Friday 14 August 2009

Where Do I Turn?

I am imagining myself writing to a friend who is seeking understanding whilst facing a very difficult problem in their life. I hope what I say will be of help to you too.

God bless, Lionel


Dear Friend,

I know things have been difficult for you lately but please don’t give up. You are a very special person and one of God’s children, although this may be difficult to believe because of the problems you are facing. Try to relax if you can and really believe that such problems are the way in which change manifests and that change is growth. We are growing every day but sometimes that growth needs the development of additional strength and that is when the challenge becomes greatest and we have to fight hard to meet and overcome it. When we succeed then our spiritual ‘muscles’ become stronger and make us ready for the next step upon our ladder of eternal progress. A ladder leading from ignorance to knowledge and from darkness to light that goes on forever becoming more and more fascinating with each step.

When we become pre-occupied with problems it seems to make us blind. The world is a beautiful place and wherever we are it is possible to find this beauty. The colour and fragrance of flowers, the breeze blowing gently through the trees, the enchanting sound of birdsong, the gurgle of water as it flows happily along, even in the dingiest of surroundings. None of these things stop ever but when we are unhappy or depressed our problems seem to block us from being aware of them. Become aware and they have a magical effect upon us. They help us to see more clearly how we are not alone, that we share this beautiful world of ours with many others, human and non-human.

A big difficulty for most of us, particularly as we grow older, is that we want things to stay the same because that is where we feel comfortable. Because we are resentful that things appear to be changing, we view such change in a negative way and that makes the problem appear greater. However nothing stands still for long, for to do so is to stagnate and God’s wonderful universe is all about vitality and progress – about vibration and the impact of antipathetic and sympathetic vibrations that are going on all around us. Our subtle bodies, called by many ‘the aura’, respond to all such vibrations and are changed accordingly. These changes transmit themselves to our conscious mind and that is what we react to, calling them problems. If we can just make ourselves believe that all change, comfortable and uncomfortable, is part of a plan that has as its aim our future spiritual well-being we will be able to more easily adapt to change. We will be able to overcome even the most difficult and most challenging problems.

I want you to believe that God only gives really challenging problems to those of his children He knows have the courage and determination to face and to overcome them. I know you feel as though you are being left to face these things alone and you long for someone to share your fears and your hopes with. Please believe me, we are never alone – all around us there are people from the spiritual world, some we know and many we don’t, who are dedicated to bringing comfort and guidance to us as we struggle to understand the significance of what is happening to us.

My prayers and my thoughts are with you and I am sure the light of the spirit is surrounding you and trying to help you to see that this challenge you currently face, you will overcome and will move forward with a greater understanding that will bring you joy and satisfaction. May you always walk in the light of the spirit and be able to see the beauty all around you and respond to it.

Your dear friend,

Lionel

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