God Never Fails E-Book

Mary L. Kupferle

• Herausgeber: Andura Publishing
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020

Beschreibung

Experience the life-changing power of Mary L. Kupferle with this unforgettable book.

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Leseprobe

God Never Fails

Mary L. Kupferle

CONTENTS

1. Foreword: The Grace of God Is upon You

2. God Never Fails

3. Begin with God

4. “Fear Not!”

5. Give Up to God

6. Simple Prayer

7. Act on Belief

8. Speak the Word

9. The Fruit of Patience

10. What Do You Make of It?

11. Only Good Can Come

12. Accept Your Good

1. The Grace of God Is upon You

WHATEVER your appointed tasks may be this day, go forth rejoicing, knowing that the grace of God is upon you! Before you set your hand to any task, before you take any action, use a few moments to remind yourself of this truth and affirm quietly, in faith, “I go forward joyously, for the grace of God is upon me.” You will find your accomplishment of your tasks easier than you had thought possible, your efforts abundantly fruitful and rewarding.

In telling us of the boy Jesus, Luke says, “The child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.” This same grace, dear friend, is not reserved for Jesus only, but is given freely to every growing, unfolding child of God throughout eternity. The watchful Father is as eager to pour out His love upon you and me as upon Jesus Christ, for He knows and sees us, each one, as a son of His own creation, image of His own Being, worthy of His tenderest benediction.

Because we are all sons of God, we are free to recognize and accept the grace, the love, of God in the same full measure just as Jesus did. Because you are a son of God, you are meant to assume the same attitude, manner, and bearing that you feel Jesus Christ Himself assumed in His earthly ministry. You are meant to act in the same manner as He, and you can, because the grace of God is upon you! You are meant to conduct yourself with the same dignity, having the same spiritual assurance you know He had, and you can, because the grace of God is upon you!

If something extremely difficult seems to be required of you, if you are faced with a trying situation, condition, or circumstance, set aside all doubts and fears right now, and for a few moments simply acknowledge your own divine sonship. Declare in faith: “God loves me. His grace is upon me, and only good can come.”

Let the words “His grace is upon me” move through your thoughts; speak them aloud, then relax and accept them throughout your whole being. God’s grace is upon you, upon your mind and its activity, upon your body and its functions, upon your life and affairs. God’s grace is upon you now, blessing you, encouraging you, helping you, uplifting you, sustaining you, protecting you, guiding and directing you.

Wherever your duties take you, the grace of God is upon you. Wherever your duties keep you, the grace of God is upon you. However distasteful, unappealing, routine, monotonous, unrewarding your work or assignment may seem, the grace of God is upon you, and His blessings pour through you. However demanding, however filled with responsibility your appointment, the grace of God is upon you, and you are filled with new wisdom and confidence.

Because the grace of God is upon you, the dignity of Christ, the serenity of Christ, hold you poised; the love of Christ keeps you gracious and compassionate; the competence of Christ leads you into success and satisfaction.

The grace of God is upon your hands as they serve, regardless of the capacity in which they serve. If your service seems menial and humble, the grace of God will transform that service into a ministry to the glory of God. If your service seems of great importance to the world, the grace of God will lend to that service a humility and beauty that glorifies not personality but Spirit.

Know that the grace of God is upon every thought you think, every word you speak, every step you take; is upon your every action, decision, and movement. As you realize this, your thoughts will be clear, illumined; your words will be convincing, faith-filled; your actions will be spiritually significant, blessed.

Recognize, accept the wonderful truth that God loves you, that His grace is upon you as you grow and wax strong in spiritual expression. The grace of God is upon you this day, this hour, this moment. It is upon your body temple, upon your business, upon your home, upon your entire life, and you are blessed, blessed, blessed! The grace of God is upon you now!

