God's Brew

By Barbara Wheeler

You can’t do that in the spirit world. What makes you think you can do it in the physical world? In this book you will
learn tools to help you access the door of the spirit world.Through prayer, meditation, and self-reflection, your understanding of not only yourself but those around you will be magnified.

In the journey of life, we all have bridges we must cross.Finding the strength to take that first step, might just be the hardest. Inside, you’ll find insights, by the cupful, to give you just that—the courage to change.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ink & Quill Publishers
• Release date: May 26, 2023
• ISBN: 9781948266611

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God’s Brew

Barbara Wheeler

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This book is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. The characters depicted in this book are fictitious and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. No Part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by an information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the author/publisher.

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Abstract

Instead of having a nervous breakdown, which I totally had no time to do,

I sat down and began to write about all of the good things in my life

Introduction

The Spiritual Filtering Process vs Filtering Signal Process

Cup One: Love

Cup Two: Kindness

Cup Three: Peace

Cup Four: Patience

Cup Five: Joy

Cup Six: Goodness

Cup Seven: Faithfulness

Cup Eight: Gentleness

Cup Nine: Self-Control

An Extra Cup: Spiritual Bridges

An Extra Cup: Lessons

An Extra Cup: Moments and Messages

An Extra Cup: Healing, Changing, and Growing

Conclusion

Bibliography

God’s Brew Introduction

The percolating of this book slowly dripped into a few

Words that were brewing inside my soul.

I sat in my kitchen listening to the drips. Listen! His unspoken words reveal to me.

Drip—Love—Drip

Kindness…deep within, I feel the brewing.

Drip, Drip—Peace

Patience…my soul percolating his words.

Drip—Forgiveness

Dripping…my higher-self receive his words of wisdom, dripping Goodness, Self-control, and Healing. This very moment, these messages, humble me. Now my soul thirsts for this knowledge. Every drip is like a cup of water to clear and clean my mind. The drips are coming like a fountain pouring deep within me—Gentleness, Unconditional Love, and Understanding.

The drips are finished. I need to filter and process all that was given to me in the moment. The filtering process is re-learning what I have forgotten. Over a period of time, my way of thinking will filter through the drips, removing the negative and turning it into the positive. This process will not be an easy one. We are talking about years of changing filters which must be replaced. The one thing I have learned so far on this journey—the constant need of change.

The Spiritual Filtering Process vs Filtering Signal Process

Personal meaning: Filter Spiritual Processing

Filtering is developing pictures in your mind. It is how you see things, say things, but most importantly—your process of thinking. The constant filters come in as vibrant colors, black and white, and distorted. It all depends on how you are receiving the signal.

Dictionary meaning: Filter Signal Processing

In signal processing, a filter is a device or process that removes some unwanted components or features from a signal. Filtering is a class of signal processing, the defining feature of filters being the complete or partial suppression of some aspect of the signal.

But my filters were clogged up and I was stuck. So, before I could begin writing His words, my filters had to be clean and clear before I could understand the process fully. Filtering begins as a child. First, often coming through our parents, but as children and adults I think we suppress things. For me and most people, we carry those filtered ideas through childhood and adult life until we decide to change the way we think. You start accepting the good with the bad. Maybe your eyes no longer see only black and white but vibrant colors in all things. That’s when you discover how to remove the gray area’s out of your life.

It started back in September 2015. Something was missing in my life. I was moving toward a dark place—a nervous breakdown. So, instead of having a nervous breakdown, which I totally had no time to do, I changed my filter so that I could see more clearly. As soon as I changed that filter of thinking something beautiful happened. It turned my whole life around. You may or may not believe what I am going to say, that will be your decision.

I sat in my brother’s living room watching television. The front door opened, and I heard a cooing sound. When I got up, I saw the most beautiful white dove. The dove looked straight into my eyes. What I felt in that very moment, the only way I can explain it, is a light of peace went through my whole body. Every negative thought disappeared, leaving me with nothing but peace. I didn’t know at the time, but the spiritual filtering process was taking place.

