Knowing The Difference Between God’s Will And Your Will
It’s not brain surgery
When I first began studying spirituality, I heard about God’s will and my will. Up until that time, when I was in my late 30s, I had had no religious or spiritual training or even any interest in learning.
I didn’t have a clue as to what it really meant. I had been taught and thought I knew all about willpower being the way to get anything done. I probably had heard about God’s will for me, but it all had gone right over my head.
I did have a conscience. I thought that I knew right from wrong. But I never thought much about it, either. Then I began hearing about Spirituality, not religion. And saw that, whatever spirituality was, it seemed to work very well with so many.
This is probably where I first heard that I should pay attention to God’s will and not my will.
As I looked deeper into what Spirituality was; I liked what I saw and heard. I saw it in the changing attitudes of others for the better. I heard it in their explanations of how they were working on their program.
I have since turned my life into one of constantly striving to learn more about my Spirituality.
I learned that I have a different conscience than I had when in the madness. I really know and FEEL what is right and what is wrong now. What is right for me is doing God’s will for me. When I do wrong for myself, I do not do God’s will.
My wondering what God’s will really is for me slowed me down. I didn’t want to turn into a funless slug. It took a while, but I discovered I should not go out looking for God’s will. Just do what I think is right, and I will know instantly if it is right or wrong. How, you might ask?
When you first get a thought and feel comfortable with it, it is God’s will. If you feel apprehensive at all, pause and decide if you really should do whatever you were thinking of. Remember our discussions on the power of the mind?
No matter what you wish to call your Higher Power, It did create you. So how do you know if this Power is speaking to you? The universe is made up of vibrations. We know this because of high school Physics.
So, if you feel good about a thought, it is God communicating with you that it is all right. If you feel apprehensive at all, it is God communicating with you that maybe you should rethink the situation.
Have you ever noticed getting vibrations from people? Good feeling ones when the thoughts are happy thoughts and apprehensive ones when the thoughts are questionable?
These vibes can come as a shiver, shudder, or a warm or chilly feeling coming over you. They may be strong or mild, but, whichever, they are real. Pay attention to them and try to discover just what they mean.
The beauty of this is that you will not only know something in your head, but you will also actually feel it through your body with the universal vibrations of life.
This is an interesting way to discover just what our Higher Power is telling us. In Step 11, it tells us, “Sought through prayer and meditation…” and I never knew what meditation was.
I still do not do formal meditation, but I observe what is happening around me and pay real attention to this in the Now. Now, my thoughts and wishes are in keeping with the knowledge of His will for me.
So I pray that Our will be done. For it to be Our will merely means that my wishes and will are in sync with His will. This is my meditation. If it feels right, it probably is right. If it feels wrong, it probably is wrong. How much simpler can it get?
Thank you, God!
II would appreciate it if you commented to let me know you saw this post. Thank you!
Please share this on Facebook, Twitter, or your other social media.
Click here to Read more from Spirituality and Recovery
To read more great stories from great writers with spiritual leanings in Dancing Elephants Press click on Annelise Lords.
