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Roland Trujillo
A listener asks about raising problems to God. You need not worry when God is in control.
Roland answers questions: what would have happened if Adam and Eve had not eaten the forbidden fruit, and whether God left anything out of the Bible.
Do you have a thirst for God? If Psalm 41 strikes a responsive chord, you need to hear this message.
The writers of the Gospel were inspired. Truth has a special quality you can recognize.
In order to be enlightened, you have to be awake. Wake up and see the Light with Roland.
Roland answers a question about Adam and Eve. Adam didn't know what he was getting into, but it was all part of God's plan to create love.
Have you done something wrong and then had a wake-up call? Forgiveness is the key to a better life.
Others can interfere with your flow, causing you to second-guess yourself. Gain confidence when you follow wordless knowing.
If you know God is your father, it's a lot easier to have faith. Roland reads from the spiritual writer Francois Fenelon.
Be watchful and put a little distance between you and a pressure source. Roland says you must avoid becoming resentful.
Resentment is poison for your relationships. Let it go, gain compassion, and heal yourself with Roland.
If you're more forgiving, you can heal your relationships. Join Roland as he opens new avenues for you to consider.
Peter said, "Cast your cares upon God." Our problem is we overthink and get anxious, says Roland.
Is resentment ever a problem in marriage? Can one person's prayer affect another's mind? Join Roland as he shares unequaled wisdom.
A. W. Tozer said, "true Christian experience must include a genuine encounter with God." Make a distinction between words and right action.
Humans are very sensitive creatures. Our Creator made us so we can delicately know what's right.
If you want to find God's purpose for your life, listen to your conscience. Others' thoughts can mislead you.
Roland discusses what would have happened if Adam and Eve had not eaten the forbidden fruit. When you follow God's plan, you'll have peace of mind.
When you're too caught up, your field of vision is narrowed. Wake up with Roland to what's really going on.
Instead of conforming to the world, conform to what you know is right in your heart. Roland shows you how to get in touch with conscience.
What's blocking you from finding God's grace? Roland tells how to pray and avoid temptation.
A listener asks about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Truth has a special quality to it.
Roland answers a question about Adam and Eve. God knows the future, and you can know wordlessly right from wrong.
Start the day prearmed with patience. Roland discusses how to obtain a philosophical attitude and get the big picture.
You have to find your ground of being, says Roland. If you feel restless, find rest in the Lord.
For many, life is reacting to things that happen on the outside. Don't react emotionally, says Roland, and you'll find a natural flow from within.
You must differentiate between true and false conscience. Many of the ideas in your mind are not your own.
Roland discusses an enigmatic verse from the gospel of Luke. Being really Christian doesn't just mean knowing bible verses, it requires following what's right.
God doesn't care whether you mess up, but he cares that you admit your errors in the Light of conscience.
Follow God's guidance, not the world. Excitement, falling in love, and impulse purchases all are categorized as emotions, and all can lead to regrets.
Move forward to a new zest for life with Roland. On Christmas day, Jesus did God's will. You must move according to God's will, keeping your ego out of the way.
We are created in the image and likeness of God. Roland discusses how the soul should be aligned with the Creator's plan.
In this fascinating program, learn about doubt and how it affects us. The voice that whispers to your mind is not really your own.
In a Christmas special, Roland reads from the epistle Peter. When men lack strength, it tempts others to resent them.
It can be difficult to resist the pull of the world. You must be willing to accept God's help, meaning you can't be prideful.
To be truly free means not responding to pressure. Love one another, but not with emotional love.
Roland disabuses us of a wrong idea: emotions are a good thing. Emotions lead to all sorts of problems, and with God you can have emotionless love.
Shakespeare said, "To thy own self be true." How do you do that? Find yourself, and don't succumb to others' pressure or allow their evil to transfer to you.
You must avoid responding to pressure. Pressure is a stress, originating from those unsatisfied with the way you are.
A listener asks about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. The prophets were inspired, and you should be able to recognize Truth's special quality.
