Inspire Me Today July 21 2013
The greatest power in the universe is faith. The same force that gives rise to the longings in our heart is guiding our lives towards their fulfillment. Like wind in our sails, when we let go and allow the Divine breezes of support and insight to direct our lives we discover a happiness and contentment beyond what we could have dreamed of for ourselves.
Fear tells us that we can only be happy in certain situations and as long as such and such does or does not happen. Unfortunately, it is these ideas of what will make us happy that keep us from experiencing true happiness.
The One who created us had an end in mind when were fashioned but we have no idea what that creation looks like and therefore have no idea what experiences we must go through in order to catalyze our becoming.
We have, however, been given clues. These clues come in the form of our heart’s deepest longings.
There is a difference between longing for something and having the internal state and character to achieve these longings. This implies a journey of transformation.
The path that is laid out before us contains both ease and adversity and we must learn to walk through both of them if we are ever going to experience the fullness of really living our true purpose.
The fire of adversity introduces us to the parts of ourselves that are not up for the journey – the parts that lose heart when things don’t go according to our desires.