We are all in a journey
moving forward. Survival is one of the components of life but not the ultimate
goal. We are God’s unique creation privileged to be part of this beautiful
universe and with human connection. We all face challenges and we do have ups
and downs, but life carries on for each one of us in its own special way. One
of the biggest challenges we all face is fear when we keep progressing
especially. At times we notice things are falling apart and we have less
control over it.
Fear is a universal
experience. Even the smallest insect feels it. It’s not a terrible thing that
we feel fear when faced with the unknown. It is part of being alive, something
we all share. We react against the possibility of loneliness, of death, of not
having anything to hold on to. Fear is a natural reaction to moving
closer to the truth.
Here comes the God factor,
when naturally we are inclined towards God to address our fear, we use
religions as a gateway to reach God for help. Let us understand, embarking on
the spiritual journey is like getting into a very small boat and setting out on
the ocean to search for unknown lands. With wholehearted practice comes
inspiration, but sooner or later we will also encounter fear.
Alice Walker puts this
beautifully, ‘Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of
healing. We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the
problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come
together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart
again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for
all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.’.
We have always imagined God
as a means to achieve our ambition, fulfill our wants, which most of the
time turns out to be selfish ones, fill our money bags with cash, use it for
our entertainment, use it to destroy lives, create human domination, use it to
gain political strength and to intimidate one another. When things are
slightly different from our expectations as we experience currently, battling
with pandemic and catastrophe breaking upon us, we feel under powered.
Bible cautions us and at the
same time assures us on abundant life. It says, “A thief is only there to steal
and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and
better life than they ever dreamed of.”. You have a fair chance to make a
choice to put your trust on God and find balance and serenity in life.
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