Discovering the ability to energise myself whilst “Assisting” others to do the same took a lot of competition out of life which resulted in a far more peaceful and rewarding direction for me. All this was gained by reading this book and understanding the “Insights“.

These Insights will expand your understanding and give meaning to a lot of things that might have happened to you. You will never take, what most people call coincidences, for granted again, after you have read The Celestine Prophecy, you will start to treat them as if it were someone holding your hand, I know I now do.

The Celestine Prophecy provides the awakening to our evolutionary direction and hints, via the first Nine Insights, towards one of our resulting Goals.

This book assists us with our interpretation of the developmental steps we must take to complete our Journey. Throughout this very informative read, the author takes us through a detailed description of each of the First Nine Insights. He conducts this discovery tour by adding a realistic air of mystery and danger as the backdrop to your education.

First Insight

The First Insight is described as our awakening. This is where we first realise the truth behind coincidences, which seem to arrive almost synchronistically, when needed. As we are made, more and more aware of these situations, we are introduced to seeking them which in turn results in more and more of them coming to fruition.

Second Insight

The Second Insight Assist us with becoming aware of the bigger picture for civilisation. We are introduced to our part in the bigger picture, making it simpler for us to establish our role within.

Third Insight

The Third Insight highlights understanding that leads us to the understanding that even items we see as solid matter where actually made up of empty space with energy patterns throughout. This has wide implications for us and the Celestine Prophecy introduces us to the theory that would subsequently conclude that we can influence the energy around us and the outcomes.

Fourth Insight

The Fourth Insight brings us to our understanding that mankind would see that the universe was being made up of the one source that is malleable and can sustain us. This introduces us to a very plausible explanation behind all conflict in society, from marriage break-ups to wars.

Fifth Insight

The Fifth Insight is where we are presented with a choice. As with all choices we have there are desirable and undesirable outcomes. The best outcome possible here is Higher-Self Awareness. To find out the other end of this spectrum you must read this very enlightening chapter. I can not tell you everything or you will become a follower instead of a leader.

Knowledge is power
and leaders need both

Sixth Insight

The choice made above will decide if you are going to get to this stage of the book. Mastering the aspect of the Sixth Insight assists us with something very important and can only be completed via a journey of self assessment. I give you hint here – “Control Drama”. That is all I am going to say.

Seventh Insight

Our dreams, thoughts and daydreams all have meaning and it is in the Seventh Insight, of your development, that the Celestine Prophecy exposes you to their importance.

Eight Insight

The Eight Insight educates us about the correct use of energy when relating to people. As with a lot of very important matters this process must start when we are very young. Basically the name of the game is balance and sharing, not controlling or dominance.

Ninth Insight

The Celestine Prophecy permits us to glimpse into the future within the Ninth Insight, should we follow our developmental journey towards Conscious Life Mastery.

Providing you with a short summery here, would not give the Ninth Insight any justice.

I trust that this review has sparked your desire to become one with the education and guidance The Celestine Prophecy provides.
 
Wolfgang
 
 
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As you can see there are a lot of well known world class speakers. After becoming aware of The Secret, I was fortunate enough to be able to share the stage, all around the world, with the great Bob Proctor. Bob walks his talk, meaning that what he tells you during The Secret is how he is in real life and how he presents from stage.

This is where The Secret stands out from the rest of the material currently available. There is a lot of so called “Educational” material in the market that does very little educating. It is therefore my great pleasure to supply you with this small insight to The Secret.

My first exposure to The Secret was at one of the events I was speaking at. It was screened towards the end of the second day. I decided to stay behind to see the movie but did think, yet another movie that will miss the target with the public. I thought this as a lot of Spiritual movies require the viewer to have some basic understanding of the subject.

To see how the audience was taking this movie in I decided to look at the audience for their reactions to this movie. Their faces gave a pleasant surprise as the audience was captivated from start to end. I was able to see the focus on their faces. There was also a lot of discussion going on after the movie in the foyer of the auditorium.

I took this opportunity to speak to some of the people to get their feedback from what they had just seen. There were a number or great replies to my questions, such as:
 

• This is the first movie that uses situations to explain the concepts that I could relate to.