One year later my spiritual journey really began in March 2016. During that prior year, beautiful things happened to me. I got a job, and I started to meet people on my spiritual journey. I enrolled in a class for Spiritual Self-Empowerment. I learned to discover and focus on myself—not knowing at the time the filtering process was just beginning. It also came with a complete suppression of the noise in my mind. This class helped me with that. From there, I took a Reiki Class One & Two. In the near future, I will become a Reiki Master/Teacher. There I learned that you cannot help others until you help yourself. While filtering through major processes and breathing a collective cleansing breath, this book was born.

Four years later (2019), I returned again to this book. During the intervening years I continued to spiritually filter—constantly changing filters, unclogging, learning to face things suppressed inside me. Believe me it is not an overnight process. The path is one that you must discover and sometimes walk alone. I was fortunate to meet several people along the way who assisted me, even if they were only there for a season and a reason. I will not mention their names until I have their written permission.

One other thing I must mention… To walk this journey requires dedication, perseverance, and faith. At times you will face painful things within yourself. Sometimes, you will want to give up. Just take a break and process it. Then, when you are ready, start again. For me, God’s intervention played a part. I had to learn more about myself and how to filter people and things out of my life.

I leave you with this thought… I clean my filters through prayer or meditation, but that may not be effective for you. That’s why it is important to try many solutions, because every person and every situation is different.

Navigation Page

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Conclusion

Bibliography

About The Author

Black and White

(No cream or sugar, please)

As I sit at my kitchen table enjoying my morning cup of coffee, it’s cold and cloudy outside but warm inside my home and my heart. I take a couple of sips of coffee, I close my eyes, listening to my guided meditation. Breathing in and out, clearing the mind, listening to my inner voice. In a few minutes, this process slows things down. I am now in the moment, the now. I begin with black and white images, filtering out negative thoughts.

I am processing the filtering signal. Rationalizing the signal for my negative thoughts. I am removing unwanted things and people that no longer serve a purpose in my life. I’m thinking of how I can filter it out and replace the filter with positive thoughts. Examples of black and white thinking include being stressed, angry, overwhelmed, etc. Until I removed the shades of gray and add some cream and sugar into my life. I had to learn to love and trust myself before I could others. It all begins with me.

LEARNING TO LOVE AND TRUST

Love is the greatest gift that we can receive and give. Love is said to be unconditional, universal, and most importantly filled with trust. This is where and how love begins. First, you must trust, then love follows. When we are in a relationship and speak the words, I love you we speak from a physical position of love, such as attraction, intimacy, passion, etc. I am not saying this is wrong. What I am saying is that love is a spiritual fulfillment and a mystery. It is the most powerful gift in the universe.

For the moment, let’s put the physical to the side. The kind of love I will talk about is spiritual; it does not come with attachments or conditions. This love begins within loving yourself unconditionally with no attachments, face and filter the black and white. Change the filter to remove the gray area to allow cream and sugar to filter through. This road you travel is a long-suffering road. Like I said before, you may or may not meet people along the way. But I do see the results of my sufferings. Some of my suffering was because I was my own worst enemy. And some were from others who I truly loved and trusted. I learned not to make that mistake again. You should love everyone no matter what, even your enemy, but we all know that is hard to do.

Love is supportive, giving, patient, understanding, and unconditional. But, before we can give this kind of love, we must go through the spiritual filtering process to change our filters—to be able to give to others what we don’t give to ourselves. That’s the only way you can give it to another, you must first give it to yourself. This is a process, and we will make mistakes along the way. The most important thing to remember; changing your mind’s filters is a little more complex. That’s why it takes considerable spiritual practice to place it all in a balanced perspective.

