”Greetings, beloved brothers and sisters.
Much of our actions and words are based on an underlying belief we often don’t examine.
That belief, of course, is that we are separate and that we are on our own. And, “If it is to be, it is up to me.” Once you realize you’re unprotected and on your own, there’s a tendency to plan and put measures in place to make yourself safe.
You could imagine what the future might be like and then take steps to protect yourself from bad outcomes. It’s where the expression, “We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it,” comes from.
This says not to get ahead of yourself, not to assume you know what the future will look like before it arrives, and to stay in the present.
The present is where your Self exists, your soul exists. The present is the presence of God.
But, if you don’t believe that, if you really think you’re all alone, then the present is a pretty scary place where anything might happen– and you need to be prepared.
By the way, “Cross that bridge when we get to it” has often been facetiously paraphrased as “We’ll jump off that bridge when we get to it” or “We’ll burn down that bridge when we get to it.”
In any event, what does it take to let the future take care of itself? One of the things you’ll notice is that there’s a tendency, for safety’s sake, to establish routine. There are healthy habits, healthy sleeping patterns, and healthy diets, which, on one level, are good for you.
But, on another level, on a deeper level, all of the things that you put in place with regularity are hedges against having to trust God in the moment, having to trust the possibility that maybe something different is called for than what you’ve always done.
The routines that you get into seem to give you comfort because, in effect, if you follow your routine, then you don’t have to ask God for help. You don’t have to find out from moment to moment what is asked of you, what is needed, what is wanted.
You have a routine. You have a pattern. Pattern, at the deepest level, is an attempt to control what you fear– the uncontrollable, the unknowable (from the standpoint of the ego), and so you put in these habits, put in these patterns, put in systems, put in beliefs that hopefully will keep you safe– unless or until something changes.
What I was hoping you could consider, and this takes a little courage, is that you are safe and that the controls that you try to put in place are based on the belief that you aren’t. To increase your safety, please stay in the moment, ask for help, and see what you need.
There are all kinds of serendipitous, beautiful things available to you in this moment, but you’d have to trust that your pattern might change. You may not do what you’ve always done, and therefore, you may not get what you always got. And, that’s okay.
Here’s what’s in the moment —care, love, wisdom, strength, beauty, forgiveness, peace, and unconditional acceptance. None of that is scary.
That’s who you are. That’s where you really live. That’s what’s going on. That’s the bridge before you get to it, right there. As much as you can, stay with that and be willing to change your habits a little.
Don’t set up systems to save yourself. Who you really are doesn’t need saving. It’s already home. It’s already at peace. It is love. Could you let that guide you?
It’s a beautiful thing.
I love you very much, and I’ll speak with you again soon.”
-Yeshua
and many thanks to Dr. Jim…
I am waiting for a special ‘Christmas Message’ from whoever wishes to speak to me when I am ready to receive.
