Our idea of God changes as we progress on our spiritual path. Part of our spiritual journey is letting go of ideas that were comfortable, that we knew. Remember, God is good all the time. And there are parties along the way where we enjoy the goodness of life. When feelings come up that aren’t part of that, they have the ability to hurt us. The heart has wisdom that can transform that, if we recognize the thoughts which drain our energy. Are we aware of those feelings? There is a big difference between feeling something and being aware that you are feeling something.
Be willing to go along with those feelings, but be aware of what is happening. When you get to the point where the emotions are drowning your power, value the feelings only as a part of the whole. Switch from sad to appreciation. Put energy into your vision of the whole. That is the change which lets us work with the self and get to the party. Do not stumble in confusion or sorrow. Jesus said the plowman cannot plough by looking backward; “Let the dead bury their dead.” Don’t go back to deal with and be in the emotion. There is a greater vision.
Wake up. Lift your vision. Have without possessing. Act without expectation. Be free from the limits of what you have created. Let your heart be at peace. Return to source. There is our surrender. When you realize where you come from, you can deal with whatever life brings. Return to the wholeness.
How? When you become aware that your feelings have taken your attention away from the goodness of life, go with the feelings until you are stopped. Then move to appreciation and step into the wholeness.
“Welcome Home” featuring Rev. David McArthur at Unity Center of Walnut Creek on October 10, 2010.
Summary
It starts with the pull on your heart, a sense that there must be something more, or even sometimes it might be a “Wow! — it’s time to get on with that.” As a spiritual being you are constantly called to be that amazing being which you are.
But there comes a time you can no longer say, “Maybe later”.
God says to you, “It is time.”
When your life is at a point of expansion, your ego tells you that you do not have enough. Fear of not enough is one of the things that keep us from our good. With God there is more than enough. So when the tug comes from the heart, do not ask, “How much?”
God is your source.
Ask what is on your heart. Part of the growing is to follow your heart. Do what you can do and Spirit will provide. When we move forward, what we need is provided. The work we have to do is the change in consciousness. The question is not “How much?” But rather, “How do we meet our challenge in a higher way?”
So often we fall asleep, thinking we are three dimensional beings and the world is acting upon us– providing or not providing. But God asks, “Where is your power?” The greatest power in the universe is love. It is our job not to blame those who bring our challenges, but to love them! And when the power company wouldn’t let us move in, we resolved that challenge by loving them. Then we could invite the world to join us, because we do know our truth, that when we hear “no” it simply means we’ve got some growing to do. There have never before been so many souls that know our source is Spirit, and we need to hold that place.
It is fitting that our homecoming is 10/10/10. “10” is the number of completion. And when you are there, at “completion”, you are also at “beginning”.
Your Prayer Team
Music
Music by Heartdream
“Lord’s Prayer” – Traditional, modified for Unity
“Walking in the Light” – Traditional, modified for Unity
“Peace Song” – Jill Jackson, Sy Miller
When your life is at a point of expansion, your ego tells you that you do not have enough. Fear of not enough is one of the things that keeps us from our good. With God there is more than enough. So when the tug comes from the heart, do not ask,”how much?” God is your source. Ask what is on your heart. Part of the growing is to follow your heart. Do what you can do and Spirit will provide. When we more forward, what we need is provided. The work we have to do is the change in consciousness. The question is not “How much?”, but “How do we meet our challenge in a higher way?”
So often we fall asleep, thinking we are 3D beings and the world is acting upon us– providing or not providing. But God asks, “Where is your power?” The greatest power in the universe is love. It is our job not to blame those who bring our challenges, but to love them! And when the power company wouldn’t let us move in, we resolved that challenge by loving them. Then we could invite the world to join us, because we do know our truth, that when we hear “no” it simply means we’ve got some growing to do. There has never before been so many souls that know our source is Spirit, and we need to hold that place.
It is fitting that our homecoming is 10/10/10. “10” is the number of completion. And when you are there, at “completion”, you are also at “beginning”.
