One of the keys of freedom in life is when we finally
understand most of our troubles are rooted in selfishness, born of thinking we can show the world one face while hiding our true feelings and
motives. We have convinced ourselves our thoughts are somehow separate
from God, that He does not know what we are thinking, and only when I
speak or act will He be aware or even pay attention. In light of the truth about the Presence of God, that He is immanent, permanently pervading and sustaining the universe, this thinking is weak at best
and downright delusional at its worst. The natural outcome of this
type of thinking is to shut us off from the sunlight of the spirit as surely as
burying our head in the sand cuts us off from sunlight and air.
When this truth hit me years ago it sent me into a tail spin. All the secret thoughts I believed I had so neatly hidden from God, in truth had been always open to Him. As the significance of this rolled over me I found myself on my knees, asking God to remove from me my illusions there is anything about me He does not know or is separate from Him.
This marked the point in my life when “forgive us our trespasses” from the Lord’s Prayer became truly known to me, a working part of my life. I began to accept His forgiveness that day and the process of understanding how important it is to truly forgive others began in earnest and though this happened many years ago, the lesson is as fresh today as then.
When this truth hit me years ago it sent me into a tail spin. All the secret thoughts I believed I had so neatly hidden from God, in truth had been always open to Him. As the significance of this rolled over me I found myself on my knees, asking God to remove from me my illusions there is anything about me He does not know or is separate from Him.
This marked the point in my life when “forgive us our trespasses” from the Lord’s Prayer became truly known to me, a working part of my life. I began to accept His forgiveness that day and the process of understanding how important it is to truly forgive others began in earnest and though this happened many years ago, the lesson is as fresh today as then.
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