"Ego" is Latin for "I," and because ego always legislates for itself, I, it is a determined foe to spiritual growth.
I was with several friends last evening, two or three of whom are currently experiencing some less-than-wonderful life problems. I have none apparent at the moment so I found it relatively easy to mentally "fix" each of them...not their problems, but them.
This is also known as judging...not "sitting in judgment," which is not productive, but "judging," which is a necessary exercise to finding our own right or wrong.
As I listened, I was reminded that "The battle is not yours, but God's" which is somewhere in the Bible. Which says to me that as long as I am in the battle, trying to get my right solution, I block God from giving me His perfect solution.
There is also the promise: "Came to believe that God can and will intervene in our lives in our behalf." The hard part is letting Him...letting Him intervene. That is mainly because my ego will not give over because it is so afraid that I will not get mine whatever mine is at the moment.
It seems to me that most of our problems have at their base another human being's name. Our ego's need is to overcome that one. However, as stated in today's "God Calling," ...the overcoming is never the overcoming of the one who troubled you, but the overcoming of the weakness and wrong in your own nature, aroused by such a one.
That's why we need to stick together, to share our perceived troubles with each other. I can remember those things when you're in trouble...I need you to remember and to remind me of those things when I hit the wall. Because, if I'm doing life right, I will hit the wall. As is also said in "God Calling," Not to him who walks on, with no obstacles in his way, but to him that overcometh is the promise given.
God does indeed have our back.
Thank You.
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