Getting out of God’s way

I had to laugh at the angel message. I’m channeling this newsletter on a Monday. I am that cell….

I was up late last night working and went to bed very happy, feeling God’s love, after doing my mantras and prayers. I slept wonderfully well, but woke up with my ribs off kilter and in pretty intense pain! God knows what aerobics I was doing in my sleep but thankfully a few yoga moves got things back on track. It only took an extra half hour, but of course the angels had awakened me a half hour before my alarm. So far, so good! It was still a great day!

I ran to the post office and forgot it was closed due to the holiday. When you’re self-employed you forget those things. “Ok, breathe. I can go tomorrow.” Back at home I was working on my web page for the October class in Sedona when I accidentally hit a wrong button and lost a days’ work. “Breathe.” The site is being restored as I write, and I’ll be able to recreate the work later. I was doing a pretty good job of staying present and allowing the universe to help me with all these minor frustrations, when an insurance quote came in.

Apparently a leak in my roof was partially due to aging rather than disaster and I was told I’ll have to pay more than I originally thought for the repair. Furthermore, it may not get fixed before this weekend’s predicted rain! I’d like to say I felt immediately, completely confident that all would be well but after the morning of disappointments, I spiraled out of the present moment into a flurry of “what if’s” and “how will I’s” and “can I” and “when” and….

My head started to spin, until I breathed deeply and remembered Truth. God loves me. Angels love me. I have guidance, for goodness sake, and this was all human stuff that comes and goes. My ego just wanted what it wanted today. The ego didn’t want another bill. The ego didn’t want to have to figure out how to schedule insurance repairs. The ego doesn’t want to have to put a bucket in the bathroom to catch the most convenient leak I’ve ever had!

Now, however, it didn’t matter what the ego wanted because the soul had deeper desires – peace, comfort, love, and assistance, and all were available to me right here and right now.

So, I breathed again. I stopped and looked around at the beautiful day and remembered that these things were all very small in the greater scheme of life – very small indeed compared to the challenges I see every day in so many lives. “Ok, God, you’re in charge. What shall I do next?” The feeling to run to the computer and do the newsletter was so strong. The angel messages “poured” through me! My message is coming much more quickly than usual as well!

Human challenges come and go. Some are bigger than others. Some take a long time to heal or fix. Some change our lives permanently. Hopefully as time passes and we surrender to the gifts more deeply, we become better for it.

The tough challenges I’ve faced over the years have all taught me that when I don’t know how, God does. When I can’t figure something out, a higher intelligence is there doing it for me. When I don’t know who to call, I will be guided. I no longer ever feel alone. The entire universe is coordinated and cares about my needs. I know that now. I know how to “get out of the way.” The universe cares about your needs too.

Sometimes we just have to relinquish control over how life looks. Sometimes we have to dig deep and find faith and trust that everything works for the better. Honestly today’s challenges weren’t much compared to major life and death health challenges I’ve faced, the losses in life, the people who hated me, etc. All those things made today look like a piece of cake.

Even in the midst of circumstances that don’t look all neat and tidy and wonderful, it is possible to experience a beautiful reality in which you truly tap into and feel the love that is always there, and receive the guidance that is ever present.

In that reality, we’re happy. Isn’t that why we wanted control in the first place? I think I may just be a lot happier when I’m not in charge.

I’ll trust God on the timing of the repair. I’ll skip my lunch tomorrow and get to the post office. Perhaps I’ll even make time to cook some delicious food for the week while the website is resurrected. My cells will thank me. After all, they’ve been talking to God too!

Here are a few pointers to help you “get out of the way” when you feel challenged in life.

1. Do what you know to do… in the moment

This seems obvious, but when you first face a challenge or want to manifest something just sit quietly and say, “I am who I am.” Acknowledge all your feelings and desires. “Life is what it is.” Acknowledge the circumstances around you. “What next?” Wait for a feeling, a thought, or a knowing and then act upon it. If nothing comes, relax and enjoy the day knowing you will be guided.

For example, say your car breaks down. “I am who I am.” You feel frustrated. Perhaps you feel you should have taken it into the shop when you had the urge last week. Perhaps you are upset because you’ll miss a meeting. Just acknowledge the feelings.

“Life is what it is.” The car is not working. You may miss a meeting. You may have a bill. So be it. “What next?” Perhaps you get an urge to call a friend, a tow, or a repair shop. Maybe you get no guidance now so you sit cluelessly until someone stops to help and lo and behold you meet the love of your life! I’ve seen stories like these.

Last but not least, trust that this is for some good reason – that love is behind it all. Maybe you get the urge to look at new cars as a result of this. Maybe you miss a meeting that would have been a waste of time or upsetting, or maybe you miss an accident that could have changed your life. You never know. No matter what kind of messes we get ourselves into, love is waiting to reveal itself once again!

2. Surrender control and Assume the best

Life does not always look the way I want it to look. Being an Aries that’s been a tough pill to swallow at times. However, I have grudgingly acknowledged over the years that the universe Is a much better place because I do not run it! Seriously, we all “want what we want when we want” quite often, and yet there is an intelligence that is so far beyond ours that it runs universes, changes seasons, directs the body and entire ecosystems. I often wonder now, how we somehow still think we need to figure everything out 🙂

So, at those times when you don’t know what to do and life doesn’t look the way you want, surrender! It is what it is. You can’t change what is already in front of you. You can accept it or resist it, but resistance is a waste of time.

Acceptance brings peace. Assuming the best brings peace. Surrendering to the fact that you’re not in control in that moment brings peace…. And with peace, comes clearer guidance that allows higher intelligence to be in control… always with love, always on your behalf, always to fulfill your dreams and help you solve your challenges.

It isn’t a bad idea to read the serenity prayer often to remind yourself:

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.
– Reinhold Niebuhr).

This is true lasting peace.

3. Enjoy the journey

This is not always easy. Today is not what I planned. I don’t know how or when the roof will be fixed. I don’t know how or when the website will be back up. I don’t know how I will achieve all the things I wanted to achieve today. So, I’m giving up control, waiting for guidance and after this I’m off to the kitchen to prepare meals for the week. Perhaps that will make me feel so happy the rest of the work will get done more quickly later. Life after all is in each moment.

Remind yourself often, “The only thing that matters is my connection to love. That is why I am here on earth, and that, ultimately is the only thing on my soul’s to-do list!

May all your challenges be solved in grace and all your dreams flow to you in grace!

PS – The newsletter got done. The web page is updated. The ads are to the printer… and I have great food in the fridge. Amazing. Glad I got out of God’s way!