Changes

0802-AB Jack here, again and still, observing, watching and having a good time seeing you at it -- at life, at its challenges, at its opportunities.  I have had the opportunity to enjoy such for many thousands of years, and while it is often confusing, it is also almost always interesting.

0802-AB Jack here, again and still, observing, watching and having a good time seeing you at it -- at life, at its challenges, at its opportunities.  I have had the opportunity to enjoy such for many thousands of years, and while it is often confusing, it is also almost always interesting.

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

===='''''[[Free will]]'''''====

====''[[Free will]]''====

You might be interested to know that we sometimes feel deep chagrin, consternation and worry about you and about the circumstances we observe occurring.  It is only normal for elder brothers and sisters to be concerned about the shenanigans that our younger brothers and sisters get involved with.  Sometimes we find them playing with unfortunate associates, or engaging in unfortunate activities and yet with Free Will, there’s not really much we can do about it.

You might be interested to know that we sometimes feel deep chagrin, consternation and worry about you and about the circumstances we observe occurring.  It is only normal for elder brothers and sisters to be concerned about the shenanigans that our younger brothers and sisters get involved with.  Sometimes we find them playing with unfortunate associates, or engaging in unfortunate activities and yet with Free Will, there’s not really much we can do about it.

   

   

The guardian seraphim, of course, have an opportunity to interject and sometimes we can help them avert real danger, but for the most part, “you’re on your own” and so we do indeed observe and bide our time until such times as this when you are in a position to be still and hear your own thoughts and actions reflected back to you through your elders.  Now, I am not going to set myself up as some kind of super being; I am your cousin. I am not troubled with the animal legacy as you are but I also don’t get to enjoy the animal legacy as you do.  I can only pick up with you on the same page where we find ourselves, and that would begin with the spirit of worship and into the spirit of wisdom.

The guardian seraphim, of course, have an opportunity to interject and sometimes we can help them avert real danger, but for the most part, “you’re on your own” and so we do indeed observe and bide our time until such times as this when you are in a position to be still and hear your own thoughts and actions reflected back to you through your elders.  Now, I am not going to set myself up as some kind of super being; I am your cousin. I am not troubled with the animal legacy as you are but I also don’t get to enjoy the animal legacy as you do.  I can only pick up with you on the same page where we find ourselves, and that would begin with the spirit of worship and into the spirit of wisdom.

===='''''[[Worship]]'''''====

====''[[Worship]]''====

I find so many ways you worship, it is mind-boggling.  It’s been that way for thousands of years, of course, and the Urantia text talks about the many things you have worshipped, including yourself.  It is not any different now that it was except it might be a little bit – a little bit – more advanced.  I would say that people don’t worship rocks anymore but they do.  They exalt crystals.  They exalt elements like gold and uranium.  They worship the wealth that comes from these elements … these rocks, virtually.   

I find so many ways you worship, it is mind-boggling.  It’s been that way for thousands of years, of course, and the Urantia text talks about the many things you have worshipped, including yourself.  It is not any different now that it was except it might be a little bit – a little bit – more advanced.  I would say that people don’t worship rocks anymore but they do.  They exalt crystals.  They exalt elements like gold and uranium.  They worship the wealth that comes from these elements … these rocks, virtually.   

   

   

   

   

I want to say that I am Gerdean’s oldest friend on the planet, not counting her personal teachers who have been with her since she was a child.  I met Gerdean in 1968 and mentored her for a number of years, through her spiritual childhood and adolescence, watched her flounder and fail and finally rise to the occasion; she became part of the solution instead of being part of the problem. And so you are going to hear from her, in her dealings with you and her peers in the Teaching Mission, her programming, her conditioning, much of which is from me.  And I was a very no nonsense mentor.     

I want to say that I am Gerdean’s oldest friend on the planet, not counting her personal teachers who have been with her since she was a child.  I met Gerdean in 1968 and mentored her for a number of years, through her spiritual childhood and adolescence, watched her flounder and fail and finally rise to the occasion; she became part of the solution instead of being part of the problem. And so you are going to hear from her, in her dealings with you and her peers in the Teaching Mission, her programming, her conditioning, much of which is from me.  And I was a very no nonsense mentor.     