2. God Never Fails

THE FOUNDER Of the famous Bristol, England, orphanages, George Muller, lived by his faith that, whatever the need, God never fails. Over a period of some sixty years, he was able, through this faith, to build and maintain homes for more than two thousand orphans, able to raise nearly one and a half million pounds without asking anyone for a penny, able to be daily a living example of the goodness of God.

At one time he remarked, “Not once, or five times, or five hundred times, but thousands of times in these threescore years, have we had in hand not enough for one more meal, either in food or in funds; but not once has God failed us; not once have we or the orphans gone hungry or lacked any good thing.”

It is said that this faith-filled man never made auxiliary arrangements in case supplies did not arrive; he dug no second-line trenches. He had no outer friends to turn to, none on whom he could depend for assistance. All he did possess was a vital, living, active faith that he put to use day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute in everything he desired to accomplish. He simply believed that God was his one and only source of supply, unfailing and inexhaustible, and he tested and proved the truth of his belief.

Whatever it is that you today are attempting to prove in your life, whether it concerns health, supply, or harmony, remember, God never fails! You need not depend on human judgments, upon personal opinions, upon outer circumstances and outworkings, but simply, only, upon God, the one Source, the one Giver, the one Creator of all good. Cease to depend any longer upon appearances, upon human reasoning and logic, and depend wholly, absolutely, on God.

Repeat to yourself over and over, both silently and aloud, “God never fails.” Take this thought into your heart this very moment, and repeat it again and again: “God never fails. God never fails. God never fails.”

Keep repeating the words quietly but firmly and confidently: “God never fails. God never fails.” Say them with all the faith you can muster. Repeat them with all the determination and conviction you can call upon from the very, depths of your being. Hold to the truth they express, in spite of any outer conflict. Maintain your stand, regardless of any lashing of the winds and waves of the senses. Let this truth be the rock upon which you stand. Let it form the beginning, the foundation of a new and strong and indomitable faith, a faith that is your own divine birthright.

You need not try to figure out how the situation can change and right itself. It is not up to you to look ahead to tomorrow or next week and to know in advance all the various details. You are not to be anxious and consider how, when, why, who—your only part in the working out of your problem is to be still, take your stand, and know that God never fails.

Steadfast in this state of mind, you are not anxious, no matter how many persons, things, or conditions on the outside seem to fail you, for in themselves these do not matter. All that does matter is God! And God is the same unchangeable, unvariable, loving Father now that He always has been. He is the same perfect Presence and Power today as when Jesus called upon Him two thousand years ago. He is the same dependable Creator and Sustainer, infinitely willing to bless, to heal, and to prosper every one of His children, now and forever.

A Truth student who had been depending upon a certain source for a sum of money to handle an obligation was severely disappointed and discouraged when the source failed to produce as expected. In the very moment of discouragement, however, the student summoned all the faith at his command, declaring aloud: “God never fails. Human channels may seem to fail, vary, or change, but God never does. God never changes. God never fails.”

Throughout the remainder of the day, this student maintained this attitude and clung to the truth, “God never fails.” Again and again he repeated the words, affirmed them, believed them. Within less than twenty-four hours, the needed amount was forthcoming from an unexpected, entirely different source. No matter what faces you, God never fails. He will not fail you in your dilemma. He will not fail you in your challenge. The only demand He makes upon you is that you have implicit trust in Him. You are to turn wholly and completely to Him and Him only. You are not to give one smattering of attention elsewhere. Not one jot or tittle of your devotion is to be turned to outer things. All your heart, all your mind must be centered in just one place—God!

If you will follow through with this extremely simple method of prayer and hold to it unwaveringly, you will prove for yourself that God does not fail. You will find that your faith is strengthened in the process, that your good becomes manifest in greater benefits than you even dreamed.

A consciousness of light, an awareness of spiritual illumination, is the first step in the healing of any personal difficulty, even as it was the first step in the process of creation. “And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” It was after this, after the coming of the light, that the other steps of creation followed, all in the divine order that is typical of God and His nature of perfection. The true spiritual light, our first step in understanding and overcoming, is worth awaiting in our silent periods of prayer, worth our time and patience and application of faith, even as the dawn is worthy of all nature’s quiet attention. The awakening of our souls anew to eternal spiritual truths and values cannot come any other way.

