My computer was running slow! I couldn’t get much done, because the programs took so long to load, and web sites were hard to find.
“Aw,” I thought. I need to clean up my hard drive.
I ran my spyware cleaner which found over 800 types of adware, cookies, and other junk plugging up my computer system. Once they were removed, my computer ran like an ace again. I was so happy, and got much more accomplished.
If you’re ever feeling bogged down and slow to perform in daily life, it might be time to get your mental disc cleaned up. There may be too much malware running in the background of thought to think efficiently and act with inspiration and buoyancy.
Resentment, frustration, discouragement, faith in disease, self-pity, anger, doubt, worry, fear, and their kin, are the malware of mortal mind that would plug up perspective and keep us from performing up to God’s expectations.
To clean up your mental operations, put on the Mind of Christ! The Mind of Christ is instant death to the malware of mortal mind. It cleans consciousness of all evil, brings out the best, and allows you to perform at your best.
As the apostle Paul wrote, “Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse”
(Phil. 4:8, The Message).
Don’t be a mental repository for the malware of mortal mind. Clean it out with the Mind of Christ, and perform at your best.
Really good analogies Evan…I think we can all relate to these ideas!.
Thanks for reminding me this morning how to clean my mental disc. It has been full of walware for weeks. When it comes to this of the year, i usually become a little overwelmed.
This is so helpful and clear, thank you so much Evan. I should thank you more often. I share your posts on our church social media frequently. So grateful.
When I delete anything by sending it to the Recycling Bin it is because I no longer need it, but it stays in the recycling bin until it is finally deleted from there too. It is often the main item that needs cleaning / clearing out. Thank you Evan for your comments, – it made me think that items left in the recycling bin and not finally removed are like resentment, an illness healed but not forgotten, fear of the past, holding on to what is not wanted, but just in case a situation arises again. When we are told to “Cease ye from man whose breath is in his nostrils” let us not put that man in the re-cycling bin for potential future use, but get rid completely! Be clean and pure,.- that always gives the best performance.
Ken I related to your comments. Especially “holding on to what is not wanted,” as I am trying to let go of clutter in my physical surroundings such as old papers/notebooks/journals, books, sentimental objects etc . I seem to continue struggling with this; it’s likely a reflection of what needs to be cleared and cleaned up in consciousness, as the outer reflects the inner. I want to let the One Mind, God’s thoughts, cleanse out old gunk and falsehoods that are trying to hang around.
Also liked, “Cease ye from man whose breath is in his nostrils” (Isaiah 2:22). Did a bit of reading on this verse because I wasn’t very familiar with the meaning. It’s telling us to stop leaning on material, mortal things which come and go and have no substance, and rather lean on God who is all powerful, stable and permanent. Good advice for me as I let God clean up the inner and the outer.
Thank you Rose! I really appreciate your thoughts; and especially your deep dive into the quote from Isaiah 2:22. It was exactly what I needed to read! I have been struggling a bit with regret for not taking more items (keepsakes) when a very dear loved one passed away. So “not leaning on material, mortal things which come and go and have no substance…” really resonated with me. It made me realize that it’s not “stuff” but really the intangible qualities my loved one expressed that represents true substance – not the keepsake. And it’s comforting to know those wonderful qualities are always with me, are permanent, and never come and go. Many thanks!
Thank you Rose! As always, appreciate your comments; and I especially appreciated your deep dive into Isaiah 2:22. It was just what I needed to read! Lately I have been feeling regret for not taking more keepsakes when a dear loved one passed away. “Stop leaning on material, mortal things which come and go and have no substance….” really resonated with me. It made me realize that it’s not “stuff”, but the qualities my loved one expressed that are the only real and substantial “keepsakes”. Those qualities are permanent, they never come and go, and they can never be taken away from us.
Thank you J. I was touched by your realization that the qualities your loved one expressed can never be lost to you. Beautiful and so true. Blessings to you.
MISTER GOD OR HIM AGAIN
For almost two weeks the printer wasn’t printing, I checked the printer app, no indication of a problem
It didn’t seem to be low ink because before, a low ink indicator message would pop up
I called a daughter more familiar with computers, she googled and asked if mine had the word ink anywhere.
