WHAT IS GOD’S WILL?
What is God’s will? Does God have a will for us each individually? Does God already have a plan mapped out all the way to the most minute detail for each of us and we have little or no choice about what happens or when?
So as our lives unfold and we experience all that we do is what we are experiencing God’s plan or will for us; or, is what we are experiencing the result of what we believe, what we desire, what we fear, what we think about the most? Do our thoughts and beliefs create our reality, our experiences, or does God decide what those experiences are going to be?
Is God the Creative Energy or Force that brings into fruition what it is that is upper most in our minds so that you could say that we decide consciously or unconsciously what manifests in our lives? If so, then maybe one of our tasks is to make sure we know what is upper most in our minds and to become even more aware of how our beliefs (both those we are aware of and those we are not aware of) are manifesting in our lives. If not, then I guess it does not matter what we think or what we believe.
I have personally experienced that the things I had in my mind and things I believed came to pass or seemed to materialize. It seems so clear at times to me that the thoughts and beliefs I have entertained manifested as my experience. Some of these were the result of long ingrained beliefs I had and many of those were not something I was fully conscious of. These often materialized as things I did not personally want to come into my experience but because of what I was holding onto in my belief system that is exactly what I got. I call this “default manifesting”. On the other hand, some of the things that came to pass in my experience were the result of my deliberately choosing to imagine that what I desired was possible. I focused on it deliberately, saw it done in my mind’s eye, felt how good it felt for that to happen, and gave thanks, expressed my gratitude for that thing. Was this God’s preplanned will for me or did God simply supply the power and the means to bring my thoughts or beliefs to fruition?
The question is, do we or do we not have any say so over what happens in our experiences? Is it that what is, is and what is perhaps going to be is going to be and there is nothing we can do about it or can we begin to have some influence on the way things go? If we are experiencing some things we don’t really want or don’t prefer can we change things after the fact? That would be another really good question. Some would say we can or that we can at least make things better or more bearable with conscious awareness.
Perhaps God’s will is for us to make choices and then live out the ripple effect that will follow each choice. I have noted that our choices are so influenced by our past experiences, our beliefs or what we think is truth. So is the purpose of these choices and consequences to “teach” us things? If so, what are we here to learn?
Are we here to learn that we influence what happens in our lives and therefore choose better so that we can experience heaven on earth? Perhaps God’s will is that we do this so that we can actually experience, the love, peace, joy, health and abundance that are ours for the asking and God’s for the giving.
Some would say that we are here to learn that we are all one rather than separate as we have come to believe. Some would say that we are here to learn what love really is and how to do it. It also may follow that IF we truly love (unconditionally) separateness will give way to unity and thereby we experience that God is One through this pledge and desire of ours to love unconditionally. Perhaps as a result of this understanding we will be able to experience more love and unity and therefore attract into our lives more of the peace, joy, and abundance that we really want.
Some say that God’s will for us to love God and to serve God in this life and the life to come – period. But how we do this exactly is rather a mystery. We are told that we must attend a church, learn what God wants of us according to various interpretations of the Bible and what God wants according to the doctrine and beliefs of the church we chose to belong to. Many do this to the exclusion of others who do not believe as they do or others who seem to behave as they think others should. Yet others who seek to love and serve God do learn that others’ behaviors and choices are influenced by their belief systems, their past experiences, their cultures and subcultures and because of the way they interpret their experiences. This enables them to better have a chance to love them unconditionally.
Are we here to learn, to experience, to serve, to learn who and what we really are? Will we ever, truly know why we are here? Do we really need a reason?
I don’t know the answers to all these questions. I do know that for me learning to love is truly a huge part of why I am here. I know that the more I am able to love myself and others unconditionally that life seems to make more sense, seems to be more productive in a positive way in spite of some things that are negative that come my way, and makes my waking up and getting up every morning a blessing for which I am most grateful.
What is God’s will? Is God’s will what I will or do I will what God wills? Does God have anything to do with it? Do I? Does will (God’s, mine, or someone or some thing else’s’) even have anything to do with anything? Only you can answer that for yourself.