Sometimes this awakening comes immediately, forcibly, within a prayer. Sometimes it comes gently, almost unnoticed, after we have prayed and then attended to the things at hand. Someone told recently of the way in which the light entered her consciousness during the healing of a loved one. She said that for a number of days she declared both silently and audibly the spiritual truths she knew regarding the dear one’s divine inheritance of wholeness and perfection. She believed the person could be healed and was faithful in the application of all Truth principles she knew. But it was finally upon her firm declaration, “Let there be light!” that full realization came and the physical healing became apparent.

The Truth student mentioned that at this point of declaration something within her consciousness was awakened, that even as she stood at the ironing board the light so flooded her consciousness as to make all things new and clear. She explained that it was a realization that all that had gone before was passed and was nothing. She had a firm conviction of healing that no human reasoning or intellectual argument could affect.

Sometimes this awakening comes immediately, forcibly, within a prayer. Sometimes it comes gently, almost unnoticed, after we have prayed and then attended to the things at hand. Someone told recently of the way in which the light entered her consciousness during the healing of a loved one. She said that for a number of days she declared both silently and audibly the spiritual truths she knew regarding the dear one’s divine inheritance of wholeness and perfection. She believed the person could be healed and was faithful in the application of all Truth principles she knew. But it was finally upon her firm declaration, “Let there be light!” that full realization came and the physical healing became apparent.

The Truth student mentioned that at this point of declaration something within her consciousness was awakened, that even as she stood at the ironing board the light so flooded her consciousness as to make all things new and clear. She explained that it was a realization that all that had gone before was passed and was nothing. She had a firm conviction of healing that no human reasoning or intellectual argument could affect.

Master. His answer to all their queries was: “I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.” He saw light while he had been in darkness, and there was no human reasoning that could account for it. The answer is in the singleness of spiritual vision within Jesus. Where there is one with such purity of heart, devotedness of soul, one-pointedness of consciousness, the light is radiant to bless, heal, and uplift all who come within its presence and will receive.

Such was the divinity within Jesus, the Christ light within Him. And such it can be within you and me today if we will apply our attention, devote our efforts, and become as little children—teachable, obedient to inner guidance, watchful of our words and actions, ready to discipline and to master according to the Christ example. Day by day we prove this through the time we give to prayer and meditation. Day by day we prove this by our thoughts and words and actions.

The more we pray, the oftener we turn our thoughts to God, and the more light becomes evident. The more we meditate about the meaning of Jesus’ teachings, the more enlightened our consciousness becomes. The higher we raise this light in our words and actions, the more Christ like our words and actions become. The more steadfastly we look to the Father as the source of our wisdom and illumination the more open we become to receive His luminous blessings, the more aware we become of our spiritual identity, the more clearly we behold spiritual reality—the Christ within everyone, God in everything.

This light abides within you now, dear friend, as the illumination you desire for the overcoming of every difficult situation in your life. It is God’s gift to you, awaiting your returning to Him in consciousness, your awareness of His nearness and love. Lift up your heart to Him in prayer now, in this moment, and decree, “Let there be light!” and your eyes will be opened to the reality of good, the reality of wholeness, wisdom, happiness, and abundant well-being. The light will enter your consciousness, and you will see the Truth within your heart, for that is the place of the overcoming. There lies the victory; there abides the “light of the world.”

Meditation for Self-Help

Let us face that problem confronting you right now! Let us look at it squarely and see it in its true light and take it for its true worth. No matter how long it has hampered your perfect expression of health or peace or success, let us now refuse to believe in failure or discouragement. Its appearance in your life is actually a shadow, temporarily darkening your thoughts and your day. It is only in your thoughts that you are bound and deceived by error and unhappiness.