JOEL GOLDSMITH: Your Concept of God Can't Answer Prayer | 1960 England Open Class

✨ Your concept of God can't answer your prayers — only God can 🪷 In this 1960 England Open Class, Joel Goldsmith challenges the biggest mistake spiritual students make: believing we already know what God is. He reveals why the kingdom of God is not in the mind, why prayer has nothing to do with telling God anything, and why there is no such thing as punishment from God. ✨ In this extraordinary session you'll discover: Why resting satisfied with your concept of God stalls all spiritual progress "A concept of God cannot answer prayer — it must be God" The mind is an instrument, not the abiding place of God — even Solomon's temple couldn't hold Him Why we only come under the law of God when the Spirit of God dwells in us "There is no such thing as punishment from God" — whirling blades, live wires, and our own carelessness Prayer has nothing to do with communicating with God — all the giving is from God to us "Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" — the premise that releases you from condemnation 490 times of forgiveness — and why you can never use them up "I in the midst of thee am mighty" — be still and watch the world of your discontent dissolve "God has never left us, and never will." Be still, and let the voice of God utter itself. ⌛ STRATEGIC STUDY TIMESTAMPS 🥾The Core Journey [00:00:37] - Former Concepts of God: Why they stall progress. [00:02:48] - A Concept Can't Answer Prayer: Only God answers. [00:04:04] - Not in the Mind: The mind is an instrument. [00:07:29] - The Subject of Prayer: Conscious union with God. [00:07:55] - Under the Law of God: When the Spirit dwells in you. [00:20:07] - Prayer Is the Means: How we receive grace. [00:20:30] - God Needs No Communication: Don't tell God. [00:23:33] - Be Still and Know: God in the midst of you. [00:33:11] - Watch Discontent Dissolve: "I have the capacity." [00:38:03] - Meditation: Contemplating the indwelling Spirit. 🌊Parables & Stories [00:04:46] - Solomon's Temple: Not great enough to hold God. [00:05:58] - A Cubit to Your Stature: Taking no thought. [00:16:33] - The Pearl of Great Price: The high price of truth. [00:27:59] - A Parent's Love: Right up to the gallows. [00:29:41] - Whirling Blades & Live Wires: Not God's punishment. [00:31:02] - O Jerusalem: Outstretched hands within. [00:40:20] - Manna and Water From the Rock: Grace in the wilderness. [00:44:11] - Main Street: Where the good lives. 💡The 'Aha!' Moments [00:11:59] - No Punishment From God: "Neither do I condemn thee." [00:19:30] - No Respecter of Persons: Possible to one, possible to all. [00:26:05] - "Thou Art My Beloved Son": Accept the premise. [00:27:19] - 490 Times: You can't use them up. [00:35:31] - All Things Through Christ: Not my skill or ability. [00:36:14] - The More We Battle: The further from God we seem. [00:39:29] - When All Material Streams Are Dried: Thy fullness is the same. [00:47:41] - Fine People: The rest of us are fine, believe me. 🧿 Joel Goldsmith (1892–1964) founded the Infinite Way — a modern mystical teaching rooted in direct God-realization, not petition prayer or religious doctrine. 💭 Drop 🙏🏽 if "There is no such thing as punishment from God" — just took a weight off you 👀 Love you! 🪷🪷🪷 #JoelGoldsmith #InfiniteWay #ChristConsciousness #SpiritualAwakening #MysticalTeaching #Prayer #BeStill #ConceptsOfGod #NoPunishment #Forgiveness #IAmMighty #ThouArtMyBelovedSon #SermonOnTheMount #KingdomWithin #EnglandOpenClass