Doubt

Faith is having doubt, for without doubt there is no need for faith. Doubt is the small pauses in between, the stops along the way that give greater pleasure to the whole of life.

We need pauses to clarify the work at hand. Like thinking and rearranging before we speak so what we say is clear. Doubts are the thoughts that come in the night that we could do better and then getting up the next day to try again.

Even Jesus said "my God, my God, why have you deserted me?", the doubt that made his death and resurrection more poignant. Doubt is but a resting point to go on in greater faith.

Doubt is so we turn to God in prayer for the strength we need. Doubt is so that He can show us the way. Doubt is struggling and doing the right thing anyway.

Faith is the light on in doubt's darkness, all we have to do is flip the switch of belief by turning to God for solutions. Doubt is not without hope, it is just a question.

It is human to encounter doubt at the door, it is faith that doesn't let it in as a permanent resident. That is why God has put so many promises in the scriptures for our dark days of doubt to lift us up again.

He knows us and He provides even for those times and also tells us seek and ye shall find, and that's what we do when we read His words. Seek the answers to our doubts, remember God's promises and then rekindle the candle of faith.

11091998

Unplugged

I want to unplug the machine
and get on with the business
we call it living and dying
engaged not oddly senseless
no longer to the world clasping

12180515

Soon to come

The future, past
sitting lost,
looking back
to all that was
and that
which will
never be
the end
soon to come

07500515

Giving Thanks

Thank you for your many blessings this day, Dear Lord. I trust in you completely for the best outcome for all things, for myself, my friends, my children, and grandchildren. My I continue to have my faith grow.

12121998

Be in balance

I feel a deficit in my life lately and realize I have not taken any time for fun, or enjoyment. Without it, like any other need, your life becomes imbalanced. You feel as if your equilibrium is out of whack. Angels understand fun and even God has a sense of humor.

Without time for fun our sense of joy decreases as well as our energy. I need to plan a day of external happiness and sharing and take the angles along. To be in contact with my love of nature, the sea, a long slow drive, as well as inner peace.

We all have certain places that rejuvenate our spirit. They are like a magnetic field to joy and laughter, harmony and our sense of serenity. Our purpose is to honor all our needs. For when we neglect them we feel an emptiness, a restlessness of spirit.

When we recognize and pinpoint where we feel depleted and honor that need we again feel in tune with our spirit, more useful, and have a greater sense of accomplishment. Take time to embrace life. Take time for self.

Recognize and respond to your needs. This is a way of honoring the spirit. Schedule time to be joyful, creative, loving, without expectation. It is an energy booster. Do something unexpected, just for the fun of it, like taking a walk in the rain.

Embrace life. Play an old disco tune and dance when no one else is around to see. You'll be surprised at how uplifting it can be. God made joy as a way of praising life. Part of faith is honoring the spiritual self in all its requirements.

There are times to be still, times to be active, and times to be joyful. They are all ways to express our love of the divine. Nothing we do is separate from divine spirit. Take it with you. Party with the angels and have fun enjoying  the creation of God.

03091999

A universe of change

We create our own universe and each of us is at the center of it. What we invite into the care of our wold is our choice, what we allow ourselves to see, to experience, to feel. We can be alive to the moment or just exist. To be in consciousness is to not just observe, but to become part of all that is around you.

The mountains become our strength, the stars our visions, the daybreak our rebirth each morning to all the possibilities we can allow ourselves to live. Each moment of each day is important, as are we. There is a purpose to each one of us and everything in creation. Nothing is stagnant, but constantly changing, evolving, becoming.

02252001

Evolution

We are in the age of spiritual awareness and a conscious growth of our own spirit and the power of enlightenment. We can make choices of how we live our lives, to be more aware, to be alive to the moment and to make a difference.

We can choose to get off the merry-go-round of constantly running and reevaluate what is important to our lives. To become authentic with who we really are by including our complete selves, mind, body, soul, and spirit in our living.

In this way we really feel and appreciate life. We plant and nurture the seeds of growth. We feed the budding germination through study and rid ourselves of any blight that would harm the new shoots and prune away the old stems that sap the energy from the thriving new growth.

We do this by releasing the blocks within us that hamper the wondrous flowering beauty we can be. We we go within and quiet ourselves then we can listen to the inner truths. People are so afraid of losing control when by releasing you are instead gaining freedom, clarity and a world that always existed, right in front of your eyes, that you never fully noticed before, and your spirit soars.

I am who I am, even in change, only now I am more aware of the beauty in my world and within myself. This is not revolution, it is evolution of the spirit.

11041998