EGO IS LOUD, GOD IS SILENT

The ego is a determined foe to spiritual growth.

Actually, the ego is a determined foe to personal growth of any kind. How often have I followed my ego's dictates to get what I thought I needed in order to save face, look better than you, feel superior, etc., and wound up feeling less than...less than I felt when I was feeling in need!

The ego always legislates for itself, and the ego's self-need is seldom in my best interest. That's the trouble with a program of spiritual growth...it works. We really do learn to put others' needs before our own wants, and we really do suffer within when we go against that learning.

I'm of the opinion that is the real cause for feeling forsaken or betrayed. We perceive a problem, we name the problem "You," and we pray God to fix the problem. God does not step up asap, so our ego dictates that we pick up mud and sling it at You in order to stop the problem...and that mud lands right in the middle of our own face. Then we cry, "There is no God."

The good news is we have also learned that we can return to our program of spiritual growth at any time and not only is the perceived problem healed but so, too, is the mud we slung removed from our own face.

The bad news is...the choice is ours.

Ego is loud, God is silent. Chose you this day whom you shall serve.

Thank You.