Let’s consider human love. When we love someone there are conditions involved. There’s passion, intimacy, attraction, demands, jealousy, selfishness, etc. For example, most of us change who we are to please others, just to be loved. We are not being true to ourselves. That makes our filters feel stuck and clogged up. We are stuck with an identity that’s not us. We do this so the person will continue to love us. In the meantime, we are dissatisfied.

We do this because we don’t know how to love ourselves or accept us for who we really are. We give so much to others that we forget who we are in the filtering process. We place ourselves in the black and white world, not giving ourselves some sugar and cream, filtering and dripping our love so we can receive it back. In return, we receive an empty cup. You cannot give love from an empty cup.

The emotional filter (black and white) is clogged with anger, anxiety, jealousy, revenge, etc. Sometimes we blame others, but truly it’s our fault for not being ourselves. We are our own worst enemy. Where is it written that a person must return what you gave freely in the beginning?

Love is a divine and precious gift from God, yet each person has their own definition of love. The miracle you will receive is divine love. You have the free will to change your filters, to drink your black coffee or add a little sugar and cream to invite love and trust into your life for yourself. Sometimes, you will have to drink your coffee black in order to take care of yourself. Sometimes you cannot add cream and sugar because life itself does not give you a choice. It only means that the situation or the person(s) no longer serve a purpose in your life.

Love is a combination of all these things. It is felt from the heart, and the signal is sent through the filtering process. This goes to the brain to pour our cup of love for us. No one is under any obligation to return that love. If we can remember that in all our relationships, we can continue to build and understand the power of love. This healing transformation for all involved is given to us by God.

When we add cream and sugar, the gray area is filtered out, and we see the color of life for what it is—not for what you or I imagine it would be. In all relationships love comes with trust. Meaning trust in God’s love first, because it restores us and enhances our ability to take in what we need to be whole in our spiritual and physical relationships.

CUP OF SPIRITUAL SELF-LOVE

I don’t mind if I do, please.

Self-love begins with you, and it is a daily practice. Self must be your starting point. It connects you with you. Begin by building a relationship with yourself. This is essential, because this helps the flow of things and builds other relationships with others and God. When you look elsewhere for this self- love most of the time you are disappointed. Working through pain is a struggle. We all look for praise about our achievements. We want to be loved and accepted. This is not the moment to seek praise. This is the time to focus on the present and think about you. We must take the time for ourselves. Do you truly know yourself and what it takes to give yourself love? What does it mean to love myself? Who said I could? Most of the time we don’t love ourselves. We are so busy giving to others we forget about us. Of course, life is not perfect, and we struggle. Life is not designed to be easy. It’s designed to teach us lessons, to find the missing pieces that connect the dots of our lives. Once we realize that, we will find the courage to take a leap/risk to find the self-love we want, so we can continue to grow. I say, live your life in an ordinary way, give yourself love, and make your life extraordinary.

Sit down, relax, have a seat. Here’s your cup of self-love. Let’s examine how we can filter a cup of self-love for us. Not the cup of romantic love, but a spiritual self-love cup. The self-love cup I pour filters from the mind. You are relaxed, the filtering process examines the fear, anxiety, lack of self-trust, lack of self-love, and the feeling of worthlessness. All these things relate to the filtering process for self-esteem issues. We can go on and on, but you get the point. This is just a starting point. Now, that you are relaxed, we are still filtering, because the unconscious is bringing things to the conscious mind. Which means, the unconscious is not filtering the introspection. These are our illusions and the rose-colored glasses we wear. This is the dark place in our mind, where we hold the past and memories. The subconscious is the awareness of our actions, feelings, and thoughts. And then it’s the conscious mind that brings it all together. It makes you aware of both. Staying in the present means we are no longer living an illusion. And the filtering process takes us through this. It is called The Awakening!

We are looking at our true self and what holds us back—examining what we have buried so deep and struggling to face what we know is true. We are dealing with the pain of our life and uncovering what we have hidden from ourselves for too long. It can be difficult to filter everything out and find the true person. Yet, truth is struggling to filter toward the surface and show who we really