 

• I was a complete novice before this movie but it showed me how I have been holding myself back with my negative habits.

Now that I have had the opportunity to see the Video and read the book (Thank you to Bob for signing my copy) I must say that the book has more content in it. However if you, like a lot of beginners, wish to have a gentle, yet still powerful, introduction to Conscious Life Mastery, you should start with a viewing of the DVD and read the book afterwards.

The book delves right into subjects that a lot of people find very very useful, in the current climate, such as:

• How to use The Secret
• The powerful processes Involved
• The Secret to Money
• The Secret to meaningful Relationships
• The Secret to Health
• The Secret to the World
• The Secret to You
• The Secret to Life in general

There are also a number of Biographies included, in the book version, to permit you to get to know the respective speakers better.

Plain and simple this combination of Book and DVD has proven to be the spark a lot of people needed to get started on their journey towards Conscious Life Mastery.

Be one of them and take your first step today.

 
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It can be compared to showing the initial child like innocence that is the starting point for all of us. From this point on, new aspects and knowledge is added and more importantly, the direction is given for the initiate.

With the direction known, a number of situations take on a new meaning that would never have been considered in the past. However this new meaning does see you safely along your path of development and literally urges you forwards to seeking more and more evidence.

As you read the series you will be exposed to more and more eye opening aspects of what was once call magic and the way of the Gods. The great part is that once you have started your journey towards Conscious Life Mastery you will see that these feats are actually available to you. The Storyline also exposes you to the aspect of the greater picture of “Why we are here”, on this planet.

Yes the setting might be designed to let you think it was thousands of years ago but the relevance of ALL of the information within is very up to date and very relevant to anybody on their journey as it assists you in your gentle introduction to your abilities.

Once you start this series and if you can put the books down you will be stronger then I was. Form the first few pages I was hooked.
 
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A single statement drove this point home to me – Until you are exposed to something new you are incapable of making your mind see the possibility. As I am also still “In Training” for my Conscious Life Mastery at first I found the aspect of all the time and space traveling a bit much BUT if I consider all that my eyes have been opened to, so far during my training, I cannot dismiss anything presented to me.

Yes there will be times when your mind will be stretched but the moment you find this happening do not close your mind.
 

Remember your mind is like a parachute, it will only work whilst it is open.

 
At this stage the only closing statement I can make is if these three books took me so far making me wonder what will the next series have in store for me.
 
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It is during the time in Atlantis that a lot of valuable importance is placed on taking care of ones higher body. I mean their method for establishing if you are OK to enter the general public is to take a look at your Etheric body, to establish that you do or do not have any dark blemishes over any of your chakras.

I can only imagine the great society we would have today if we did the same. I found refreshing on a personal level and important for a Conscious Life Mastery reader.

I am already looking forward to the next book in this series.
 
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Assessing this book (The Ancient Future) from the point of view of Conscious Life Mastery, means you must take into account that there are 3 books within this particular series. This first book, from the series, takes the reader gently towards some of the initial abilities and concepts. These abilities will be possible, should they dedicate some time towards their Conscious Life Mastery training.

The story line has a lot of suspense to keep you reading on and on, I had trouble putting the book down. There are a lot of little Gems that are throughout the book, which are presented very sequentially to build the momentum for Tory. These little Gems are equal to the “The light has come on” type of moments.

Currently the book is under the classification of Science Fiction and until the movement of people, that are undergoing training in Conscious Life Mastery, gain momentum, this series will not place it into the NON-Fiction category.

I say the NON-Fiction category as the time-line portrayed with the storyline is actual the coming Age. When you consider that currently we are entering the 14th Age you can see that there is more to these books then they are being given credit for. One could almost say that the Series should be classified as History books. Their time will come!

For this reason I would like to make the point that, when reading this book, you do truly read it and not simply use it to exercise your eyes.

As with a lot of books, I found during my second read, these educational Gems, came to life with my new found knowledge. Within this first book of the series the main character (Tory Alexander) establishes her place in her new environment. Why new, well to find that one out you will have to read the book. I can not give everything away.

This process of having to re-establish yourself will happen to anybody that undertakes their journey towards Conscious Life Mastery. It might not be to the same extent as Tory had to but you will find that you will attract new acquaintances as your views of life and yourself change.

