Blinding flash of the obvious: Resentment, too, makes one of us all.
It is in resenting another that we are given the opportunity to see ourselves and vice versa...for invariably we are each doing that which we are resenting in the other.
The opportunity to see ourselves rests in our willingness to change our mind, to divorce ourselves from our own opinion. Such a seemingly simple action. I do believe it is the hardest action I have ever had to take, will ever have to take.
The ego's belief that it is right is steel-strong and sealed to all but God...and God is not available on demand.
This is where our reasoning mind becomes our tool for good. We channel our thoughts toward good...not prettifying the resentment, that's just coloring it pea-green instead of puce. We channel our thoughts toward all things good...our perfect pet, a beautiful memory, God's goodness, grace. We dwell there until a feeling of peace flows through us.
The hard lesson alearning is this is not a one-shot deal. Our thoughts need a constant reining in, ever directed toward God's needs for us and away from our wants for us. Since we do not know precisely what God's needs for us are, we do this by thanking Him.
We thank Him that His will, whatever it may be, is being done in and through us right this very minute...then believe it.
Thank You.
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