How do we move out of the misery of the weed into the joy of the flower. We do it one specific, concrete human experience at a time.

Whenever a painful emotion occurs within us, we start the process. Painful emotions should be a red flag to us, for it always means we have a spiritual problem (we are assuming here that the brain is functioning normally; if the brain is not functioning normally, you need to see a doctor for help).

Step 1: Briefly explain to Jesus the concrete specific situation that triggered pain.

Step 2: Tell Jesus what you said or did in reaction to the situation. (Fragrance of weed)

Step 3: Tell Jesus the emotion(s) you experienced as precisely as possible. (Bloom of weed)

Step 4: Tell Jesus what you wanted (or did not want) in that situation. (Stem of weed)

Step 5: Tell Jesus why you wanted what you wanted (your thinking). (Roots of weed)

Step 6: Ask Jesus to tell you His thinking about your situation, which will be different from you thinking. (Roots of Flower). This may come to you quickly or take some time.

Step 7: Once you receive Jesus’ truth, you must believe His truth 100% for spiritual transformation to occur in your mind. (Belief, Faith, Trust in Jesus and His truthful gospel.) For a period of time, your former fallacious thinking will battle with your new truthful thinking, until the Truth finally wins out.

Once you believe Jesus’ truth, the situation which triggered the painful emotion will never trigger that emotion again. In its place you will probably notice a certain peace or calm instead of the upset. One less weed in the garden of your mind.

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