Recently a friend said to me that we must never be afraid to claim our place in the world. And I believe that to be true, but before we claim our place, first we must discover what our place is...to us personally.
My surprising to me discovery was the realization that my place in the world is spiritual, based in love and impossible to claim all on my own.
It was more than a bit of a shock to understand that my peace comes through giving over, giving up, giving in...not for me and not for you, but for a higher good.
It's no wonder I was shocked considering my journey was all about ego-tripping, looking for love in all the wrong places, lying, cheating and stealing...and it was all penny-ante stuff. I apparently aspired to be a bad girl, but all I got was rues, regrets and remorses. And there it is...God's perfect work: Those very regrets are my slivers of gold today.
God uses for our good whatever we give him. Accepting his gift...that is the hard part. It is also still more spiritual growth. Our reward of awareness comes mostly when we stop praying for him to take away anything and start thanking him for everything.
We awake when we can say, as truthfully as possible, If he can do that for me, I can try to do it for others. Short form: Pass it on.
Thank you.
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