I got this message from a
perspective client today: I would like to see you because my prayers
have not been answered. The person
didn’t state what they were asking for so I don't know what their prayers were.
I frequently get prayer requests
and I add them to my prayer basket which I then pray over every day.
Many times we pray for what we
want, or what we feel is the only answer to our current problems, or we pray
for what we feel is the best for someone else and their situation. Many times
we pray for something because we want to feel safe. So we pray to remove obstacles or pray to not
lose something – such as a job or a relationship, even when we are done with that
experience.
Often, we've generally out grown a
situation, person, behavior, thought, etc., and it's time to move on to new
opportunities and growth. By moving on,
we open new doors to happiness, self fulfillment, money, and so on.
The reason we don’t
easily let go of situations which we have outgrown is because growth is scary
and it takes us out of our comfort zone.
(Yikes! That’s tough.) Growth is also more difficult because we
can't control others or the decisions that they make.
The most difficult aspect of
change is that by default, we wear blinders. We can only see what is
immediately in front of us but can't see what’s around the bend. And we don't know if we will be secure or if we
will fail. So instead of being excited
about all the turns and twists in life, we prepare to put our foot on the brake
and hold on for dear life.
Many of the readings I do involve
people who have lost a relationship or a job and their loss has made them very
upset. But as I'm reading them, they were unhappy, maybe even bored, in their old relationship or job. Maybe
the person they left was abusive, perhaps lazy, or they just didn't have
anything in common with the other person any more. Perhaps the job that the person loss was boring
or was going nowhere. Perhaps they have always
wanted to try something else for a career. So on one hand my client is done
with their relationship or job but they are afraid to let go of the
situation. Perhaps they are afraid to be
alone, or they are afraid of financial consequences, and so on. There are many excuses for them holding on to
the old situation.
When we pray for something in our life, we need to remain open to praying or asking for what we want and/or for what it is for our highest good. Then when we pray for others, we do the same thing. We pray for what is for their highest good. If what we are asking for affects more than one person, then we pray for what is for the greatest good of everyone involved. We always want to stay focused on what is best for all concerned. We do this because we don't always know what will take us or others to a better place in life.
When we are open for our highest
good, or for the highest good of others, the road is generally smoother, maybe
not at first, we need those bumps in the road.
We need them to adopt to a new
way of thinking, learning, expanding who we are as an individual, as a
spiritual being.
As we keep moving forward, the
rough edges start to wind down and smooth out. I call that being in our groove. When we are in our groove, we
are honestly open to the universe bringing to us, all that we need to succeed.
When we stay open to wonderful
possibilities, we embrace change and we are more receptive to the lessons that
come into our lives.
Prayer is to help enrich our lives
and to give support to others. Prayer
does not necessarily give us everything that we want. There's an old saying, Be careful what you pray for, you might just get it. Sometimes we do get what we asked for and then
we pray to get rid of it! So when we
pray, when you pray, be open to
something better, maybe something new and maybe something exciting!
Namaste!
In Love and Light,
Sandy
