What an awakening time this is for me. I recently got the quiet word for me to seek to go for lesser which, amazingly, feels right and exciting.
This morning I found a saved clipping, dated Sunday, May 22, 2011, of the following quote:
Return from existence to nonexistence. You are seeking the Lord and you belong to him. Nonexistence is a place of income, flee it not! This existence of more and less is a place of expenditure. -- Jalaluddin Rumi
Eleven years ago to the day I got the go-lesser word and was clearly touched by it...more importantly, there is no guarantee that was the first time I got that word and was just as touched by it.
I love that so much!
What can that be but proof of God in my life? My Father knows my needs, reminds me as, if and when I am ready, condemns me naught for forgetting...else what's a forgetter for?...knowing you are seeking the Lord and you belong to him.
I have people in my life right this minute who I know to be my angels sent to aid me in the doing of that which I write about...namely, become peaced within and without, with me and with thee and vice versa.
I have never been a stay and talk this problem through person...smile and get outta Dodge is my preference. Over the years, I've dressed that up, and today my egoic response is from (ahem) Matthew 10:14, When someone will not hear you, shake the dust off your feet and move on. There, a favorite Bible verse...it's almost a one-size-fits-all, though. In this case, self is looking for a copout so uses a good motive to cover a bad one.
I want God's will done in my life more than I want my will, but I've long accepted that I'll know my want long before I know God's will. Obviously, my inside-to-outside work lies in giving over/up/in to the other without currying favor, or just to make nice-nice, which is doing for self not for the Father.
God's got my work cut out for him...now to keep me from "pitching in," "lending a hand," "helping out." Or, giving God a laugh...with love.
Thank you.
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