In this painting I asked the question, “where is God?” What I was told is this,” what you think and believe about the physical forms within space and time, are keeping you from remembering what you have always known, the eternal.”
Eternity; Heaven; Nirvana; Paradise; or whatever symbol you choose to describe the eternal place of unified love, light, and peace, is not a place outside of us to be searched for, but a state of mind within that is constant. The eternal peace of God is with you now. His love for you is unconditional and does not vacillate to and fro like the tides of the oceans or the waxing and waning of the moon. There is nothing you need to do to acquire it.
If you are not in a constant state of peace, then you are suffering. A suffering mind is fragmented and not whole. Suffering begins within and is self inflicted. Self induced suffering is referred to as an addiction. This means we all are addicts and cannot stop our minds from embracing thoughts of pain and suffering. We voluntarily choose the outer reality over the eternal reality of truth within. The powers of our devisive thoughts are so convincing; like an addict, we portray ourselves as victims and deny responsibility for the reality our thoughts create. Instead we blame others and believe the creator has abandoned us when in reality we have abandoned him.
Depending on whether you choose to see the flesh or recognize the spirit will determine how you see this world. And in that seeing you either remember eternity or deny it. Addicts believe in the temptations of the world. A temptation is nothing more than looking outside yourself for peace and happiness in exchange for the eternal peace within. The world of flesh is home to separate forms that appear to be different from one another and entice us to believe in them. It appears to be a place of death and sickness, in opposition to eternal life and wholeness. A God of wholeness and eternal life does not create anything less than what he is. The pain we feel within is our delusional beliefs of separation coming into conflict with the unified truth that emanates within. In these beliefs we deny the love of our Father and believe the gates of Heaven are closed to us. However, he does not deny his love for us, and there are no gates in Heaven because there is no fear. His patience is eternal and he will wait for all of us to make up our minds. In the mean time, what we do here on Earth is of our own making. God will not interfere with how we choose to think about ourselves, one another, and our world. To do so would violate his trust in us. His rules are simple: love one another; do not kill; and lastly; love God the Father with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your MIND (thoughts).
This painting encourages you to let go of your addictions to fear. Claim your true inheritance within and experience the loving embrace awaiting you from our Father who art in Eternity. Peace begins and ends with you.
Music: In the Stillness by Liquid Mind
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