ATTENTION
Daniel in the Lion's Den (Turning from Problems)
When faced with overwhelming problems ('lion's den'), one must 'turn their back upon the lions' by withdrawing attention from the problem. Instead, 'look…
Step by step
- Identify your 'lion's den' (your pressing problem, e.g., poverty, sickness).
- Turn your back upon the 'lions': consciously take your attention away from the problem.
- Look towards the 'light': dwell upon the thing you seek, the desired solution.
- Continue in faith, believing yourself to be that which you seek, without looking back in consciousness to the problem.
- This persistence will lead to the realization of your desire.
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At Your Command
When faced with overwhelming problems ('lion's den'), one must 'turn their back upon the lions' by withdrawing attention from the problem. Instead, 'look towards the light' by dwelling on the desired solution and maintaining faith in being that which is sought.
Successful realization of the thing desired is also told us in the story of Daniel in the lion’s den. Here, it is recorded that Daniel, while in the lion’s den, turned his back upon the lions and looked towards the light coming from above; that the lions remained powerless and Daniel’s faith in his God saved him. This also is your story and you too must do as Daniel did. If you found yourself in a lion’s den you would have no other concern but lions. You would not be thinking of one thing in the world but your problem – which problem would be lions. Yet, you are told that Daniel turned his back upon them and looked towards the light that was his God. If we would follow the example of Daniel we would, while imprisoned within the den of poverty of sickness, take our attention away from our problems of debts or sickness and dwell upon the thing we seek. If we do not look back in consciousness to our problems but continue in faith – believing ourselves to be that which we seek, we too will find our prison walls open and the thing sought – yes, “whatsoever things” – realized.
This technique emphasizes the power of focused attention and unwavering faith to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles by shifting consciousness from the problem to the solution.