So as our lives unfold and we experience all that we do is what we are experiencing God’s plan or will for us; or, is what we are experiencing the result of what we believe, what we desire, what we fear, what we think about the most? Do our thoughts and beliefs create our reality, our experiences, or does God decide what those experiences are going to be?
Is God the Creative Energy or Force that brings into fruition what it is that is upper most in our minds so that you could say that we decide consciously or unconsciously what manifests in our lives? If so, then maybe one of our tasks is to make sure we know what is upper most in our minds and to become even more aware of how our beliefs (both those we are aware of and those we are not aware of) are manifesting in our lives. If not, then I guess it does not matter what we think or what we believe.
I have personally experienced that the things I had in my mind and things I believed came to pass or seemed to materialize. It seems so clear at times to me that the thoughts and beliefs I have entertained manifested as my experience. Some of these were the result of long ingrained beliefs I had and many of those were not something I was fully conscious of. These often materialized as things I did not personally want to come into my experience but because of what I was holding onto in my belief system that is exactly what I got. I call this “default manifesting”. On the other hand, some of the things that came to pass in my experience were the result of my deliberately choosing to imagine that what I desired was possible. I focused on it deliberately, saw it done in my mind’s eye, felt how good it felt for that to happen, and gave thanks, expressed my gratitude for that thing. Was this God’s preplanned will for me or did God simply supply the power and the means to bring my thoughts or beliefs to fruition?
The question is, do we or do we not have any say so over what happens in our experiences? Is it that what is, is and what is perhaps going to be is going to be and there is nothing we can do about it or can we begin to have some influence on the way things go? If we are experiencing some things we don’t really want or don’t prefer can we change things after the fact? That would be another really good question. Some would say we can or that we can at least make things better or more bearable with conscious awareness.
Perhaps God’s will is for us to make choices and then live out the ripple effect that will follow each choice. I have noted that our choices are so influenced by our past experiences, our beliefs or what we think is truth. So is the purpose of these choices and consequences to “teach” us things? If so, what are we here to learn?
Are we here to learn that we influence what happens in our lives and therefore choose better so that we can experience heaven on earth? Perhaps God’s will is that we do this so that we can actually experience, the love, peace, joy, health and abundance that are ours for the asking and God’s for the giving.
Some would say that we are here to learn that we are all one rather than separate as we have come to believe. Some would say that we are here to learn what love really is and how to do it. It also may follow that IF we truly love (unconditionally) separateness will give way to unity and thereby we experience that God is One through this pledge and desire of ours to love unconditionally. Perhaps as a result of this understanding we will be able to experience more love and unity and therefore attract into our lives more of the peace, joy, and abundance that we really want.
Some say that God’s will for us to love God and to serve God in this life and the life to come – period. But how we do this exactly is rather a mystery. We are told that we must attend a church, learn what God wants of us according to various interpretations of the Bible and what God wants according to the doctrine and beliefs of the church we chose to belong to. Many do this to the exclusion of others who do not believe as they do or others who seem to behave as they think others should. Yet others who seek to love and serve God do learn that others’ behaviors and choices are influenced by their belief systems, their past experiences, their cultures and subcultures and because of the way they interpret their experiences. This enables them to better have a chance to love them unconditionally.
Are we here to learn, to experience, to serve, to learn who and what we really are? Will we ever, truly know why we are here? Do we really need a reason?
I don’t know the answers to all these questions. I do know that for me learning to love is truly a huge part of why I am here. I know that the more I am able to love myself and others unconditionally that life seems to make more sense, seems to be more productive in a positive way in spite of some things that are negative that come my way, and makes my waking up and getting up every morning a blessing for which I am most grateful.
What is God’s will? Is God’s will what I will or do I will what God wills? Does God have anything to do with it? Do I? Does will (God’s, mine, or someone or some thing else’s’) even have anything to do with anything? Only you can answer that for yourself.
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