EACH AND EVERY TIME

I wonder... does everybody have a personal nemesis? A secret fear, say, that in reality may well be utterly insignificant? Fear, however, knows naught of reality. Fear is its own god.

There are some truly wonderful words, quotes, stories, parables, lessons already learned that explain our fear away. They bring hope to our hearts, peace to our minds...temporarily. And there it is, the quiet word...temporarily.

That explains, to me at any rate, the admonition that we go to God for God and that is all. All the self-help books in the world, including the Bible, the Torah, the Koran, et al., are temporary aids if we're using them for other than to know God aright.

If we go to the Bible looking for a quote to hang onto in case of an anxiety attack, we can certainly find it. But we'd better keep that Bible handy because we will have to use it...and repeatedly. Unfortunately, people who walk around with Bibles too often cause others anxiety, and that's never a good thing.

It is in going to God for God and that is all that lifts us into a new consciousness...to know God aright is to be lifted out of reasoning mind fears, freaks and phobias. Which is good news, spiritually. We now get to live with the need to be of help to others.

However, our reasoning mind, ever looking out for self, analyzes the good news and balks for it is apparent if that's the good news, the rest of the story is not about us. It is about coming face-to-face with us...with our own self, each and every time. And the only help we will have to give is...acceptance. Each and every time.

Then, there and again we will be forced to go back to God for God and that is all...each and every time.

Thank you.