“Good things come to those who wait,”
they say and “Patience is a virtue.” Both these saying are true, but in today’s
world so many people expect and want to have their desires gratified almost
immediately.
They seem to no
longer realise that we all have to earn our desires and we need to be worthy of
them. It is in the earning that we
become stronger and more resolute. We
begin to see that what we want is not just an item or a relationship, but
pathway of understanding towards it.
Arthur Ashe
famously said, “Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.”
Our lives are not
just a finite time on this earth plane, where we will succeed or not according
to our accomplishments and the giving and receiving of unconditional love. Our lives are a journey in themselves and are
made up of many smaller ones.
We are
continually setting out on journeys of discovery where we have a goal to reach
and, in treading that path towards it, we are filled with the understanding of
why we are travelling towards it and when we arrive we understand why we
travelled, but it is not the end, but only the beginning.
As we go towards that objective, we
travel on our own accord and then, when we reach the destination and we are
united with it, we will continue to travel only this time we will travel
together.
Our lives are in
a constant state of change and as we reach out, so we are changed by our
learning and understanding, so that it is the journey which teaches us what to
expect, as we become more familiar with our intended goal.
Arrival is not an
end! It is the beginning of the new,
where we are changed by our arrival and the new energies and understandings
alter our outlook and our perception. The excitement of the travelling there is
replaced by the achievement of being united with it.
We came down here
to this earth plane for the experiences that we would discover throughout our
lives and these will continue, each and every day, taking us towards the time
when we are ready to leave this earthly body.
As we arrive at
this point, we will be united with our spirit body after we discard the old
worn out earthly one and this will set us out on a new journey and we will
discover new experiences and unconditional love that we have earned for
ourselves throughout this lifetime.
“Patience is a virtue,” we said and so
it is. We cannot fulfil our stages of
understanding by rushing ahead and missing what is there for us to find and
experience. In those moments we may not
be bothered about them, as our hearts are set on our own agenda of
self-gratification.
We are all given
spiritual guidance and if we listen we will achieve our goals at the right pace
and in the right time. ‘God’s’ timing is
always perfect and we will meet our desires in His time and not ours.
If we rush ahead
blindly, driven by our own egos and personal wants, we will miss all the
opportunities along the way of helping and sharing with others the great truths
of life itself.
Living outside
Spiritual Law is to neglect the ‘God-given’ code of living a good and
successful life. It is rather like
buying an appliance and ignoring the Instruction Manuel, because you decide
that you know better.
By listening to
your conscience of the rights and wrongs of your actions, then you will be able
to operate the devices and opportunities in your life in the right way, so that
everything runs smoothly.
Too often we
think we know best and don’t ask for guidance, but push ahead with what we want
and only later may we see the consequences of our actions. Act in haste and repent at leisure is the truism
given here.
We need patience
and we need to accept those good things that come to us when we have earned
them. Spiritual gifts from the Higher
Intelligence do come to those who wait until they are ready to receive them.
When you are
ready is the time of the greatest gratitude and appreciation. To receive is only half the business, but to
give thanks and show your joy is the sharing of your wisdom and the Spirit
World and all who help and guide you can feel your gratitude and love.
That is the great
sharing where both the giver and the receiver are truly blessed and our Creator
can be satisfied with His work for we have learned to be more than just
ourselves alone.
Jenny and Michael Ayers
Sunday, 4th June 2017
