(Revisited Post)
Learning to surrender to the IS-Ness of Life is an essential spiritual practice. Much like forgiveness, it is not a one-time discipline. It must be done over and over again. When I say the “Is-ness” of life, I am referring to the essence, or presence, inherent within all living things. I am affirming, “God is…. I am.”
Actually, I have had resistance to the phrase, “surrender to God’s will.” The term seems so “yesterday thinking” suggesting that God is a Power outside of myself and that I must give up my personal power of choice. Yet, my Higher Self (God within me) knows that my “today thinking” understands what “God’s will” really means. I must remind myself over and over that New Thought and Ancient Wisdom both signify the same awareness of Eternal Truth.
I have come to understand that God’s will and God’s nature are one and the same. When I think about what I believe to be Truth, I sense The All-Pervasive Presence of intangible qualities at the core of everything. It stands to reason that God, the Great Creative Force of the Universe, being All There Is, is the fundamental First Cause of all life. God’s Will, I reason within my own mind, can be nothing short of The Energy of Love, Beauty, Harmony, Joy, Wholeness, Unity, Peace, Wisdom, etc.
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When we are willing to surrender to the presence of goodness within us; we are no longer constrained by our own self-imposed littleness. We are able to move through, over, or around what seems to be a difficult situation beyond our control. The moment we begin to see a greater possibility for our lives our spiritual bar is raised, our expectations are elevated; our consciousness is expanded. Instead of playing Limbo, seeing how low we can go, we begin to see how high we can go. We actually start to become the good we seek. We can say goodbye to hitting bottom over and over again.
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Of course, the great realization is: God being the All in all means I am unified with Omnipotence. From this perspective I realize it is always God’s will or God’s nature that I desire when I pray about the experiences of my life, be they health, financial supply, fulfilling relationships, or creative expression. It is up to me to stop struggling with my limited perceptions of life and simply accept or let God be God as the thing I desire to experience. I must surrender to God’s will… God’s nature.
Surrendering, in the context being used here, does not mean giving away our power; instead, it means accepting the power that is our divine inheritance. In so doing, our faith is ignited and we become empowered with Love and Light. We are inspired to take the necessary action that is ours to do that reveals the Wholeness, Peace, and Harmony we seek. We spontaneously become a beneficial presence in the world.
And, so it is!
“Today I affirm God’s will as my highest good knowing they are one in the same.”
By Judy Hilley
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