Make the decision to trust God

This news story from the Winnipeg Sun, Canada, offers an interesting perspective by a Pastor learning of a plane crash on CNN, while waiting to board a flight.   He recounts his feelings of fear and doubt, and a later conversation with an "atheist" while on another flight.  These circumstances stimulated his thinking about the issue of trust in God that may resonate with any number of us.


"Have you ever struggled to define what you believe? Has there ever been a point in your life when you questioned whether all you held to be true was really so?  Maybe you have even questioned the existence of God altogether".



http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/06/03/make-the-decision-to-trust-god



"Faith isn’t something you come across by chance; it’s a conscious decision to trust.
In life, we’re taught to be wise when it comes to trusting.  You don’t marry someone you just met. You don’t trust someone to babysit your kids without checking their track record".


"God’s grace is the ability He gives you to grow and change every day. Don’t ever let the past define you. Today your identity is in God. You can do all things through Him".


I particularly loved this thought, as the past does, too often, define our present lives, sometimes to peril.

New Harmony: Seeking out the 'spiritual' comfort food

Here is the question that so many have contemplated and wondered about in their lives.  This article explores some of the logic behind our "comfort food" choices.

"Why are we drawn to transcendental meditation, massages and mood-elevating drugs, but fight against prayer?"

 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705373662/New-Harmony-Seeking-out-the-spiritual-comfort-food.html

"If we are feeling so stressed and sad that we seek out comforting foods from our early years, why do so many of us resist seeking out the "spiritual" comfort food from our youth? In a time of tribulation and turmoil, why do so many people fight returning to the simple truths and wisdom that they learned at their mother's knee and at their father's table?

I'm not talking about difficult doctrines or deep theology. I mean childlike graces like simple, comforting kindness. I mean the spiritual impressions that make us feel just as alive and real as all those stimulations we look for in movies, music and even drugs".

This article offers down to the earth, practical  insight that may help one reevaluate   day to day living experiences and reformulate the approach we take to self healing during times of stress.

A day to test my mettle, and learn a lesson on the meaning of integrity

Originally published April 14, 2011

The headline for this blog may be found found in one word: LOVE. It is the energy that drives all of us to find complement with another of like heart and mind and to find that “sweet spot” in our lives.

Today, I was tested on how to forgive insult and belittling and found myself pondering what I learned about integrity through being the recipient of deliberate hurt. I wondered how this test upon my ability to “practice what I preach”, unconditional love, would unfold.  During that time of reflection, I was invited to become a friend on Facebook to a really brilliant young man with whom I am having a fascinating dialog on Love and Christ Consciousness, a topic that never grows old.

What does that reverent term mean to me, for example? First of all, I feel heartened, grateful for the strength that comes from listening to what my Soul is telling me.  When I truly connect, emotions arise and tears flow to cleanse away the past and move on.

Staying true to myself was my journey today, remaining mindful of the golden alchemy of Integrity.  Think of it as your own personal, ongoing "fountain of light". Integrity is one of those “keywords” treasured for life. Finding it in others is what we all hope for; celebrate when we do.  It is a special language recognized soul to soul.

Another quality of the Christ Consciousness is Gratitude.  The heart pounding blast of energy exchange in “Divine Conjunctio” or Union with the Divine. That mind blowing moment when you receive and acknowledge spiritual intervention in your life.  You bow your head, wipe tears from your eyes, feel your heart lighten up, as you send up a big ole “thank you so much, I am grateful” cosmic thumbs up! for your blessing.

Miracles do happen. Heartfelt prayers in any language work best. God is listening. Pay attention to the cues and open to receive.

Forgiveness. Essential as both antidote to pain, and as a healer.   One of the most rewarding, yet challenging, qualities of all.  Grace.  Whether it is part of your religion, or that of another, these three principles explored here serve to guide one toward wholeness.  A catalyst for loving oneself and others. 


Powerful energies that cross cultures, religions, beliefs. 


Keywords for the Soul:  Integrity, Gratitude, Forgiveness.

Followed by relief.   


Love, KAT