I found this book is very thought provoking, when you consider that it is the first book in a series and I could not wait for the second book to be in my hands.
 
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As part of your advancement towards Conscious Life Mastery you will get to a stage where your current belief system does not fit the direction you are heading. A large number of these beliefs have been part of your indoctrination into the System (Society). They have been imprinted in your mindset to ensure that you are not labeled a non conformist. We go through a lot of effort to stay on the good side of society UNTIL our eyes are opened.

Once our eyes are opened one can not go back to being blind to things around us and our abilities. As part of continuing your development you will need to re-align your mindset understanding. With this in mind About Conscious Living provides you with the following statements

• This reality that I find myself in is virtual
• The reality commences at the edge of my consciousness
• The mind is the interface between my consciousness and the reality
• I have developed tools in my consciousness, the mind and the reality to change the reality
• This reality was created for the sole purpose of teaching me.
• I have achieved mastery before
• I will achieve mastery again
• It is possible for me to achieve mastery this time
• All that happens to me is designed to assist my journey to mastery

If you look deep inside each of these comments you will see that they do take you away from the society mainstream. This is important as one must remember that like actions produce like results. What we are saying is, if you act and think like the majority of people you will get the results they are getting.

As this is not your desire ensure that you use these comments on a regular basis to ensure your development progresses.

Evolution is controlled by choice. We make a choice at each level.

There are 6 Octaves of Existence below us that have been vitalised.

An Octave of Existence is a frequency range that has been prepared for experience by the Gardeners of the Universe. The middle of the range is active and the edges are a form of null zone or void that forms a barrier. As you progress through the octaves you would notice a void, activity, void, activity etc. The octaves are grouped with an extra strong void or barrier as a boundary. We have such a barrier below our octave.

When a soul extension gathers sufficient understanding and power, it will seek access to the octave above, initially to visit then to take up residence.

About 18 years ago in Canberra

I was leading a development group of about 160 people. The more advanced group of 20 or so met each week in a park barbeque area. For some reason, a few of them decided to use an old ritual to open a gateway to the level below. Predictably, they got results. I was not aware of what they had done the previous evening until I was confronted with a 12 metre tall dark being. The guilty parties confessed their actions as they were seriously panicking as “IT HAS COME FOR US! IT IS GOING TO STEAL OUR SOULS! SAVE US SAVE US”

My response was to tell them to vacate the park post-haste. I approached the being to determine the reason for its presence. I know that visiting the higher levels is the action of a well evolved soul. I was not about to lock horns with this giant. I suggested reasonably that I understood why he was here, and that he stay within the boundaries of the park, respect the environment and leave at sunrise. Surprisingly he agreed to these constraints.

I understood a bit about where he came from. The octave below is the origin of the “Death” figure. The primary purpose of the residents is to accumulate power. They are gathered in herds and followed by a group of “Deaths” complete with the black cape and scythe. They cannot see their herders but can feel them as they progress. In this way they are driven like sheep between one pasture and the next. The purpose of the herders is to terminate the life spark of their charges at its highest point so that they may be reborn and conserve their spiritual energy.

There is a strong lesson here – “Do not judge”.

When a certain threshold of power is reached they are able to visit the higher octave and continue their evolution. Some of our Archangels perform a similar function for us.

A short time ago my daughter, son and I were approached by a high being to perform a relay channel. The high being wished to contact an entity from the Octave of Existence below, who was ready for promotion.

Because of the number of Octaves separating them, the high one was not able to contact the lower directly. My son was able to communicate clearly with the high one and my daughter was able to communicate with the lower – down is harder than up as you have to carry the link. I accepted the easier role of guardian of the portal. After a time of communion the lower entity was promoted and placed in the high astral frequencies. He immediately was transferred to a hospice to recover from his ordeal. This lasted some weeks for him and a few seconds for us.

The astral plane is above the time barrier.

We were able to converse with the newborn as well as the high one for a time.

As he had worked hard and accumulated a lot of power he was able to skip directly to the high astral and avoid the “Earth” experience. The spirit we assisted was the same one who visited me in Canberra, hence his compliance with my request.

