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Selfishness, self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. Sometimes they hurt us, seemingly without provocation, but we invariably find that at some time in the past we have made decisions based on self which later placed us in a position to be hurt.
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So many fears, the fear of failure, the fear of being found out... found out that we are not as strong, or confidant, or self reliant as our facade would lead those around us to believe. Fear of the success of others, of being wrong, of needing help, of giving up, of telling the truth. A list far longer then can be typed here.
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This is the how and the why of it. First of all, we had to quit playing God. It didn't work. Next, we decided that hereafter in this drama of life, God was going to be our Director. He is the Principal; we are His agents. He is the Father, and we are His children. Most Good ideas are simple, and this concept was the keystone of the new and triumphant arch through which we passed to freedom.
When we sincerely took such a position, all sorts of remarkable things followed. We had a new Employer. Being all powerful, He provided what we needed, if we kept close to Him and performed His work well. Established on such a footing we became less and less interested in ourselves, our own little plans and designs. More and more we became interested in seeing what we could contribute to life. As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed peace of mind, as we discovered we could face life successfully, as we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter. We were reborn.
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When I quit playing God and let God do what he does best and started to let him care for me and my actions, the fears began to melt away, the more faith I developed as I let him point me in the right direction the less fear I had.
Am I without fears today? No because try as I may I am no where near spiritual perfection and accept that I never will be, but I do strive to progress on a daily basis the best that I can.
I can say that today my life is not totally fear driven like it used to be.