That new age sage, Forrest Gump, famously said “Sh*t
happens.” And it does, sinner or saint, everyone encounters difficulties in
life. Some self-inflicted, many just happenstances, the key being how we react when
they come. A wise man said to me long ago “Everyone takes a turn in the
barrel.” The problems begin in earnest when we start to believe the “barrel” or
the rough patch we find ourselves in at the moment is permanent. “Seasons of
dryness” happen to all, the reasons why of secondary importance, the action we
engage in when we become aware primary. When driving if we come upon a patch of
bad road, one of the signs invariably directs us to “slow down.” We are never
directed to speed up, drive harder or redouble our driving. Most importantly the
same holds for the spiritual road. We don’t struggle or try to fight our way
through since Living on the Spiritual Basis requires us to cease fighting everyone
and everything. Tension, anxiety and fear have never solved a single problem in
the positive, so we relax and allow the Miraculous to work in our lives, for in
truth, this too shall pass.
To be clear, action is required, so pray but keep it simple. In times of trouble simply “God is with me” is a powerful prayer and is sufficient if it is all that can be mustered in the moment. What matters is our willingness to continue praying, placing the burden on the shoulders of the Miraculous; the seat of all knowledge and power, for it is too much for us alone. Additionally, by getting “out” of ourselves in service to others, even if it just going out to pick up trash at the local park, pays dividends far beyond the effort expended to quiet a troubled heart (and taking a walk in the park is never a bad thing). By keeping our gaze focused on solution; prayer and service, in time, just as with stretches of bad road, the trouble will pass, the road will smooth out, the ride stabilized and our gaze in due course will shift from the roadbed (the trouble) back to the unlimited horizons of Divine Love before us. “My mama always told me that miracles happen every day. Some people don’t think so, but they do.” Thanks Forrest.
To be clear, action is required, so pray but keep it simple. In times of trouble simply “God is with me” is a powerful prayer and is sufficient if it is all that can be mustered in the moment. What matters is our willingness to continue praying, placing the burden on the shoulders of the Miraculous; the seat of all knowledge and power, for it is too much for us alone. Additionally, by getting “out” of ourselves in service to others, even if it just going out to pick up trash at the local park, pays dividends far beyond the effort expended to quiet a troubled heart (and taking a walk in the park is never a bad thing). By keeping our gaze focused on solution; prayer and service, in time, just as with stretches of bad road, the trouble will pass, the road will smooth out, the ride stabilized and our gaze in due course will shift from the roadbed (the trouble) back to the unlimited horizons of Divine Love before us. “My mama always told me that miracles happen every day. Some people don’t think so, but they do.” Thanks Forrest.
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