The higher being was a higher version of the four of us. The entity we raised was part of us in the Octave below us. Because of the sameness we were able to connect more easily.

From this exercise we can see that those above us are willing to help those below, as it is a form of self interest. We also were able to better understand the oneness of all.

The other lesson here is that we are here to experience as many lives and realms as possible. We are experiencing life from the perspective of the human kingdom; others have chosen other paths in order to make the experience for the “Highest Expression” as full as possible.

Back to Nature.

On entry to this Octave of Existence the soul extension commences a number of evolutionary paths.

These are:

• The Mineral Kingdom
• The Nature Kingdom
• The Human Kingdom

Plants are of a higher order and are extensions of a much higher level.

The Nature Kingdom

If a soul fragment chooses the Nature Kingdom, it enters this level as an elemental spirit. Starting with Earth, it learns and evolves through Air, Fire and finally Water. Once it has achieved its four fold nature, it chooses a “specialty”.

Even though a specialist elemental is four fold, its primary strength is in its specialty. Being four fold grants them considerable wisdom, knowledge and strength. Do not underestimate these beings! A four fold elemental is roughly equivalent in evolution to a high human level 1 Master.

Four specialists then commence working as a team.

They then choose from the Path of Service or the Path of Being.

Path of Service

The Path of Service leads them to working with another being to provide “Elemental” services. They interact directly with the Grid to enable the Law of Attraction to function.

Path of Being

The Path of Being is the nature path. There is a distinct hierarchy of nature spirits. They are the basis of reality. For example three elemental nature spirits combine to form your body.

After four specialists have worked together for a time and have synchronised well enough, they undergo a form of merger and become a Deva. A Deva has a number of career paths, and so it goes onward and upward. It is quite possible for entities to change evolutionary paths. I personally know one Deva who has accepted apparent demotion to start the path of human evolution. A new Deva is roughly equivalent to a beginning third level Master on the human path.

I was on a development camp in semi desert Southern Queensland, for a week, some 20 years ago.

Over this period I was raised considerably and remember working with the nature kingdom and others. I particularly remember one nature spirit who was about 4 metres in diameter and 1.5 metres high and resembled a box jellyfish. It floated about 500mm above the ground and had many thin tentacles about 750mm long. Its task was to assist the germination of seeds. What I could see was a small flash of light every time a tentacle touched a seed.

I could also see the stream of energy being fed to it from a higher nature spirit above it. The higher nature spirit evolved the lower by raising the frequency of the energy it was providing the lower. The frequency was maintained at the top of the range the lower could handle and process. Eventually the lower spirit was able to replace the higher and allow the higher to move up the ladder as it was receiving a higher feed to evolve it in turn. This is how we all evolve.

We have a set of nature guides who have achieved their 4 fold nature and specialist status.

These people are truly loyal and beautiful, not to mention mischievous. They learn by service and eventually achieve a merger into Devic form. They assist us to understand the Law of Attraction by providing manifesting services. As my youngest son put it, they are the creators and we are the “idea-ers”. They will also provide other assistance to us if our guide team believe it to be in our best interest.

For example, I was out with two friends in Chinatown in Sydney one evening. We had just finished our meal when a heavy rainstorm started. We needed to cross the road which by now was 5cm deep in water and flowing fast, due to the heavy downpour occurring. Sydney has a history for really heavy rain in storms that last 45 minutes to an hour.

The young girl was very nymph like and ran across the top of the water laughing. Being heavier and not as well developed, I asked for assistance and walked across the road in a ring of dry with the water flowing around the ring about 4-5 inches deep. My other friend was a New Age believer but refused to do any development work, so his relationship with his nature guides was non-existent.

He got soaked! We teased him mercilessly, AND he had to pay for the coffee.

When dealing with the nature kingdom, remember that they have a very different culture.

They are much more aware of what is than we are. Their minds are clearer and more pure than ours. We do really live in a dream. They are much more attuned with the cycle of the seasons, with life and death.

There is a distinct protocol to follow when dealing with the nature kingdom.

If you are perceived to be disrespectful, they will inform you rapidly and firmly that they are unhappy.

