TRUST GOD...PROVE IT

We waste our time in trying to let go of a defect of character...digging, talking, digging, trying a different something, digging. It is not the defect that holds our pain, but our resistance to the defect that stays the hurt. 

    

It is breaking from our self-will, not breaking from the defect but our resistance to the defect, that will free us from the bondage of self. We break from our resistance by nonresistance, say with a simple thank you, and God sweeps clean our obsession with that particular defect.

Shortly after I wrote the above, I came across this from unknown-to-me Minister Adele Ahlberg Calhoun:  Aging has always been about simplifying and letting go.

How apropos is that? Aging. A fairly universal reaction to aging is resistance...all the physical, mental and spiritual gyrations we go to and through to keep aging at bay...or at any rate the appearance of aging at bay. 

Lest we ever had a doubt, it is not just resistance to defects, addictions, bad habits and self-determined objectives that hinder our peace, stay our spiritual growth. It is resistance, plain and simple. 

Face it, aging is doing life exactly right. Our pain is in the process, i.e., how we look, how we feel...wrinkles, gray hair, no energy, less want-to...not to mention the unknown end result. The fact that it is not shareable with a pal or a partner causes us serious pause. Or panic.

Then we come to the realization that aging is all about simplifying and letting go, the how-to of which we have been studying, striving, wanting for years.

Here again is proof that God has already prepared the perfect answer for us, and that it is only available Now. It is our mental preparation (change your mind!) that brings our comfort. 

Our entire preparation is our trust...trust that God has already prepared our perfect answer no matter the question.  

Trust God...now go prove it.

Thank you.