FAITH MONTH: DAY 19: “Fear imprisons, faith liberates; fear paralyzes, faith empowers; fear disheartens, faith encourages; fear sickens, faith heals; fear makes useless, faith makes serviceable.” — Harry Emerson Fosdick
When I read this quote, I see the words differently in my heart. They say, mind vs. spirit, instead of faith and fear, or ego vs. heart.
I was imprisoned, paralyzed, disheartened, sick, useless when I got here. I received just the tiniest bit of hope when you all told me what could happen here IF I were willing to let go and let God work in my life. Oh! I was doubtful, but willing.
Then a tiny sliver of light came in and illuminated the dark places in my heart and spirit where no sun had lived for a long time. Yay!
And, a little at a time, we begin to throw open the shutters, windows and doors to our spirits and the light begins to illuminate all the dark corners and crevices of our hearts and spirits.
One day we connect these events to the work we are doing. Even though mind/ego/SPM fight it and tell us it is surely a fluke, that there is no possibility it is REALLY happening, that we are REALLY spiritually unfolding, whatever it has to say.
And we begin to believe more in the healing than the sickness, more in the liberation than the prison, more in the power than the paralysis, more in the encouragement than the disheartenment.
When that balance tips, even for a moment, I see the world explode in a miraculous display to bring even more light into the picture. We are surrounded by angels and love and light, but now it is twice as bright. And we get to let it in or shut it down, but it is there, nonetheless.
And we begin to hope it will happen to us, and it does. Still, SPM tell us, “no…it is not that…”. The lies pile up and we can see the evidence in others and want it desperately for ourselves.
And we trudge this road, looking for OURS, our miracles, our peace, our place on this planet. It may take a long time, and we will get there. The promise is always just one step away, one day away, one hour away, OR… right here, in this moment, in this moment, in this moment.
When we can just be with the light and the angels and accept it into our open hearts and quiet mind, we are free! We have chosen well and wisely those things that our spirit has been thirsting for…it is OURS too!
And this happens, day after day, all the time, forever and forever and forever. That is all there is. We want to make it complex and convoluted, because SPM cannot believe it is this simple. It is. Simplicity is the thing the SPM hate most.
If we need to believe the road is long and dangerous and full of twisty, turny, horrible monsters and threats to our safety, it is so the ego/SPM can be in charge of navigation.
If we let go of that and see the direct steps to take into heart and spirit and how easy it all is, there is no need for ego/SPM to be involved at all. It is completely unnecessary to listen to its ‘sage’, ‘evolved’, ‘educated’ or ‘superior’ voice telling us what to do.
Spirit says: “BE STILL and listen.”
Ego says: “Run around, go everywhere, do 10,000 things, tell everyone, listen to all the advice, listen to ME…rinse, repeat, ad nauseaum…” and none of it will ever be enough.
Which do we choose today? I know my vote…see you in the light!
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