Spiritual sweet spot: rest of God as experienced by (me!) Sandra, tvgp
Sits between, somewhere between:
Being consumed by fear and/or worry for issues out of our control; on one extreme side
And total apathy/indifference and/or avoidance; the other extreme side
The rest of God.. a peace beyond human understanding
I personally know it.. and refer to it here as the spiritual sweet spot
I am not consumed by fear or worry but nor am I apathetic.
I am compassionate; caring, with an understanding of my position as one human being, connected to God, lead by the holy spirit, with trust in Jesus.
I live with an acceptance/understanding of human suffering and deep gratitude for life and love and the healing powers of God.
AND I am more grateful to God for my inner peace than I could ever be for any material thing. It remains my compass.
THANK YOU JESUS! Prince of Peace, mighty counselor -amen.
*** and on the next page, 2038:
Regarding forgiving those who have wronged (me!) -not slight them, do not avoid them, or seek to pay them back for the harm they have done me..
I personally call that "being able to take a punch" this, for me, has to do with knowing someone wants to offend, or create an insecurity in me, disrupt my peace
Sometimes I am aware it is being done consciously and I can discern when it is being done accidentally/unintentionally.. but the potential to be hurt/offended/insecure still exists.. in silent prayer.. it is my practice
"take the punch. do not respond. forgive. move forward."
I am free from any/all concern that I myself might -intentionally- offend or hurt anyone
It is just not in my heart at all to do so.
But I can, do, have and will continue to accidentally/unintentionally offend or hurt
unaware of the multitude of sensitivities people carry in their hearts and minds
Some justifiable; others not, but sensitivities all the same.
In this case I have learned to forgive myself and am pleased to be forgiven by the person/people I've offended/hurt; but my peace is not reliant on human forgiveness.
I know my own heart and trust God for understanding/forgiveness.
In my daily prayers though.. I recall specifics if specifics have occurred
And put all of this under the 'trespass' category:
...forgive me my trespasses as I forgive those who trespass against me..
/and.. let no weapon formed against me prevail.. all weapons used against me will be used by God to promote me..
.. Spiritual path updates.. amen.
posted by SANDRA HARRISON KAY @ 6:47 AM
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