When one thing goes away, another comes in to substitute for it. You can restore a right relationship with everything when you move with awareness.
Jesus said, "I am the Light of the world." If your deeds are evil, you will prefer darkness. Roland discusses earthly Light, God's Light, and the ways they are utilized.
Roland discusses how to have a meaningful life. Really living is not partying and having lots of material possessions. It's living in a way that you don't have conflict.
There's something wholesome about the old-fashioned, the traditional. Roland tells how you can let go of effort to find God.
America is suffering from cultural decline, and it's a direct result of spiritual collapse. Join Roland as he discusses this and how you can reverse your personal decline.
If you could remain calm, all of your problems would become manageable. Roland discusses what impatience is.
All about Christian stress management. Roland discusses how to raise your problems to God, instead of worrying.
A listener asks about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. The farther you get from the Truth, the more it pulls you back.
Are you feeling stressed out? Join Roland and find out how to remain calm and how faith conquers fear.
Roland discusses how you can be self-taught from God. God said in the book of Jeremiah, "I will write my laws in their hearts."
What happened when Christ died on the cross? Roland answers this and discusses the challenges of evil.
Overreacting can put you into a trance. Ask for calm and patience and you will receive.
If you look around the world, you see deceit, exploitation, and anguish. It's all unnecessary, says Roland. Less ambition, and you will find joy following God's way.
What would have happened if Adam and Eve had not eaten the forbidden fruit? Roland answers this and other questions.
The great explorers and inventors followed their intuition. Roland's meditation will get you started with your intuitive life.
Discover who you really are. Roland discusses what resentment is, how to let go of it, and how to become free to be kind.
Roland continues on the topic of stress. When other people pressure you or tease you, you must respond calmly and hold fast to what you know is right.
Why did God allow Jesus to be tempted? So that Christ could offer an example of suffering without hating.
How can a Christian meditation help us to pray? True meditation involves observing thought, not blanking thought.
A listener asks about staying with the path God wants him to live. We are a fallen race, but Christ had love nonetheless.
Roland discusses the archetypal theme of happiness if you become a certain type of person. In your search for worldly fulfillment, you'll go thru unpleasantries and actually lose fulfillment. Yearn for God and His Truth, not for a worldly possession.
Was the recent eclipse a sign from God? God likes to declare what he's going to do ahead of time.
God promises us rest. You can find rest after you become right with conscience. Conscience makes you aware that you've erred, and it's important not to resent or resist it.
Saints are often depicted with their eyes uplifted. To survive cruelty, you must go about in the world with a detached point of view.
A listener asks about anxiety, a problem that springs from not being able to cope. Anxiety can be normal, but not when it comes over a lot of things.
Roland discusses metaphysics and how the soul stands outside of time. God is the master of time and knows what is about to happen.
Experts can make you feel better temporarily, but you need God to obtain real peace of mind.
A listener asks whether God knew the devil would tempt Adam and Eve. God had to create freedom as a first step to creating love, says Roland.
How do you find love? First you need to understand what love is not. Love is not an emotion, but supports us as spiritual beings.
Roland discusses how to deal with pressure. When you react to pressure, you could end up working too hard or trying to please other people too much.
Many people have a problem with forgiveness. Learn how to forgive and you will increase your well-being.
Roland discusses how to become unblocked so you can love. Live each moment with grace, letting the little things awaken you.
Temptation exists in many forms: doubting God, becoming emotional, and being prideful. Join the winning side and experience true joy, says Roland.
Roland discusses inspiration and where it comes from. The human soul is incapable of originating thought--instead, they come from outside.
With wordless intuition, you can observe thoughts flitting by. Temptation will knock, but you must close the door on it.
Christ came to bring Light into the world. To find joy, you must live and have your being in Him.
The writers of the Gospel were inspired to speak the Truth. When you tell the truth, others may act as if you did something wrong. Rest assured that God knows who is right.
Roland discusses stress solutions and how to find peace within. First you need to be in accord with your Creator's will.
