I'm thankful for everything.
I meet people from time to time, who remind me of who I used to be. People that assume I should be upset with some spiritual paths that I took in the past, that seemingly were fake paths (this usually comes up with the subject of Scientology.)
I used to be upset with certain situations in my life and regret them. For me I didn't normally regret my spiritual decisions. But I mostly regretted things in my past - a divorce situation, family situations, work situations, etc.
But I realize now, that everything got me to where I am now. Where we are now, is important, because it's from this moment that you find God. It's not "well if i take a class/course in the future I'll find God." It's not "if I only did different decisions in the past, then I would have been at peace with God." That future and past thinking is only going to create stagnation.
The only thing you can say, is that everything that happened to you (good and bad) got you to this point, this present moment - and this moment is defined by you - right now, right here, you can find God. You can start the path.
Be happy for everything. Never feel animosity over the past. Don't feel that you "could have done things better." Don't obsess on the past, nor on some future point of reference of "well some day I'll make changes..."
Be happy. You can find God now.
If you want to find a path to help with this - it's probably right in front of you. If you can't see it, then open your heart in prayer and ask for help from God.
A job may seem difficult... a partner may seem frustrating... But all of these things are here to help you. To help you find your ultimate potential. In the moment, it's often too hard to see any upside, but there is an upside. We can find God through trials. Without trials, there would be very little push for us to improve.
Imagine a smith trying to make a sword from a block of iron. If the block just sat on a table with no resistance it would never change. It requires the melting of the iron, then later the shaping, sharpening, hammering and then thrust into an ice bath. If one were that block of iron, one would think that they are going through hell. But in the end, it is becoming the perfect image of the sword.
Similarly, we go through trials (loss of work, loss of spouses, angry people, desires, etc.) and we do that so we can become closer to God. It's our reason for being here... to overcome.
So let's have gratitude for today.
I meet people from time to time, who remind me of who I used to be. People that assume I should be upset with some spiritual paths that I took in the past, that seemingly were fake paths (this usually comes up with the subject of Scientology.)
I used to be upset with certain situations in my life and regret them. For me I didn't normally regret my spiritual decisions. But I mostly regretted things in my past - a divorce situation, family situations, work situations, etc.
But I realize now, that everything got me to where I am now. Where we are now, is important, because it's from this moment that you find God. It's not "well if i take a class/course in the future I'll find God." It's not "if I only did different decisions in the past, then I would have been at peace with God." That future and past thinking is only going to create stagnation.
The only thing you can say, is that everything that happened to you (good and bad) got you to this point, this present moment - and this moment is defined by you - right now, right here, you can find God. You can start the path.
Be happy for everything. Never feel animosity over the past. Don't feel that you "could have done things better." Don't obsess on the past, nor on some future point of reference of "well some day I'll make changes..."
Be happy. You can find God now.
If you want to find a path to help with this - it's probably right in front of you. If you can't see it, then open your heart in prayer and ask for help from God.
A job may seem difficult... a partner may seem frustrating... But all of these things are here to help you. To help you find your ultimate potential. In the moment, it's often too hard to see any upside, but there is an upside. We can find God through trials. Without trials, there would be very little push for us to improve.
Imagine a smith trying to make a sword from a block of iron. If the block just sat on a table with no resistance it would never change. It requires the melting of the iron, then later the shaping, sharpening, hammering and then thrust into an ice bath. If one were that block of iron, one would think that they are going through hell. But in the end, it is becoming the perfect image of the sword.
Similarly, we go through trials (loss of work, loss of spouses, angry people, desires, etc.) and we do that so we can become closer to God. It's our reason for being here... to overcome.
So let's have gratitude for today.
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