Spiritual thinking is an easy way to deal with extreme situations.
Psalm 46:1-2
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth will give way, and the mountains will fall into the heart of the sea.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are hard pressed on every side but not crushed; perplexed but not in despair; persecuted but not abandoned; struck down but not destroyed.
Psalm 91:2
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and fortress, my God, whom I trust.”
Isaiah 43:2
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
Nahum 1:7
The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.
John 16:33
“I have told you these things so you may have peace in me. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Nehemiah 8:10b
“Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Psalm 32:7-8
You are my hiding place. You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go. I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
Joshua 1:9
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
2 Thessalonians 3:16
May the Lord give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
Bhagwad Gita: Chapter 7
When situations are challenging, surrender to me; you will be protected.
We all may face extreme situations at one time or another. Many of them may be caused by nature, such as earthquakes, Tsunamis, wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, or wars. Sometimes less frequently, due to deliberate mischief by politicians or corporations. These happen because of their paranoid character, pure envy pr, jealousy, racism or dislike, etc. How do we deal with such calamities? The first thing we can remember is that God, Divine Mind, is right inside each of us, and He is as close to us as He can be, and no situation can be beyond His control since He is the cause and effect of everything in this universe. There was an article written in 1916 by Adam H Dickey called ‘God’s Law of Adjustment. My Dickey was the personal Assistant to Mary Baker Eddy, The Founder and Pastor of Christian Science Church and the author of “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.” Dickey writes :
“Man lives by divine decree. He is created, governed, supported, and controlled by the law of God. Law means or implies a rule established and maintained by power; that which possesses permanence and stability; that which is unchanging, unyielding, and continuous-“the same yesterday, today, and forever.”1 The efficiency of law rests entirely in the power that enforces it. A law (so-called) that is incapable of being enforced is not law and bears no relationship to law. God is the only creator, the only lawmaker. “He made all things; and without him was not anything made that was made.”2 All the universe’s power, action, intelligence, life, and government belong to God and have always belonged to Him. He is the Supreme Ruler and does not share His power with another.
When we understandly declare that the law of God is present and in operation, we have invoked or brought into action the whole law and the power of God. We have declared the truth, God’s truth, that the truth of God is the law of destruction, obliteration, and elimination of everything that is unlike Him. When we have stated this truth and applied it, as taught in Christian Science, to any discordant belief we are confronted with, we have done all we can. All that is necessary for us to destroy any manifestation of error that ever claimed to exist. Error, which has no place in the divine Mind, claims to exist in human thought. When we have put it out of human thought, we have driven it out of the only place where it ever pretended to have a foothold, and after that, it becomes nothing to us.
A law of God applies to every conceivable phase of human experience, and no situation or condition can present itself to mortal thought that can exist outside of the direct influence of this infinite law. The effect of the operation of law is always to correct and govern, to harmonize and adjust. Whatever is out of order or discordant can have no basic Principle of its own but must come under the direct government of God through what may be termed God’s law of adjustment. We are not responsible for carrying out this law. We can do nothing to increase, stimulate, or intensify the action or operation of the divine Mind since it is constantly present, consistently operative, and never ceases to assert and declare itself when rightly appealed to. All we have to do is scientifically bring this law of adjustment into contact with our unfinished problem, and when we have done this, we have performed our whole duty.”
When we become conscious of God being with us 24/7, driving the engine of life, and calming ourselves down in any critical situation, we immediately eliminate distracting thoughts. We begin to synchronize our panicked human mind with the Divine Mind and start hearing God’s advice, which is very quickly implementable, and we find ourselves freed from any danger. History is full of such freedom. Thus, when Moses was leading the Israelites from King Pharoah’s slavery and bondage, they were faced with the Red Sea ahead of them, and Pharoah’s soldiers were following them in their horses, and the people panicked. Moses was calm, and he prayed to God to open a pathway amid the Sea with a mighty wind, so the Israelites could pass, but Pharoah’s soldiers all perished.
Daniel in the Lions’ Den (chapter 6 of the Book of Daniel) tells of how the biblical Daniel is saved from lions by the God of Israel “because I was found blameless before him” (Daniel 6:22).[2] It parallels and complements chapter 3, the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: each begins with the jealousy of non-Jews towards successful Jews and an imperial mandate requiring them to compromise their religion and concludes with divine deliverance and a king who confesses the greatness of the God of the Jews and issues an edict of royal protection.[3] The tales making up chapters 1–6 of Daniel date no earlier than the Hellenistic period (3rd to 2nd century and were probably originally independent, but were collected in the mid-2nd century BC and expanded shortly afterward with the visions of the later chapters to produce the modern book
Daniel in Lion’s Den:
According to 1 Samuel 17, Goliath, a heavily armed Philistine giant, challenged Saul for 40 days to send out a man to fight him. No one would face this warrior until David, armed only with a sling and stones, volunteered. David hit the giant in the forehead with a stone and killed him.
David and Goliath
Thus, when we think spiritually, we realize God is always present with us, holding our hands and seeing us to safety.
Let us conclude with Swami Sivananda’s Universal Prayer:
OM Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.
Life is a Pilgrimage.
Humility is not Cowardice.
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