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faith - norral - 06-02-2010
it says in the bible that faith is the evidence of things hoped for and the
substance of things unseen. as we go thru this tmultuous time period
here on earth, the planet and each and every person on it is being rocked
and shaken, a huge purification process is underway and no one of us
is exempt. personally i have been rocked shaken rinsed spun and spit
out like a shipwreck survivor on some remote island in the south pacific
lol.
what has been impressed on my soul is that this process helps each and every one of us to choose, what is it i believe in who am i at my
deepest levels and what is it i am truly about. we can choose fear by
focusing on the events in this world and thinking omg what the heck is
happening here or we can chose faith, trust hope courage. the choice is ours we can either look down into the events of this world which
appear chaotic or we can look up. as i understand it each one of us
has an i am presence which is the individualized God self that sits about
30 feet above our head which pours energy into our being. inbetween
the i am presence and our human conciousness lies the holy christ
self which acts as an intermediary between the divine i am
presence and our human selves. christ came and walked this earth and
lived as a human being to understand directly the limitations and the
challenges of living in this flesh. having done this he understands and
modulates both the divine energy of the i am presence and the energy
of the human realm , facilitating the communication between the two.
faith to me is when we choose to believe in the goodness and the well meaning of God towards us. it does not mean that we will have no trials or tribulations but it does mean that we know that whatever we
go thru God is constantly with us and we are never alone if we choose
to make that connection with God. remember what Carla has said
we are loved and we are not alone. however many times we feel that we
are alone.
so the battle of faith is do i look up and call to this god presence
to send its energy into me into my family into my problems into my
challenges and ask this presence for this divine assistance and absolutely know that my every request is answered or do i choose
the other path and look into this world and say there is no solution
to this problem there is no answer.
this in NOT easy. if it was easy everyone would do it and very very
few do it. christ himself said when the son of man cometh again shall
he find faith upon the earth. it is not easy but it is possible and it is
certainly worth the effort and the struggle.
i feel intuitively that now more than ever is the time for each one of us
to look up, to turn to our higher selves and to trust and to have faith.
it is worth it and it will pay off.
as i said above this is not easy. i dont know myself if i am going to win
this battle. i vaccilate back and forth. but i am NOT going to give up
because i would rather die on my shield than throw in the towel
peace and love
norral
RE: faith - Lorna - 06-02-2010
thanks for your beautiful post norral
one phrase i've found constantly helpful in centering myself in faith in the midst of life's dramas is from desiderata:
'have faith that the universe is unfolding as it should'
i find that a beautifully optimistic and truthful phrase
RE: faith - norral - 06-02-2010
Dear Lorna
Thanks for sharing that. that is a wonderful reminder that God is in
control even when it doesnt seem to us to be the case.
love and light
norral
RE: faith - thefool - 06-02-2010
FAITH is the golden key...
RE: faith - Aaron - 06-03-2010
I add that faith is the invisible life raft that you land on and see once you jump off your sinking ship into the seemingly stormy waters.
RE: faith - Truth_and_Love - 06-03-2010
(06-02-2010, 05:45 AM)Lorna Wrote: thanks for your beautiful post norral
one phrase i've found constantly helpful in centering myself in faith in the midst of life's dramas is from desiderata:
'have faith that the universe is unfolding as it should'
i find that a beautifully optimistic and truthful phrase
That is very comforting. Another of my favorites which is from L/L material is
"the deck is stacked"
RE: faith - norral - 06-04-2010
(06-03-2010, 02:53 PM)Aaron Wrote: I add that faith is the invisible life raft that you land on and see once you jump off your sinking ship into the seemingly stormy waters.
ha ha