I remember we had a Christian acquaintance who had a very judgemental and narrow mind. Strangely, he was also quite psychic. This day we were on the top of a hill in the forest overlooking the town centre of Canberra. The day was beautiful and the nature spirits everywhere and very active. He spotted them and commenced a form of exorcism, naming them demons!

Bad move!

Physically he was in the centre of a whirlwind of sticks and dirt. Psychically he was being pierced by many needles draining his power and his life energy. I am not sure just how far the local Deva was prepared to go, so I interfered by shielding him and asking for their forbearance because he was ignorant.

The response was if he was seen again in the forest, he would die. He may leave now because I was known as a friend, but that I had lost any brownie points I had built up, as I had brought him to their forest. It took a long time and a lot of hard work for them to like me again.

The friend and I parted company, as in his eyes, I was in league with the demons! Oh well! Sometimes you just cannot win, no matter what you do.

It is worthwhile remembering that we are all one and that the sole purpose for our existence is to learn and experience as much as possible. The Nature Kingdom is one avenue for experience and evolution. They are often of a higher evolution than us and will assist us willingly if we are polite.

An Oracle is any object or system of divination, which enables communication with the divine.

Oracles as a Sacred Language

Most Oracles are a set of symbols, which can be intuitively interpreted. These symbols are sufficiently flexible to form a language. The important thing is not the form, but the richness of the language.

Forms of Oracles

Oracles are quite specific to the culture that developed them. For example, Europeans see the colour white as a sign of purity, whilst Asians see white as the colour of death. Obviously the same event will be interpreted differently by people of different cultures. Therefore, the Oracle is the language, rather than the event.

The Webster’s Oracle

A common form of Oracle involves the use of a book. Ask a question, open a book (bible, dictionary or what ever comes to hand) at a randomly selected page, place a finger randomly on a page and interpret the words so defined. This form of divination has been practised since books were available.

Nature as an Oracle

The language of nature is a constant Oracle. Natural events provide a divine language.

In some of the Pacific Islands (before the missionaries got to them), the Shaman has Holy sites defining maps of their islands. These maps show the physical layout of the island and the location of landmarks and the houses of the people. To the uninitiated the maps are not obvious and may only appear as random piles of stones and bushes. To read their Oracle, the Shaman will sit quietly and watch the happenings of nature.

If a bird lands on or near a marked space, it is interpreted by the nature and symbolic reference of the bird. The passage of insects over or through marked sites can similarly be interpreted. The sacred space represents the seer’s world.

The direction that the bird or animal took is also relevant. For example if a stream of insects is seen moving seeds away from the “house” of an islander then the family of that person may soon be in need of assistance because the life of the family is being reduced.

If however a bird entered the clearing from the north east, chooses to land on a “house” to eat its kill, then this may mean a festivity is due shortly as north east is close to the rising sun. The fact that the bird entered from the direction of the morning means that the celebration will be for something new. This may represent a wedding, or a birth. If the bird had entered from an evening direction then it may mean a farewell feast. The landing of a white butterfly definitely means that the island is due to be visited by a high spirit.

Indonesian and Malay islanders have assigned a set of properties to their birds and animals. These properties are not arbitrarily assigned, but refer to the nature and behaviour of the creature. If a seer hears a bird or animal call from a certain direction then he knows from the type of bird or animal the nature of the event, and the timing from the direction of the call. The time of day and the number and type of clouds in the sky provide further refinement of the message. The thoughts of the Shaman at the time of the call or flight etc are also highly pertinent to the interpretation.

Europeans had a rich language of herbs and flowers, based upon the healing properties, the shape and colour of the plants. This system reached its height during the time of the Druids and had a small revival during the reign of Queen Victoria of England.

Many races practised divination by the interpretation of the entrails of slaughtered animals. This only proves that it is not the method, which is important, but the language involved.

The Body as an Oracle

The human body may be used as an Oracle. Consider that the right side of the body represents the material whilst the left represents the divine. Each part of the body represents some aspect of life.

Shoulders may represent either strength or the carrying of a load. Joints represent flexibility. Damage to say the left foot may warn the injured to become more grounded. An injury to the right eye may inform someone to look carefully at a business deal currently taking place or to look more closely at the material aspect of life.

