[The following is a reprint of my blog of June 17, 2015]
There are two ways of seeing anything that life offers...the material, or reasoning mind, way and the spiritual way. By "what life offers," I mean, primarily, the crapola. It applies to everything, it's just that the less-than-wonderful makes a home in our ego-victory thoughts.
I've found it best to to accept my reasoning mind's view first...accept it and find my part in it, or I'll muddle everything, trying to excuse, justify and/or deny my part in it. Because the reasoning mind is linked with the ego and always legislates for itself, believing that I'm seeing God's will in my want-to is a pretty much inevitable result. I wind up believing my own press which explains the muddle.
We need not fret about the spiritual side...if we are willing, it will be revealed albeit seldom on our timetable...God is a drag foot to ego. That may be why "Sit and wait on the Lord" is so emphasized in spiritual work. It's easy to gift our self with insight as to God's way when it's really us making the circle complete...and in our favor.
Rule of thumb...p.d.q. and one-sided is not God's way; when and whenever both sides come out the winner, God's hand is in it.
Thank you.
I've found it best to to accept my reasoning mind's view first...accept it and find my part in it, or I'll muddle everything, trying to excuse, justify and/or deny my part in it. Because the reasoning mind is linked with the ego and always legislates for itself, believing that I'm seeing God's will in my want-to is a pretty much inevitable result. I wind up believing my own press which explains the muddle.
We need not fret about the spiritual side...if we are willing, it will be revealed albeit seldom on our timetable...God is a drag foot to ego. That may be why "Sit and wait on the Lord" is so emphasized in spiritual work. It's easy to gift our self with insight as to God's way when it's really us making the circle complete...and in our favor.
Rule of thumb...p.d.q. and one-sided is not God's way; when and whenever both sides come out the winner, God's hand is in it.
Thank you.
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