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then a
pleasant expression and NO MORE WORDS; - this will stop the kicking. And
in proportion as you learn to take the HINTS you attract, you
will cease to attract kicks. By all of
which I am reminded of that old testament statement that 'the Lord hardened
the heart of Pharoah.' The "Lord" or "Lord God" of the old testament
is what I call the God in us, or the Law of Attraction in us; and the
"God" of the Bible is The Whole - the God over all as well as in the
individual. It is the God in us which attracts to us our
experiences, in order to teach us wisdom and knowledge. Pharoah was not wise
enough to let those people go, so the God in Moses gave him a hint -
which he failed to take. Wherefore he attracted a gentle kick in the
way of a plague. This dashed his ardor a bit and he gave permission for
the Israelites to go; but he was only scared into doing it; and after
the plague was called off he was not wise enough to keep his word -
here was a great lot of valuable slaves which he could keep, and why
shouldn't he? - his word was easy broken and all's fair in business; so
his heart hardened and he held the Israelites. So he attracted a
harder kick; which failed to accomplish its purpose. Kick after kick
came, each a bit harder than the last; each scaring Pharoah for the
moment, but none convincing him. He still thought it right to hang onto
his slaves if he could, and he had the courage of his convictions. A
man of such splendid courage seems worthy of a better fate. Pharoah
had the courage of a Christ, coupled with the ethics of a savage, whose
only law is his own desire of possession. Because he could not take the
hint and see his mistake, he attracted a series of kicks increasing in
power until one finally landed him in the a glimmer of
the truth reached him as the waters rolled over. But his soul goes
marching on and his mistakes are still re-incarnating here on earth. Is Adam
kicking, Eve? Take a hint before he kicks harder. Is Eve making things warm
for you, Adam? Take care you jump not out of the frying pan into the fire.
Are circumstances plaguing you, Everybody? Take the hint lest worse
plagues arrive; learn wisdom and avoid the Be not wise in
thine own conceits. Lean not upon thine own understanding,
but in all thy ways and thy neighbor's ways, acknowledge
that the One Good Spirit leads, and He shall direct thy feet in paths of
peace and pleasantness. The proof of
foolishness is unrest and friction. The proof of
wisdom is peace. Be still and
know the Lord thy God, and learn from what He draws to thee.
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