Secrets of Spiritual Happiness

Secret #30 -- Always Deal With God

 

 

By Sharon Janis

 

As mentioned in the beginning of this book, if the word "God" doesn't accurately represent your personal image and relationship, then please feel free to replace this word with any He, She, It, form, or formlessness that works for you. I'm using the term "God" in its general sense, and not as described by any one religion or tradition.   The word "God" in this book refers to generic God - in plain white wrapping, and ready to be dyed and decorated by your own creative worldview.

 

God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought.

- Joseph Campbell

 

One great practice for spiritual happiness is to strive, in every situation, to deal primarily with God.   For example when a potential employer is interviewing you for a job, or when you're hoping a landlord will rent you that apartment, instead of only asking or begging these folks in your mind, on paper, or in person to give you what you want, first ask God.   Keep your attention focused on the divinity that expresses through every person and circumstance, and you will be uplifting every interaction into the arena of spiritual happiness.  

Ask God for what you want, and ask God to guide you to want what is best.   Trust God as the depths from whence all outer situations arise.   Nothing ultimately comes from people or circumstances anyway; everything ultimately arises from the divinity - called by many names, including God - that creates and acts through all people and circumstances.   Beneath, behind, and throughout all things is God, the dreamer of this dream of life.   Therefore, you can always choose to address the God in anything and everything.

 

If you've got your eyes on God, then no matter what people do, God will take care of you.  

- Joyce Meyer

 

With a steady focus on God, you'll also be able to address your challenges with empowerment and faith. Instead of only trying to control outer events, you can also control your mind by asking, "What is God wanting to teach me? What can I learn from this challenge?   How can I improve myself with this?   What more can I give? How much more can I purify my emotions and uplift my motivations?"

When you are fortunate enough to be feeling love for someone or something, instead of only saying and thinking, "Oh, I love you, I love this house, I love this person, I love this cat, I love this job," you can add two words, "God as."   I love God as this job, I love God as my dog, I love God as my friends, I love God in you, and I love God in me.   This small step will bring greater happiness into your life, because you'll be giving your love to the source behind the external appearance, to the eternal truth beyond the facade of this ever-changing world.

By thanking and loving God in and as everything, you'll be wearing the right prescription glasses to see the depths of God's presence everywhere.   External appearances come and go, but God is , was , and will always be right here and right now.   

Thank God, give to God, love God, get mad at God, and make up with God.   Consider that everything is the manifestation of a God who dearly loves you.   Have the awareness that the universe loves you, and that God loves you.   If some people are showing love to you, that's because God loves you so much that "He" is loving you through them.   If nobody is loving you, then maybe God wants you all for "Himself".   This way, you've got all the bases covered.   Just start with an acceptance that God loves you completely, fully, and unconditionally, and deal with everyone and everything as a creation and expression of that loving God - who sometimes shows that love in strange ways!  

With your eyes on the prize, the spiritual happiness in your heart will leap with joy as you bathe in the blessings of God's eternal presence and love.

 

 

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