We should go about our life aware of the Creator, even when others upset or irritate us. Roland discusses what God wants us to do.
We were meant to be extensions of God. Roland discusses how we have adapted to a state separate from God.
A listener asks about Adam and the forbidden fruit. Adam went for a wrong idea, failing because he was ambitious, and now we are all subject to emotion.
With 76% of people reporting stress symptoms, Roland tells why you need to sit quietly. Roland's new technique makes it easier to pray.
You're born into a world with failing people. Be careful not to let others' failings cause you to resent them. Roland discusses how to raise your problems to God.
Hypnosis is the outer way. The average person is entranced, which leads them to do dumb things. The inner way is the spontaneous and joyous way.
When we're not hiding in imagination, we use things to escape from reality. Roland tells what boredom is and how not to fall into daydreams.
Many people have a cushy office job and paid vacation, but feel unappreciated by their spouse or family. How can this happen? Do your duty, says Roland, and don't expect gratitude from others.
Roland discusses depression from a spiritual perspective. A lack of hope signifies falling to a lower state of mind.
Repentance is not a sad affair, it's sweet. You can't make yourself right, but you can see your sins and let God do the work.
More people than ever are concerned about their mental health. Roland reads from the Beatitudes and discusses finding a heavenly attitude.
It's hard to pray when you're nervous or resentful. Roland discusses anger and how resentment is the most insidious form of anger.
Many recent movies are there to shock and are immature. You've been corrupted by the spirit of Paradise lost. Roland discusses the importance of understanding.
A listener asks how to raise problems to God. We have a fallen nature and are prone to be resentful. You must be guided by principles.
Roland reads a quote from devotional writer Robert Laiton. A little sin can disturb the peace more than major suffering. If you are weak, you don't represent a contrast to the false world.
In a back to basics program, Roland explains how with anything we do, there is a danger of going through the motions. With Christianity, you must be awake and aware.
A listener asks about getting back on track. We are supposed to call upon God in a wordless way.
Roland answers a listener question about Tartarus. The only salvation is from God after you let go of things of the past.
If you could not be impatient, your life would be a lot better. Some people become frustrated by their impatience, especially when they grow up in a negative environment. Remain in the present and let God have control.
A listener asks about believing into Jesus. Religion is good for your health, but there's a special kind of faith.
Count it a blessing when you encounter difficult people, says Roland. When you have patience, you'll grow in character and meet with God's approval.
Stress is anything that causes you to react with emotions. We were not meant to be emotional, says Roland. Respond rightly with help from God.
When Adam sinned, he lost an intimate relationship with the Father. God is the only one who could restore it.
Always be willing to admit you made a mistake, says Roland. Take a step back from wrong ideas and find God's right way.
A listener asks what is meant by blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Roland discusses his relationships book, which has chapters dedicated to specific issues.
Roland discusses your state of mind. In order to have peace of mind, you need to enter a heavenly state, where you are not subject to thought.
Stress is the effect of evil on the soul. Today, there's a concerted effort to undermine the family. Maintain your virtue, do what is right, and you'll reduce stress at the same time.
If you resent someone, that becomes distress. Other's failings are opportunities to practice forgiveness and grow in your Christian life.
When you're scheming for the future, you fall away from God. Instead of being preoccupied, Roland says you should be there for your loved ones.
Roland discusses speaking up and living a stress-free existence. If you always did what is right, you would avoid stress. Others give you approval for not rocking the boat, but sometimes that means conflict with yourself.
Do you have doubts? Learn to dismiss them, because if you fall into doubt, it becomes fear and anxiety. Learn to watch them until they dissipate.
Resentment is an insidious form of anger, says Roland. You need a problem-solving attitude with your family, the same way you do at work.
Most people are shackled by negative thoughts. The best is to prevent problems in the first place, says Roland. Second, there ought to be a way to face an issue with awareness.
Do you get immersed in thought? Finances, relationships, and planning can all take you away from reality. Roland delves into what worry is and how to remain true to yourself.
