profession that is not right for you.

It is so sad for us to watch the [[noble]] [[intentions]] of [[the Father]]'s children being thwarted by some little pet [[sin]]. If you would follow [[the Master]], if you would hear his [[voice]] and follow after him, you must be willing to [[sacrifice]] everything else, personal [[comforts]], [[relationships]], [[everything]] — even [[obligations]] that seem to be sanctified by [[society]] as [[the Father]]'s will for all people. In this I mean, perhaps, a child must leave its [[parents]], this kind of thing, a [[husband]] his wife, there are many [[obligations]] that seem to be sacrosanct but that cannot come between you, individually, and [[the Father]]'s will. For some people, personal [[comfort]] can become that way— the love of eating and drinking, the love of [[wealth]] and its favors, the ease of staying in a certain [[profession]] that is not right for you.

I don't mean to be harsh or to sound extreme, but I want you each to be aware that these things will come up in your lives when you will have to make a choice and it will always be something like do I seek the easy way, the familiar way, do I seek to please my friends and relatives and keep my social standing, or do I take the Father's path which will be harder. The Father does not promote ease seeking in his children, he wishes you to be strong and he wishes you to be loyal to him first and foremost.

I don't mean to be harsh or to sound [[extreme]], but I want you each to be [[aware]] that these things will come up in your lives when you will have to make a [[choice]] and it will always be something like do I seek the easy way, the familiar way, do I seek to please my [[friends]] and [[relatives]] and keep my [[social]] standing, or do I take [[the Father]]'s [[path]] which will be harder. The Father does not promote ease seeking in his children, he wishes you to be [[strong]] and he wishes you to be [[loyal]] to him first and foremost.

You must understand that anything that you sacrifice for the Father's will will be give back to you a hundred fold. You cannot really lose anything in following the Father. What you are actually trading is unhappiness for happiness, you are trading sin for righteousness and joy.

You must [[understand]] that anything that you [[sacrifice]] for the Father's will will be give back to you a hundred fold. You cannot really lose anything in following [[the Father]]. What you are actually trading is unhappiness for [[happiness]], you are trading [[sin]] for [[righteousness]] and [[joy]].

Let us take an easy example. Say, for example, one of you smokes cigarettes to excess and you know that the Father does not want you to continue polluting your body, but you continue to do it anyway out of weakness or fear. This addiction will make you more and more unhappy, more and more dissatisfied with yourself and finally physically ill until you can forsake that habit for something greater, God's will. You can't walk down two roads at the same time, you have to chose one or the other. You can't have it both ways. And, as I was saying, what is the Father's will for one person may not be the Father's will for someone else. You each have a unique road to walk and what is right for one person at this particular time may be completely wrong for someone else at the same time in their lives.

Let us take an easy example. Say, for example, one of you smokes cigarettes to excess and you know that [[the Father]] does not want you to continue [[polluting]] your [[body]], but you continue to do it anyway out of [[weakness]] or [[fear]]. This [[addiction]] will make you more and more unhappy, more and more dissatisfied with yourself and finally physically ill until you can [[forsake]] that [[habit]] for something greater, God's will. You can't walk down two roads at the [[same time]], you have to chose one or the other. You can't have it both ways. And, as I was saying, what is the Father's will for one person may not be the Father's will for someone else. You each have a [[unique]] road to walk and what is right for one person at this particular [[time]] may be completely wrong for someone else at the same time in their lives.

So, it is up to you, individually, to do something very simple, to ask. Father is this your will for me? If you ask this in sincerity, complete openness, you will receive an answer. But, remember that this answer is for that moment in time and does not remain static throughout your journey. Are there any questions at this time?

So, it is up to you, individually, to do something very [[simple]], to ask. Father is this your will for me? If you ask this in [[sincerity]], complete [[openness]], you will [[receive]] an answer. But, remember that this answer is for that [[moment]] in time and does not remain static throughout your [[journey]]. Are there any questions at this time?

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

Q: I have a question that relates to this lesson and last weeks lesson, as we begin to work more with our personal teachers, can you help me understand how to correlate the Father's will with the instructions we receive from our teachers. I think we place a very high value on something we hear from a celestial, and I want to know how we use that in ascertaining the Father's will?

Q: I have a question that relates to this lesson and last weeks lesson, as we begin to work more with our personal teachers, can you help me understand how to correlate the Father's will with the instructions we receive from our teachers. I think we place a very high value on something we hear from a celestial, and I want to know how we use that in ascertaining the Father's will?