Keeping the Fire of Inspiration Burning
Closing Session – “Rise into Joy” Online Weekend Retreat—Keeping the Fire of Inspiration Burning
In this talk, David Hoffmeister inspires us to have the strength to decide what we want to focus on with the Holy Spirit, even when the form shows up to distract us. David shares that everything in form is a pointer to the Spirit and invites us to give all interpretations to Him. Then we can rest assured that everyone is blessed and whatever occurs is for the healing of the mind! And just trust Jesus and the Holy Spirit will handle time and space while we keep the fires burning bright with our devotion and dedication.
Gold Nugget:
“Oh my! That’s it. That’s it! That’s the surrender right there. And as I was saying before, the ego will call up from the prosecution witnesses of these body symptoms, like losing the awareness, getting numbness in the legs, and losing the functionality. The ego will call that witness and say, ‘Ah, so you’re going to follow God, and this is what you’ve got. This is what became of you.’ And we have to go much deeper. You mentioned the Workbook Lesson 167 that I read right before the movie yesterday as well. It’s so clear that if our mind is used to worship death in any way or in any form, we are denying our Father’s Will for us, we’re denying the calling of our heart to be happy and joyful and free!
And so, as I was just mentioning with your language skills, your heart, your devotion, now it’s like what you’ve expressed. This is the rebirth. When you go and you face the strongest witness the ego can call, and you watch and you listen, but you don’t believe it! And you just say, ‘No, I feel I’m innocent, and I rest my case.’ And then you let the judge in the case, the Holy Spirit, make the final ruling, ‘You are innocent! You have always been innocent. You are God’s beloved child, and no evidence of form can be successful at telling you who you are, because God created you in love and in spirit, and you remain as God created you.’”
Recorded at The Heart of Christ Online Retreat Rise into Joy on April 9, 2023
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