What zone are you in? Meditation for 7/10/14

“Doing the will of God leaves no time for disputing his plan.”  -  George MacDonald

“There are no “ifs” in Gods will.  And no places are safer than other places.  The center of his will is our only safe place…”  Corrie ten Boom

     The benefits of following the intuitive voice of spiritual guidance are many – in fact compiling a “complete” list might be impossible.  Experiences that used to be mundane as we learn to see the meaning in them.   We see that life is worthwhile and that all the effort it requires really does work toward a greater end than we are capable of seeing.  We develop a deep calm within that does not get ruffled – even though occasional storms may ruffle our surface.  We develop honest and meaningful relationships.  We do not get frazzled or whipped into a frenzy anymore, and as our efforts are put into meaningful things rather than selfish gratification we begin to build a meaningful legacy.  Yes, we see the benefits clearly, but getting into and staying in the zone is much easier said than done.

     There are a few common things that inhibit us.  The first one is the fact that we often react to things – completely forgetting to just pause and ask for intuitive guidance.  In fact, sometimes it seems we have a “built-in” forgetter.   The best thing to combat this is a good morning routine and evening routine that we do not let slip by.  In the morning we set the tone for the day, reminding ourselves that things will go far better if we get our ego out of the way today.  In the evening, we review events and look where we fell short.  In this way things do not build up and slowly drag us down.

     Another common problem is projection.   We ask for and follow guidance, and amazing things start to happen.  We become so pleased with things that decide we have figured out where things are going and we take control of the situation.  The next thing we know everything is falling apart and we can’t figure out why.  This is compounded by the fact that we seem to be slow learners – we can make this mistake time after time, resolve that we are not going to do it again and yet when the next occasion arises we are as quick as ever to start taking credit for the ideas we were given, projecting the direction things are going and then developing expectations of the outcome of the efforts.  Once again, the best antidote is a routine where we force ourselves back to our intuitive baseline regularly – whether we think we need it or not.

     And the third of the most common is just plain old rebellion.  Often we want what we want and we want it right now, and will sacrifice much greater things in order to get our way.  Our ego dies hard and flares back to life in a flash.  If we have spiritual people we make ourselves accountable to, we are likely to get cued in to when we are getting off track much more quickly.   But it always comes back to the same thing – am I doing what I am supposed to be doing right now?  If I don’t know what I should be doing, have I paused and sought guidance?  It sounds simple on paper, but it takes constant diligence to stay close to the zone.   The rewards are certainly there, and what will we do today?  What are we doing this moment?  A moment at a time, a day at a time we alone determine what path we travel.

Today, may I keep God near.

Happy Thursday !!

David

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