===='''''[[Growth]]'''''====

====''[[Growth]]''====

When I got hold of Gerdean [long pause] … I can’t even begin to convey how far we’ve come.  But this is what happens when you work with spirit over a long period of time – you become more spiritual, and yet retain your mortality.  Part of my teaching always was to be both human and divine. You cannot stop being human in order to be more spiritual; you need to reassess, re-evaluate, re-train your material sense in order to accommodate the overriding and ever growing spiritual sense.

When I got hold of Gerdean [long pause] … I can’t even begin to convey how far we’ve come.  But this is what happens when you work with spirit over a long period of time – you become more spiritual, and yet retain your mortality.  Part of my teaching always was to be both human and divine. You cannot stop being human in order to be more spiritual; you need to reassess, re-evaluate, re-train your material sense in order to accommodate the overriding and ever growing spiritual sense.

   

   

   

   

Of course, I am somewhat repentant.  I lived many, many years, many hundreds of years, thousands of years in willful disobedience to the divine will.  And I have turned over a new leaf. And how I enjoy seeing it when others reach that point where they are eager to turn over their will to find out what God’s will might be for them.  Not then to throw their will away, but to put their will to proper use in serving Him and your fellows.

Of course, I am somewhat repentant.  I lived many, many years, many hundreds of years, thousands of years in willful disobedience to the divine will.  And I have turned over a new leaf. And how I enjoy seeing it when others reach that point where they are eager to turn over their will to find out what God’s will might be for them.  Not then to throw their will away, but to put their will to proper use in serving Him and your fellows.

===='''''[[Urantia]]'''''====

====''[[Urantia]]''====

This planet has got its hands full.  There are problems all over the map: politics you wouldn’t believe; power struggles on every street corner; disease, virus, death. We have starvation on one side of the street and obesity on the other. The imbalance of wealth is enough to make you stagger.  Well, it’s enough to make me stagger, and often we do stand back and figuratively speaking scratch our heads in wonder at how you could have gotten yourself into such a mess.  I know, Lucifer didn’t help, nor did Adam and Eve, but even so, you have so many things going for you.  It’s time to turn over a new leaf.  Roll up your sleeves and get busy on the problems this world has and needs served.  

This planet has got its hands full.  There are problems all over the map: politics you wouldn’t believe; power struggles on every street corner; disease, virus, death. We have starvation on one side of the street and obesity on the other. The imbalance of wealth is enough to make you stagger.  Well, it’s enough to make me stagger, and often we do stand back and figuratively speaking scratch our heads in wonder at how you could have gotten yourself into such a mess.  I know, Lucifer didn’t help, nor did Adam and Eve, but even so, you have so many things going for you.  It’s time to turn over a new leaf.  Roll up your sleeves and get busy on the problems this world has and needs served.  

   

   

I know, here in this area there are forest fires raging.  That does not mean you need to run out and become a volunteer fire fighter.  Further east, there are floods.  That does not mean you have to start building boats and levies, sandbags to hold back the floods, but there is always something that can be done, no matter how small.  And this is one of the peculiar things I find about human beings: you have such a tremendous need to be grandiose and heroic.  You think you need to do something really, really great when the truth is some of the smallest acts of kindness are what is the greatest.

I know, here in this area there are forest fires raging.  That does not mean you need to run out and become a volunteer fire fighter.  Further east, there are floods.  That does not mean you have to start building boats and levies, sandbags to hold back the floods, but there is always something that can be done, no matter how small.  And this is one of the peculiar things I find about human beings: you have such a tremendous need to be grandiose and heroic.  You think you need to do something really, really great when the truth is some of the smallest acts of kindness are what is the greatest.

