consecration of choice
43 subentries
- consecration of choice (111:5sec). See also decisions; faith; goals; spiritual rebirth; submission
- choice to be like God is superfinite (118:6.7)
- consecrated mortal is already a finaliter to God (118:1.10)
- creativity of inner life can be haphazard or constructive (111:4.9)
- defined
- affirmation of desire to do Father’s will (111:5.6)
- degree of devotion to divine values (92:7.9)
- highest consecration is to do will of God (39:4.14)
- identification of self with universe, dedication to service of universe family (5:4.3)
- not passive or slavish surrender to Adjuster (111:1.8)
- not surrender, but glorification, of will (111:5.5-6)
- passport to divine attainment (109:6.5)
- realization of eternity-reality of purpose (118:1.2)
- Spirit domination of energy phase of existence (34:6.7)
- subordination to spiritual urges of Adjuster (118:8.2)
- examples of consecration
- Adjuster empowered Amadon’s loyalty (67:3.7)
- Andon and Fonta’s decision to live with, for each other (62:5.8-9)
- John Mark commanded full attention of God by his supreme desire (177:1.3) (177:3.2)
- Van’s loyalty resulted from unquestioning dedication (67:3.6)
- widow’s mites (172:4.2)
- Father desires only loyalty which is voluntary, wholehearted, and sophistry-proof (53:4.6)
- greatest gift to God (1:1.2) (196:0.10)
- Jesus’ faith destroyed every conflicting desire (196:0.5)
- mind arena of choice (111:1sec)
- mortal’s 1st jubilee (27:7.8)
- parables regarding consecration
- pearl of great price (140:8.28) (151:4.5)
- treasure in field (151:4.4)
- result of consecration
- brought Adjuster prior to Spirit of Truth (108:2.8)
- determines presence of God (5:2.1) (13:4.4-5)
- divine stability produced by universe insight (118:8.3)
- divine union attained by wholehearted and intelligent conformity to God’s will (1:7.2)
- Father is destiny of all who wholeheartedly choose his will (5:6.1)
- halfhearted devotion will be unavailing (1:6.5)
- immediately reacted to by the Supreme (117:6.4)
- joins spiritual faith to material decisions; supplies spiritual fulcrum (110:6.17)
- leads to assignment of guardian of destiny (113:1.5) (113:2.1)
- produces consciousness of God; ensures survival (5:1.6)
- when man gives God all he has, God makes him more than he is (117:4.14)
- we are so devoid of courageous decisions, consecrated co-operation (110:4.5)
- with Father effected through Jesus (180:2.4)
- work at what one finds to do with all one’s might (133:8.3)
Cross-references
- See also decisions
- See also faith
- See also goals
- See also spiritual rebirth
- See also submission
Cited alongside
Headwords that cite the same paragraphs as this one, commonest first. The number is how many subentries each has.
- God 201
- Jesus 796
- free will 44
- Thought Adjusters 272
- faith 146
- Universal Father 182
- decisions 25
- spiritual communion 26