Note that the study of reflexology and iridology all stem from the holographic nature of reality. There is a marked similarity between the shape of a foetus and the hand, the foot, the ear, the nostril and indeed the whole body. For example, the parts of the body may represent the following aspects of life:

• Feet – Connection with the earth. Groundedness
• Toes – Balance
• Ankles – Flexibility in matters joining the material and the divine
• Knee – Flexibility in matters relating to movement or change
• Back – Strength and courage
• Shoulders – Ability to carry a load
• Back – Ability to operate under pressure

Sea Shells, Tortoise Shells, Flower pods and Pottery

A common form of divination is the heating of items that will crack. As the item cracks, the shape, direction, position and pattern of the cracks can be interpreted. The top of the item may represent the sacred or unknown, the bottom the mundane, the left and right the future and the past. The shape of the crack and any markings traversed will also provide clues.

Tea Leaves

The common practice of reading tea leaves is practiced by the intuitive interpretation of symbols.

Cards & Runes

The positioning of “randomly” selected cards also provides an opportunity for interpretation. Versions of this system are the Viking Runes and the Tarot. This is yet again, the intuitive interpretation of a set of symbols, a sacred language.

The Use of an Oracle

The most important ingredient in the use of an Oracle is respect. This respect must be for both the divine and to one’s Self. An Oracle is neither good nor evil. It simply is.

When employing an Oracle

• Respect, respect, respect!
   
• Ask for guidance or comment only. The Oracle will provide you with information only. You must make the decisions based upon the information provided. An Oracle will not take responsibility for your life. Be warned. If you expect an Oracle to take responsibility for your life then the first thing the Oracle will do, is to teach you that this is not the correct approach.
   
• Remember that whilst an Oracle may predict the occurrence of certain events, it does so to provide you with foreknowledge that the event is a strong possibility if you continue with your current direction. An Oracle, like any prophecy is only accurate at the time it is given. History is created continuously. Changes of direction will modify the outcome.
   
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Religion is a starting point in the path of spiritual development

Firstly, you never are asked or expected to leave behind your faith, no matter what it be. It is your starting point. Why would your God ever ask that you turn your back on his or her way? The most important function of any religion is to provide a code of behaviour and the understanding that we are loved and protected by God so that we may grow in the understanding of his (or her) wishes.

Consider the growth of a child. A child needs to be protected. As the child becomes a youth, the absolute code is relaxed in favour of guidance and direction so that he or she may learn how to exercise independence and become a responsible adult. Have they left their life code behind? – no way! Your relationship with your God should only ripen and become more personal as you mature. Does Your God really want you to stay as a baby forever? I do not believe so. I suspect that Your God would like to see us grow and mature into good, strong and functioning adults.

Everyone has the right to see God as they wish

There is the story of a wise Indian prince who was having problems with different religions and sects of religions causing instability in his territory. He gathered the leaders of the most troublesome groups and asked them about their problems. They talked for ages about how they had the only true path to salvation and how everyone else was wrong.

The prince pondered this for a short time and arranged for them to be blindfolded and lead into the courtyard where they were presented with an elephant. Some were placed near the ears, the trunk, the legs, the belly and one particularly annoying individual near the tail.

They were given 5 minutes to explore then returned inside. The blindfolds were removed and each was asked what they found in the courtyard. Some described warm tree trunks, others a large round firm sky, others big sheets and the annoying fellow held forth that they could not have done so as he had felt a warm tufty rope so they were all wrong!

They were again taken back to the courtyard without blindfolds and shown the elephant. The prince then explained to them that they had each experienced different aspects and parts of the same being. He also gave them a warning that if they continued to cause him trouble that their heads would soon decorate his gate! Is it not very likely that each religion can be considered to describe the different parts of God?

Growth is the acceptance of more responsibility

We are not likely to stay as we are for ever. Surely God has bigger plans for us, if only to assist his archangels. As children we are given a fairly narrow amount of freedom so that we will not hurt ourselves or allow ourselves to venture into harm’s way.

Consider the warning given to most children to beware of strangers. This warning serves to keep children out of harm’s way until they have matured and gained sufficient life experience to interact with other people safely. To shun contact with strangers is a little limiting when we are seeking a mate for life.

