Do you know anyone who has “tried every thing” but has failed
to manifest much success? Some of the obvious “every things” are: “I’ve tried to diet but nothing works for me”, “I exercise but
nothing seems to happen” and the real killer: “I just don’t have the time to: cook, exercise, study, etc.” In truth, every diet works if it is truly adhered too and do you really believe 20 minutes a day 3 times a week is going to get you in shape and we always find the time for the things
we really want to do. Picture a perpetual bricklayer toiling to build a
wall who then tears it down at the end of each day, working very hard but
in the end accomplishing nothing. The previous examples may be troublesome but they
only set the stage for the truly destructive. “I have read spiritual books but how do I know if it will work for me”,
“I’ve prayed but nothing happens, so either God is punishing me, doesn‘t
care or isn‘t there” are rhetorical death traps, entire crews of
perpetual bricklayers at work.
“Faith without work is dead.” By inviting the Miraculous in and then slamming the door in its face, dialing the number and hanging up as soon as the connection is made, is it any wonder so many fail to demonstrate? Surrender the yeah buts, the you don’t understands, the shoulda, coulda, wouldas, the contempt prior to investigation and all the other bulwarks of self centered fear that justifies in our consciousness the use of those rhetorical sledgehammers that stunt our awakening in Spirit. Pick up the bricklayers trowel and build a relationship with God, a Power Greater Than Yourself as you understand it, and when you find one of those sledge hammers in your hand, drop it immediately and reaffirm God’s love and light by practicing the Presence of God through prayer where the fear is. Soon a wonderful spiritual structure will take shape to sustain you, those sledge hammers all but forgotten, oh, and you might even lose a little weight.
“Faith without work is dead.” By inviting the Miraculous in and then slamming the door in its face, dialing the number and hanging up as soon as the connection is made, is it any wonder so many fail to demonstrate? Surrender the yeah buts, the you don’t understands, the shoulda, coulda, wouldas, the contempt prior to investigation and all the other bulwarks of self centered fear that justifies in our consciousness the use of those rhetorical sledgehammers that stunt our awakening in Spirit. Pick up the bricklayers trowel and build a relationship with God, a Power Greater Than Yourself as you understand it, and when you find one of those sledge hammers in your hand, drop it immediately and reaffirm God’s love and light by practicing the Presence of God through prayer where the fear is. Soon a wonderful spiritual structure will take shape to sustain you, those sledge hammers all but forgotten, oh, and you might even lose a little weight.
© Vincent Lee Jones Living In Spirit
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