FEAR

It is so frustrating how absolutely debilitating fear can make us.  Actually, it’s down right sad.  It’s ironic that in our fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of condemnation, fear of death, etc., we actually keep ourselves from living!

“for God has not given us a spirit of timidity/cowardice, but of power and love and discipline/sound judgment” (2 timothy 1:7)

“there is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment.  but he who fears has not been made perfect in love.”

Perception is everything.  What we think, or imagine in our minds, becomes our reality.  Faith drives out fear.  But in order to have complete faith, we must be able to have discipline over our minds, our thoughts… the very root of what creates our reality.   If you believe it, you can perceive it, you can be it!

I have spent most of my life living in fear, including fear of myself… I have not been able to fully love others, because I did not fully love myself.  I am tired of being held back by fear and anxiety.  Most of it I have placed upon myself.  I am my own devil.   I think we give the devil way too much credit for things we ultimately do to ourselves.  God created us and gave us free will.  If we never get to the breaking point where we seek spiritual enlightenment in order to allow him to work through us to create heaven on earth, we just contribute to creating our own hell. 

So in reaching the point where we are ready to throw it all away and die, it might actually be the moment in which we finally dare to LIVE! 

This is our one shot…

I don’t believe in heaven and hell in the traditional sense.  I believe that how we grow toward being more like God, in order for his light to shine through us, and for us to be instruments in contributing to other people’s spiritual enlightenment, we create heaven for ourselves here on earth.   Heaven is our state of spiritual being, perception of the presence.  And if we are fumbling around, feeding off the negative distortions of our minds, our inner spirit is misaligned and in discord and malfunctioning, ultimately causing hell for us here on earth, and sucking in those around us who are in firing range.  

“for indeed, the kingdom of God is within you” (luke 17:21)

I believe our purpose here on this earth is to aspire to love each other as God truly intended for us to.  As he does us.  To become more Godlike so that his power and light can shine through us.  A true enlightenment of this (which is not easily achieved because of the general human condition) is what brings peace through spiritual purpose.  But growth toward this is what takes us closer to heaven and inner peace, here on earth!

“and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your heats and minds through Christ Jesus”.  (philippians 4:7)

at first, it’s hard for us to truly live this because our own emotions, feelings, desires (ego) pull us outside of the all surpassing understanding.  Because our human condition immediately lends itself to defense of self, of “me, mine, I”.  But once we become aware of this, slowly the misperception starts to fall away and we are able to see the greater beauty of it all.  It takes practice and persistence, which comes from a passionate heart that desires ultimate truth… but the final result is peace and (everlasting) life!  is that not worth it?