05-08-2013, 06:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-14-2014, 06:51 PM by JustLikeYou.)
For some, it takes a great effort of faith to believe that there is a conscious being who hears and responds to your prayers and that your intention to send love and light has a real effect.
But this is beginner faith. Once this foundation of faith is laid, more lessons will be discovered. For me, the greatest lessons of faith involve the ability to trust that the decisions I make in my life are the ones which I had planned in the beginning. Or, to put it another way, every step I take when I walk out of my front door could potentially be guided by the influxes which come through the Spirit complex. As I move through the motions of the day, I never know what will happen next. I have occasionally jumped straight into giving a spiritual message to a stranger. I didn't look for someone to give a message to -- it just came to me and I trusted that it was right. My life decisions have all come to depend upon faith in the face of adversity -- not just from my family and friends, but from what appears to be practical. In fact, the more important the decision, the more practical questions there are which seem to surround it. And when it comes to the greatest act of faith in my life -- the Work to which I have committed my life -- I have virtually no evidence beyond my own conviction. This kind of faith is not at all easy to maintain because there is no great being of almighty trustworthiness which appears before me to say "YES, THIS IS THE WAY."
This kind of faith is why the archetype has so often been called "the Fool."
Also, it may help to you to remember that sometimes that one container which contains the love of the moment is you.
Ra encourages us to see how the imbalances of others mirror our own. But lost in this suggestion is the converse truth that the most balanced parts of myself are reflected into others. Trust comes easily to me because I know what sincerity and authenticity look like. Since I know them in myself, I can find them in others. And when others falter, it is also easy to see how hard they tried. There are so many good people out there who want only the best for you and everyone else.
But this is beginner faith. Once this foundation of faith is laid, more lessons will be discovered. For me, the greatest lessons of faith involve the ability to trust that the decisions I make in my life are the ones which I had planned in the beginning. Or, to put it another way, every step I take when I walk out of my front door could potentially be guided by the influxes which come through the Spirit complex. As I move through the motions of the day, I never know what will happen next. I have occasionally jumped straight into giving a spiritual message to a stranger. I didn't look for someone to give a message to -- it just came to me and I trusted that it was right. My life decisions have all come to depend upon faith in the face of adversity -- not just from my family and friends, but from what appears to be practical. In fact, the more important the decision, the more practical questions there are which seem to surround it. And when it comes to the greatest act of faith in my life -- the Work to which I have committed my life -- I have virtually no evidence beyond my own conviction. This kind of faith is not at all easy to maintain because there is no great being of almighty trustworthiness which appears before me to say "YES, THIS IS THE WAY."
This kind of faith is why the archetype has so often been called "the Fool."
Also, it may help to you to remember that sometimes that one container which contains the love of the moment is you.
Ankh Wrote:How do I know they won't hurt me? How do I know they won't take advantage of me?
Ra encourages us to see how the imbalances of others mirror our own. But lost in this suggestion is the converse truth that the most balanced parts of myself are reflected into others. Trust comes easily to me because I know what sincerity and authenticity look like. Since I know them in myself, I can find them in others. And when others falter, it is also easy to see how hard they tried. There are so many good people out there who want only the best for you and everyone else.