A listener asks about the Pharisees' worship of God. For most people, their thoughts are stressing them out.
Why don't we have peace of mind? Roland answers this and other listener questions. You are probably lost in your thoughts, which blocks you from God.
In a delicate moment, do you say or do the right thing? If you're concerned with looking good or saving face, your response will have ego in it. The devil casts us into a thought process, but God's way involves intuition.
There ought to be a difference between Christians and non-Christians. The answer lies in yearning for God and His right way.
You may be a replica of someone you worshipped, but there is also a force driving them that turns up in you. This force can be transferred via resentment.
Roland discusses reality and that which made reality. In many families, one who tells the truth is looked at like a terrible person.
A listener asks about temptation. Adam chose ambition and he lost Paradise. In the same way, you must avoid selfish ambition and instead follow your conscience.
Is there something in you that yearns for the Truth? That is pure intent. Join Roland as he discusses how to have great character: be a "regular person" subject to God.
Roland discusses what love is and what it isn't. We are to have faith and love, and we fail when we try to make things happen without God.
Christ is the only man who never failed. His victory was on the cross. Roland discusses how the deepest things in life involve faith and doubt.
The first peace you must find is peace within. To find peace, you should go through the world always with an eye to what is right.
Roland speaks about a burden on people. Whatever is in charge of deceptions, it cannot bear seeing the truth and immerses itself in feelings.
Many of your emotional and physical problems are related to wrong reaction to other people. When you talk with others, be spontaneous and avoid being judgmental.
Do you feel obligated to do things for others? Of course, we are required to do things for our family, but sometimes love is expressed by what you don't do.
A listener asks about overcoming self-consciousness. Roland discusses how we're born as fallen creatures and the impact of others on our self-perception.
Most mistakes occur as a result of emotion. Join Roland as he discusses what happens when you avoid getting angry and instead wait to see clearly.
You should be so aware that temptation loses its grip on you. Become the real you by getting in touch with the Creator.
When ideas come from someone else, they're no longer fresh and alive. Roland talks from the heart about getting upset too easily.
Stay in the grandstands of life and don't fall into vicissitudes, says Roland. Ever aware of our Creator, we should do what He wants us to do: not judge other people.
A listener asks about getting back on track. Roland tells how you need to refind your ground of being.
A listener asks why there are hypocritical Christians. When you think you have love, but don't have it, you are a hypocrite, as love comes from God.
The Truth is often met with meanness or cruelty. Little children can awaken you to the inner Light. Treat them rightly and you've taken a crucial step toward regaining the spiritual life.
Jesus was hated because he spoke the Truth. Thoughts that come from outside can't be trusted. Be in touch with the Truth and you will see clearly.
When Adam turned his back on God, he deteriorated. By checking with the Father, you can keep your freedom and joy.
Most people are in some sort of a trance. Instead of being beholden to the past, you should move according to intuition.
Christ did many magical things, and only some are included in the Bible. Refind God's grace and you will have the power to do wonderful things.
Roland answers a question about whether hell has gates. He also discusses how wrong people get power when you react to them.
Life was meant to be lived at a higher plane than most of us live now. If you want to live closer to God, you must give up resentment.
You were not meant to be stressed out. Christ came to save us from worry and negativity, and sin causes stress.
When you become upset, it affects your breathing and creates microchanges. Roland discusses the steady state of emotion and what can replace it.
Do you feel pressured to do something? An emotional state can morph into a hypnotic state. Roland teaches how to find the real you, free of negative influences.
Resentment is a big deal and can lead to ruined relationships. When you resent, you forfeit the spiritual life and have to compensate.
Roland answers questions about Pontias Pilate and going to heaven. The road to recovery begins with being sorry and becoming aware of conscience.
The soul testifies through its actions. 99% of people are doing others' will and that happens because of emotion. Roland talks about emotion and why it is a problem.
Roland discusses why people are such a stress. We are surrounded by imperfect people. When you resent others' imperfections, they become a stress to you.
