According to the Guide, God’s world is an orderly one. But unlike the way we perceive structure—which is rigid and unchanging—in the Spirit World, the more structure something has, the more fluid it is. This paradox is evident when we begin to tune into our intuition, or guidance, hoping to find a mistake-proof fence we can lean on to be safe. But if we do that, we are then actually less safe, because we are relying on illusion. In reality, life is constantly in flux.
Our ability to balance the active and passive forces is what allows us to bend with the winds of life, and yet be strong enough to hold our own. We sometimes have the erroneous belief that to be active is to use our free will, and to be passive is to align with God’s will. This, the Guide says, is simply not true. We need willpower to fulfill God’s will.
Willpower, which is use of our free will, is not the same as self-will, which is the will of the immature, unhealed ego. Where our will needs to learn passivity is in accepting other people and situations as they are; these are the things we cannot change.
When we push our active will into places we should be passive—accepting life on life’s terms—we create congestion. And when we are passive where an action is called for, we create stagnation. This stagnation can permeate our whole being, not just one facet.
When we accept something on the surface but secretly harbor resistance, there is an inner revolt—which is active. These hidden tensions are what others feel, even when we bite our tongue. There is something the Lower Self wants—or demands—and this needs to be found.
Desire is an active force that when positive, helps us overcome our weaknesses. It pushes us to be honest—both with ourselves and others. When we lie to others, we know we are lying. But when we stay in blindness, we are really lying to ourselves—and that is far worse. This blindness is what blocks our knowing God’s will.
The Serenity Prayer
God grant me the
Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the
Courage to change the things I can, and the
Wisdom to know the difference.
Rarely do we need a transcendent revelation to know God’s will—we just need to look within. In this way, we can continually, consciously surrender our will to God’s will, tuning into each moment and praying for the highest good for all concerned.
We need to learn to trust God’s will for us. When we do this, we will develop our connection to the greater consciousness that is infinitely reliable. But due to our own blocks and distortions, our intuition will never be a fence we can lean on.
Learn more in Living Light: Chapter 1: Searching the Serenity Prayer to Find God’s Will: The Forces of Activity and Passivity; in Pearls, Chapter 11: Bringing Ourselves to Order, Inside and Out; and in Gems, Chapter 6: Finding Balance Within Instead of Banking on Outer Rules.
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