After playing around with the computer, information on a tiny built-in screen said, vola … it needed cleaned, which it proceeded to do
I forgot this happened one other time, a few years ago, I think it is Mister God making sure I understand Him
Every week I get a few Him agains just to keep me on track …meaning, keep consciousness clean, or, recalibrate thought
Caliber. Degree of mental capacity or moral quality, a degree of excellence, of high caliber
I think we get messages on our mental screen when we indulge in any negative response
Recalibration happens only on the human level of thought, never on the divine
If you want Mister God to visit thought, go out on your own, he will be sure to show up … ”ain’t” Mister God wonderful
Melissa Baker
There is a delightful book, Mister God this is, Anna
Wrote this last Saturday. And I used “ain’t” as Anna would have
Cleaning up the great space of thought is quite challenging. But we have the ever present and Immortal Mind to guide us.
Just letting all of it go and live free of the insistence presented by mortal mind, error is easy.
I have each morning to “Spiritualize” my mental state. I start with the daily lesson from the full text version of the Christian Science Quarterly. After that, ordinarily I visit this sacred site, “SpiritView”. Garnering in the object of the day presented by Evan, then the loveliness from all those gathered around Christ’s table. What a blessing. One not to take for granted. One to thank our dear God for. “Father where Thy children are I love to be.”
Hymn 253 is “O’er Waiting Harpstrings of the Mind” found on page253 of the Christian Science Hymnal and is reminiscent of it’s author, Mary Baker Eddy. It referred to one of her homes on Pleasant Street, in Concord, New Hampshire, a home she loved so well.
Then this morning, listening for inspiration I listed citations for Wednesday’s Testimonial Meeting in my branch Society. finally satisfied with the readings I listed hymns that contained the feeling of those verses.
It’s always an honor to be with you all and to serve the Lord in some humble way. I feel “Home Too”.
The pangs of all that dirty drive gone, gone for another fresh day of freedom in the love of life.
I love this David, thank you.
Brilliant! I also appreciate the reminder that we don’t need to maintain a ‘junk file’ of old resentments. Simply removing the erroneous add-on is enough.
Thank you, as always, Evan. Your insights and the sharing from your “family” of followers are such a blessing each day. In this season of Thanksgiving, I invite the family to consider supporting this blog financially with whatever amount you feel you can. Evan spends a great deal to give US this gift and keep his site safe and secure. He doesn’t ask for anything but I’m sure he’d be grateful. Bless you all.
Margi I like the idea of making a gratitude offering towards Evan’s expenses to support this site. How would we go about doing this? Thanks.
This link has ways to contribute:
https://spiritview.net/payment/
At the bottom of the web page you get when you click on the link below are three ways to send a contribution to Evan for SpiritView.
I think you could use any of the three ways described on this payments web page to contribute to Evan for SpiritView.
https://spiritview.net/payment/
When we open this e-mail, then choose to read the entire entry, at the top under the SpiritView heading are three little lines. After hitting the little lines a dropbox of options come up. Choose the “About” option then go all the way down to the bottom of that page and see the heading “Donate” I’m sure any amount would be appreciated.
Thanks, Evan; and also to all for good comments.
What a great analogy, thanks Evan!
‘Alone with one’s own Being’:
https://journal.christianscience.com/shared/view/4ipb3r7uyq?s=e
Thank you Angie for the link to this article. It opened my spiritual sense to whole new vistas of perception.
“Cease ye from man whose breath is in his nostrils” (Isaiah 2:22). This is the subject of a solo titled “Mark the Perfect Man” by Bill Burden, soloist at The Mother Church. I recorded it and have it on my computer and listen to it often.
Thank you Angie for the link to this article. It opened my spiritual sense to whole new vistas of perception.
Evan,
Great analogy! Thanks, as always, for sharing your spiritual insights with us! And thanks to the others for sharing as well!
Yes, the enduring, the good and the true, “think on these things.” Thanks everyone.
Dear Evan, I really appreciate your Spirit Views. They’re really authentic and right on the spot. Thank you for providing this website.