Worry, fear, and anger can cause disease. Roland discusses how when you hate, what is in others gets into you. You must withstand cruelty by taking a mental step back.
Christ gave us all the clues we need to conquer stress. You were not meant to fall, and to avoid stress you must not yield to temptation.
St. Augustine said, "Our hearts are restless until they find rest in you." Roland discusses how to be in touch with what you know is right in your heart.
If you want to find your purpose in life, you have to find God's love. Roland discusses how you should want to do the right thing and inquire of God.
There are different rules for human beings than there are for animals. Roland discusses how you become degraded by hating, judging, or manipulating others.
The disciples of Christ were inspired to write about what they saw. People who see wrong are tempted to judge and condemn, but to be a true follower of Christ you must not judge.
A listener asks a question about faith and the laws of physics. Your conscience is your closest link to God.
Roland discusses how Truth is sustained through faith. If you go through repentance, anxiety will lose its hold on you and life will be one adventure after another.
For many people, life is reacting emotionally to things that happen on the outside. Roland says there's another way of living that involves flowing from the inside.
A listeners asks how to avoid worry. There will always be issues in your life. You need to handle issues with understanding, which comes from God.
Roland answers a listener's question about believing into Jesus. Don't judge other people, and don't resent seeing your own resentment.
To survive cruelty and meanness, you need to go into the world with a detached point of view. Roland tells how to be calm by practicing the Meditation.
Humans are subject to unnatural stresses. Roland tells how you were subject to impatient people, and how your reaction had a bad effect upon you.
The most innocent people can still come under attack. Roland tells how words of truth can wake you up, but you'll need to stay awake.
Children are surrounded by meanness, with bullying and teasing in the schools and pressure at home. Roland discusses different types of meanness and how separation from God causes us to be thoughtless.
Roland answers a listener's question about staying with the plan God wants him to live. We must not struggle with our failings. The Best of Roland--originally aired December 18, 2016.
Christ chose simple men to carry forth the Gospel. Roland discusses how the Holy Spirit provides inspiration.
You must find your ground of being. We try to find relaxation by taking pills or smoking. Roland tells the true reason we are anxious and restless.
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose that response," said Viktor Frankl. Roland discusses resentment and how it prevents us from responding rightly to others.
When your relatives are weird, you can fall into a hypnotic state, also called a slave state. Slavery occurs when you make something too important, says Roland.
Humans were meant to be like Christ, but instead each of us goes though a fall. Roland answers a listener's question about staying with the plan God has for him to live.
The more upset you are, the less you're able to cope. Roland discusses how your upsets are conditioned reflexes and what you can do about them.
Christ said, "I am the light of the world." If you close your eyes, you may see little patterns of light. Those patterns of light are from God, says Roland.
Roland discusses how to live life fully. Be not rigid and fearful, but like a bird, which lives spontaneously and freely.
Roland discusses his new book, Roland on Relationships. When people get married, they expect to be happy, but something goes wrong. A key to a thriving relationship is letting go of resentment.
Having a question for a long time is okay. Roland tells about his experience writing a book about physics and Einstein.
Roland takes a call and discusses the power of intuition. When we respond to wordless knowing on the inside, there's no emotion.
Work involves policies and procedures to do the work safely. When it comes to humans, rules apply as well. Roland tells how you may not be playing by the right rules.
Roland discusses how you need to experience God. Instead of reliving the past and worrying about the future, let God guide you in His right way.
From your intuition comes insight and wisdom. If you truly want to know the Truth, God will see to it that you discover it.
Roland announces that his new book, Contemporary Contemplation with Reflections on Miguel de Molinos, is now available.
There is no salvation without repentance. Roland tells how repentance begins in a small way and why you should avoid false versions of it.
You are your consciousness in a body. Roland discusses how your issues include focusing too much on the external and allowing outside forces to be distractions.
Roland answers a question about healing on the Sabbath. Jesus' words had life, and those who heard him were brought to joy.