===='''''[[Service]]'''''====

====''[[Service]]''====

If you just accept where you are and work within the parameters of where you are, you will find more than ample ways to be of meaningful service.  If you allow yourself to be open to do something, to assist your fellow human beings, your Mystery Monitor will certainly provide you will opportunities to fill the bill.  I know you don’t all pick up on the opportunity that comes your way but there are so many, so great, it would be virtually impossible to fill every need, but there are opportunities, even so, to be a part of the solution.

If you just accept where you are and work within the parameters of where you are, you will find more than ample ways to be of meaningful service.  If you allow yourself to be open to do something, to assist your fellow human beings, your Mystery Monitor will certainly provide you will opportunities to fill the bill.  I know you don’t all pick up on the opportunity that comes your way but there are so many, so great, it would be virtually impossible to fill every need, but there are opportunities, even so, to be a part of the solution.

   

   

But then again, when I’m wrapped up in things that are old, old CD’s, then I say, “Come on, now, is this part of the problem?” I know the universe uses everything – everything! -- but it really does help me to hear what you just said, that we are being monitored. It’s so important to remember – although you did say, you know, we’re on our own; we do have to act on our own.

But then again, when I’m wrapped up in things that are old, old CD’s, then I say, “Come on, now, is this part of the problem?” I know the universe uses everything – everything! -- but it really does help me to hear what you just said, that we are being monitored. It’s so important to remember – although you did say, you know, we’re on our own; we do have to act on our own.

But just that, even when you go to sleep and you ask the indwelling Spirit, “Use my dreams.  Even that little bit I get such great, great response from my indwelling Spirit.

But just that, even when you go to sleep and you ask the indwelling Spirit, “Use my dreams.  Even that little bit I get such great, great response from my indwelling Spirit.

===='''''[[Guidance]]'''''====

====''[[Guidance]]''====

But I guess what I am looking for is the kind of assurance that our lives are planned out somewhat, a little bit, if we are obedient to God’s will, because I need a pilot.  Forget co-pilot! And thanks, Jack, if you would just try to make sense of that because I don’t know if I was clear.

But I guess what I am looking for is the kind of assurance that our lives are planned out somewhat, a little bit, if we are obedient to God’s will, because I need a pilot.  Forget co-pilot! And thanks, Jack, if you would just try to make sense of that because I don’t know if I was clear.

   

   

   

   

You are part of a living universe.  You are so much more than the sparrow.  And so, of course, the Father is interested in you and in your destiny.  He is not willing that any should perish, or that any should get away, and so he is going to dog your tracks, shine a light on the path, and whisper in your ear at every opportunity “this is the way.”

You are part of a living universe.  You are so much more than the sparrow.  And so, of course, the Father is interested in you and in your destiny.  He is not willing that any should perish, or that any should get away, and so he is going to dog your tracks, shine a light on the path, and whisper in your ear at every opportunity “this is the way.”

===='''''[[Providence]]'''''====

====''[[Providence]]''====

Now, there is discussion in the Urantia text about predestination. Not much, but the word is mentioned and so this gives rise to tremendous speculation on the part of creative human beings as to what that means. And some take it extremely seriously, even down to the last jot and tittle, to the extent that they feel that this marriage is sanctioned in heaven, that job is what God would have them do, they were predestined to become this particular profession, and so forth, and even to the ludicrous extent of what kind of car or shoes you should buy.

Now, there is discussion in the Urantia text about predestination. Not much, but the word is mentioned and so this gives rise to tremendous speculation on the part of creative human beings as to what that means. And some take it extremely seriously, even down to the last jot and tittle, to the extent that they feel that this marriage is sanctioned in heaven, that job is what God would have them do, they were predestined to become this particular profession, and so forth, and even to the ludicrous extent of what kind of car or shoes you should buy.

   

   

Eva:    Boundaries.

Eva:    Boundaries.

===='''''[[Healing]]'''''====

====''[[Healing]]''====

JACK:  … a schedule with yourself to give yourself an opportunity to have spiritual therapy.  

JACK:  … a schedule with yourself to give yourself an opportunity to have spiritual therapy.