The Way to God

A while ago I was visiting a sauna, and while sitting in the bubble-bath, there were all kinds of disturbing thoughts coming up in my mind. Thoughts related to judgement, doubts, and all kinds of worldly concerns.

These thoughts were not making me happy, and realized I had far too much tolerance for this voice in my head, which only wants to distract me from the Light. I then snapped out of this negative, hypnotic state.

I decided to use my time to bless the bubble-bath, to turn it into a Healing Pool, not just for myself, but for all those who enter it. I started praying, building my pyramid, and calling passionately on the Masters. I invited the Golden Christ Energy to charge the water.

My passionate prayers brought me into a totally different state of mind. I noticed I became energized, happy, peaceful, and grateful for this opportunity to be helpful. And then I received some clear Divine Guidance:

“This is the Way to God!”

Wow! Yes, I recognized that this is true. Letting my mind wander is not the way. Being lukewarm about all the Divine Help which is available is not the way either. Passionately reaching out to the Divine Help is the way. Of course!

And I was again reminded how simple this all is. Do I want Light or darkness? Light! Do I need help? Yes! Do I have help? Yes! Do I then call out to the help? Yes! Jesus told us already 2000 years ago, “Ask and you SHALL receive!”

I felt blessed and grateful, and was reminded once again that the teaching we have received is amazingly beautiful, yet it only gets real value when I apply what I have learned. God is already reaching out to me. To come to know that, I have to respond to God’s Call, and let all else go. Hallelujah!

On behalf of Magnum Opus Ministries NL, Thijs Hottenhuis

I Am God’s Son

The whole God-given purpose of anyone who experiences “the human condition” is to remember the Truth about yourself. That is your purpose: to remember that you are Spirit, a Child of God! We encourage everyone to join us in making this remembering the focus of your life.

There are many things you can do which can help you focus on this Remembering. One powerful practice is to declare the Truth about Yourself, by using the Declaration of Perfection from A Course In Miracles:

“I am God’s Son, complete and healed and whole, shining in the reflection of His Love. In me is His creation sanctified and guaranteed eternal life. In me is love perfected, fear impossible, and joy established without opposite. I am the holy home of God Himself. I am the Heaven where His Love resides. I am His holy Sinlessness Itself, for in my purity abides His Own.” (ACIM W-pII.14.1)

When you make this declaration, all kinds of ego thoughts may come up as doubts, comments, or resistance. We encourage you to forgive these thoughts, to bring them to the Light, so you may experience the Truth of these words by giving up all the lies.

This experience can be and should be a joyous thing! It doesn’t have to be very serious, reserved, or ritualized. One example of how to do this in a very lighthearted way is turning it into a song, a rap version of the Declaration of Perfection, as one of Rananda’s students has done:

Maybe you'd like to try this as well, or you want to do it differently. Whatever you do, remember that You are a Child of God, and you have all the help you need to remember this. Hallelujah!

On behalf of Magnum Opus Ministries NL, Thijs Hottenhuis

Three Words

Recently, we were watching an episode of “Highway to Heaven” at the Goudsberg. This old TV series, about an angel who is helping on earth, is both funny and inspiring, and we watch it regularly.

The episode we watched that night was about a father and son who had a difficult relationship, and how a health problem of the father brought the father and son together again, with the help of Jonathan, the angel.

I was touched by what I saw. The relationship with my own father, who passed away years ago, had its share of challenges. At the end of the episode, a spontaneous prayer came to me:

“Andre Hottenhuis, God bless you, I bless you.”

I didn’t think about this; it was as if it just rose up from my heart, as a natural thing happening, because I love my father. Straight after this happened, I heard in my mind, loud and clear, three words:

“This is received.”

Andre Hottenhuis

I was startled at first. I didn’t expect it. But it was not the first time things like this had happened. I recognized the frequency and knew that this message came from our Savior, Jesus. He wanted me to know this. What a gift!

So beautiful! My father received my blessing. And this is possible because, we are One. We are connected, all of us, the ones who seem to walk the planet and the ones who have moved on. Nothing can change that.

What a heartwarming experience. I find it difficult to put into words what it meant to me to have received this blessing. And all I had to do for this was to have a little bit of faith, not even a mustard seed. Truly amazing.

I am not special. Anything that is available to me is available to you. I have no idea what it means to you to read this, but I encourage you to have faith that Jesus is literally always with you to help you wake up. You, personally.

Please open up to this. Have that faith that Jesus is with you and that we are all One. I trust that then your experiences will prove to you that this faith is fully justified. Thank You, Jesus! Hallelujah!

On behalf of Magnum Opus Ministries NL, Thijs Hottenhuis