At this point the responsibility for interaction becomes wholly that of the individual concerned, guided of course by the code of behaviour given to us by our parents and our God.

So it must be that many of the constraints placed upon us as children are relaxed as they mature into functioning spiritual beings.

To accept more responsibility, we need to develop the skills needed to perform properly in the environment we find ourselves in. As we develop these life skills and learn to use them appropriately we mature. We know what is appropriate behaviour and why. We become closer to our God as a friend rather than a child. We are still guided through our life by the wisdom of our faith. Our increasing understanding widens the possibilities of our life. We are able to experience larger challenges and grow in our faith and understanding of God.

God challenges us to grow

As the size and complexity of our God given challenges increase, we will need to talk directly with God, to seek understanding and guidance. God will respond in terms appropriate to our level of growth and maturity. Each of these challenges builds our strength so that we may move toward larger and greater challenges. As we overcome these challenges our greater strength grants us new abilities. These may take the form of understanding or healing or what ever was associated with the challenge.

These new skills are our rewards from our God for the effort we have put out on his or her behalf and so it goes. View it as a process of growth. We need to be stronger and smarter to take on larger challenges and the challenges themselves provide the strength, understanding and skills necessary to fulfill the next challenge. This is God’s plan for us. We must grow. To stagnate, is not helping to further God’s plan.

Look at life from a God’s eye point of view

God looks at us from a much higher point of view. He or she sees us as children in comparison. How can we be of any use or purpose to such a high being unless we make his or her life easier? Should your God need to continually change your spiritual nappies, to clean your snotty nose or mend your skinned knees?

Would it not be more pleasant if we were to grow up, to develop a personality and be able to converse and help where we can? Everyone has a plan or agenda of sorts for their life. Gods must too.

Simple observation of the beauty of our environment will often give us a clearer vision of God’s plan. Understanding comes from watching the movement of a cloud on a summer’s day, the swaying of a tree in the breeze, the reflection in the waters of a lake, the merry chatter of a flowing creek; these will all lead us to the quiet path to knowledge and more importantly, understanding.

If we listen to those quiet messages we can understand more and more of the overall plan and our place within it. This is how God teaches us and leads us gently to our maturity.

Until we can hear the directions of God, we will remain little more than superstitious savages subject to our coarse desires and driven by our emotions. If we are too afraid to seek understanding, we will serve no purpose in the greater plan. In fact, our very ignorance will often cause us to act in a manner that is in opposition to that plan.

Let us grow our relationship with God

Learning and understanding are necessary components of any relationship. If we put in the effort, our relationship with God will become warmer and more rewarding. This is the same with any relationship.

God wants to be our friend, not our boss. We need to be a little more mature in our thinking so that we can be that friend. Treat your relationship with God as you would with any other person who is important to you and whom you love very much. After all God loves us, we cannot allow that love to be one sided! That would be poor manners.

To build a friendship we need to spend time with our friend, to converse with them to learn their ways, to give them small gifts and so show that we care and to show pleasure when we are given a gift.

 

Remember “As ye sow, so ye reap”.

 

We need to know and understand the things that are important to our friends so that we can act appropriately. Just because our friend is more mature than us, does not mean that we should not put in some effort ourselves. It simply means that our friend will understand when we do not quite make the mark. It does not stretch the friendship if we are genuine and do care and show this in our daily actions.

Our attitude is the most important thing. Do we have the attitude that a friend can appreciate?

These are the things to consider in our relationship with our God. – We can fight against Gods plan or we can go with it

No sensible being places themself in opposition to the plan of their God. This is risking all. Being in opposition to the greatest power in the universe is a serious career limiting manoeuvre. This is asking for a harsh lesson.

Being forgiven and allowed to stagnate is possibly the harshest lesson we could be dealt. The entire purpose of our life is negated until we are prepared to move in the required direction. To make no progress in our assigned part of the plan is to risk being replaced by someone who has greater desire and a greater Will to assist God. We can be placed in a more menial position as we have not exercised our will to assist.

If you were running the universe and had a minion who was not performing, would you not replace him or her with someone who was willing to help until such time as the laggard had a change of view?

 

The plan must go ahead, with or without our willing assistance.

 

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