Trust the Promise

The message at our church yesterday was about trusting the promises of God. What does that mean, really? I am sure that I could formulate what I think God is promising me, and it would probably circle around human successes and comforts. Are those really the things we are promised? Or really want?

I have been learning a great deal about (meaning, I am given multiple opportunities to use) "trust the process" and "what I focus on gets bigger." These two mantras are helping me to slow down and be deliberate about my choices. These also remind me to go back to my heart and listen to what Spirit is really saying to me. My heart does not really desire the comforts of human life as much as unity of purpose, to be seen and known, and to have peace. I've seen first hand that more money has never brought those things. These are tough things to attain and they take courage, pain, grief and surrender. Who knew?!

In the dark, trying times, I forget the promises given to me in the light. My heart is clear on what to do when I am present, calm, and slow down. I have to choose to trust my higher Power - the timing never seems fast enough for me. Right now, patience is being cultivated in me. Parts of me are obviously being rooted out, by the challenges and time, to make me the person of my wildest dreams. The best in me is being rooted out!

I was denying the abundance in my life by trying to accomplish the promises I felt in my heart. I am empowered to make the choice about where I will put my energies! I have a choice about what I will serve and what I will believe - there's great power in that. I am not forced to adhere to some code or law; I have the freedom to choose. What I heard we become slaves to whatever we choose to serve, I thought, "I don't want to be a slave to anything. I want to be free." What I see now is the slave analogy is more about service and accountability - I am not going to be beaten or abused if I choose light, love, and the Holy Spirit - and maybe not even if I choose to serve my humanity.

If I choose to spearhead the path to the promises given to me in the quiet of my heart or make the plan, I am only going to get off track. If I choose to listen to my heart, the small, quiet voice that never yells or demands my time, and remain grounded in my space, I will be on the path to peace, prosperity and growth. It is a choice!

Where I put my focus is key - it's not my timing so I mus trust the process and trust what is being brought out in me. A greater plan exists here! How do I walk forward with the fear, darkness, grief and doubt and still have my heart open to the voice of the Spirit to hear my guidance? I have to put my faith in the hope - no matter how small it seems. Faith is moving forward when we have but a "faint glimmer of hope" - trusting and believing in the hope and not being consumed by the doubt.

I am given promises in my heart - I know God never gives us deep desires in our hearts without a plan to bring them to full fruition. It's not a carrot-dangling trick! I must cling to these promises and passions even in my darkest moments - not for money, property or prestige, but for the full revelation of Who I Am!

Blessings