If you feel oppressed, that has to do with your lack of courage. Roland tells how we are born close to virtues, and how we find them from God.
Unseen forces control others, and if you aren't careful, you'll be influenced by hate. Roland tells how rest and calmness are necessary to a proper life.
Families can lay troubles upon you, with others messing with your mind. Roland discusses how sometimes you may need to clear the air after doing wrong to another.
How do you know that what the Bible says is true? There's an internal testimony. Einstein knew that gravity would bend light, and no one could persuade him otherwise. You should be that way in knowing the Truth. The Best of Roland--originally aired May 2, 2021.
A listener asks about staying with the plan God wants him to live. Roland gives three important steps to living a life approved by God. The Best of Roland--originally aired April 18, 2021.
Roland discusses his new edition of The Spiritual Guide by Miguel Molinos. You must get beyond reading Scripture and actually experience God.
Your problem is you are reacting to everything around you. You recovered from stress very quickly when you were a child, but now you need patience and calm centeredness.
Have you fallen away from the Creator and into compulsions, worries, and fears? Roland tells how you don't have to be a Noah or Elijah to walk with God.
Roland tells how to sense the presence of God by not being lost in thought. You must learn to be in the world but not of the world.
We need to follow through all the way to the end with what is right. Roland tells how when you do so, you will bear good fruit, in spite of the cares of the world. The Best of Roland--originally aired May 16, 2021.
We live in a time of stress, and our challenge is dealing with it properly. Roland discusses how to survive spiritual wickedness.
Many of us have trouble with resenting others. Resentment is the mechanism of separation from God's Light. Roland discusses how God's Light tells you when you're wrong.
We live in stressful times. When you're in the presence of someone that hates you, calm centeredness is essential to overcome the pressure.
All around, people try to violate your freedom by forcing or seducing you. Roland tells how to survive negative forces.
If you see a pattern of light when you close your eyes, you may be seeing spiritual light. Join Roland as he discusses the importance of intuition.
Happiness comes in the oddest moments, often at unexpected times. Roland discusses how God will help you find joy when you come into His Light.
The greatest stress expert was Jesus. He overcame stresses by not hating, and you can too.
You are born in God's image, but that image fades away when you want to be God. Others are good at catering to this ambitious nature, but you must become as a child.
How do you find rest in God? Jesus said, "My burden is light." Finding peace for your soul involves getting in touch with intuition.
God gives us inner knowing. He created freedom and choice, making it possible for us to stray. Roland tells how if we err we can return to what is right.
The Bible gives us clues to the teachings of Christ and is there to awaken you. How do you know what's in the Bible is true? There's an internal testimony.
Goals are everywhere lauded, but they can also lead to demise. We inherit a fallen nature from Adam, subject to lies and ambition. Christ makes possible living according to what you know is right.
We all have a little bit of pride, a reluctance to admit that we're wrong. If deep down in your heart you love God, he'll find a way to overcome pride.
Roland discusses the value of keeping pressure on the outside. Many people in prison wanted to be their own person, but didn't know how while facing difficult situations. Instead of rebelling, do what you know is right in your heart.
Roland reads from Experiencing God Through Prayer by Madame Jeanne Guyon. Where does your motivation come from? You can be rightly guided by turning your heart towards God, not towards the world.
A caller asks about living the life God wants him to live. The human race, beginning with Adam, is a fallen race. Roland tells how you can be remade in the likeness of God.
A caller asks about healing on the Sabbath. Some people love the Truth and some do not, and you may marvel at the evil you encounter in others. Your number one line of defense is: don't hate them.
Can Paradise be restored? It can, if you return to the Creator. Freedom, choice, and love can be yours when you refind inner knowing.
A caller asks about how to handle anger. Anger is caused by injustice, which can take subtle forms such as rushing, confusion, or meanness. Learn with Roland how to deal with these calmly.
Christ picked simple men, not studied, to carry forth the Gospel. Roland tells how you can be simple and carefree as the Holy Spirit guides you.