Click for audio: Faith and Expectation
Christmas is a season that anticipates the coming Messiah, so it is appropriate to discuss the role that expectation plays in our spiritual approach to life.
I have often said that faith and expectation are synonymous terms. If you want to get an understanding of where your faith is, look at your expectations. You may say, “I have faith that God is unfolding greater good through this situation,” but you may expect that things are going to be the same as they’ve always been: a constant struggle just to keep your head above the online drugs online cialis water.
Unity teaches that our saving Messiah was not born in a manger or is a divine man that will descend from the clouds to change the world for the better. Salvation consists of awakening to a subtle, inner power that is not affected by negative appearances. As we commune with this inner presence, it imparts to our consciousness its qualities of steadfastness, harmony, and peace. As we bring these qualities into our thoughts and our actions we see them expressed in all we do, and our world of circumstance out-pictures them. Our “peace on earth and good will toward men” becomes an external reflection of the peace and good will that floods our internal sanctuary.
It’s important for us to understand that salvation is not just about rising above negative appearances. It is about elevating the way you see yourself. You are an infinite expression of God and you are entitled to the quality of life that your true nature implies. However, you must, in some degree, know your true nature. You must have some grasp on the acheter levitra en toute securite reality of this limitless Self before you will see evidence of it in your daily life.
As Emerson pointed out, you are an inlet and kamagra generique en ligne can become an outlet to all that God is. Turn an expectant mind to God in moments of quiet introspection. Expect to see and understand this emerging new identity and be open to the many ways that you can assist in its birth.