Union – Page 2 – Windmills in Moonlight

I am Led

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I continually remind myself that I am not alone. I live knowing that I am guided even when I’m not aware of His leading. I am led out of the wilderness, out of turmoil, out of debt, confusion, complacency, out of the land of the non-living, out of indecision or insecurity, and out of fear or torment. I am led “out of” and I am led “in to.” I am led into the fullness of grace, peace, confidence, true movement and correct action, and into a good attitude of heart and mind.

Jerking, awkward movements are replaced with a steady stream of steps taken without hesitation. I am led away from base human reasoning and rationale. I am led away from limitation and into liberation. The knowing of the spirit is bigger than the soul’s ability to understand, and I am continually being led away from small-mindedness and closer to the expansive mind of Christ. God honors movement (faith). The steps I take are obvious for it is easy to recognize the craving of my own heart. I trust union, all is well… Christ is my ambition and true vocation.

Love is God’s Action

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After my last blog, Amanda and I shared how the paradox of selfishness and selflessness impacts relationships. I am reminding myself that God is the Spirit that makes all things holy, the Energy that makes life tangible, and the Love that overcomes all obstacles. Apart from God, love is non-existent. There are many counterfeits, but authentic love emanates from God, through me, and toward you. If you are able to receive love through me, then that too is God’s love. His love is both the giving and the receiving of love. Love is God’s action on our behalf.

God loves unconditionally because love is Who He is, not something He has. He loves in response to Himself. His love is not based upon who I am or what I’ve done. He doesn’t love me because I’m loveable; He loves me because He is love.

Here’s the stretch… love is now the true nature of my being (in union with Christ). Therefore, I love because it is who I know myself to be. I love because it is right for me to love. To be true to myself is to love unconditionally because the fact of my loving is no longer based upon how you behave. I offer love with no strings attached. I am not looking for something from you in return for my love. I won’t love you more if you progress and I won’t love you less if you digress. In the true spirit of loving there is no perceived benefit to the lover. Love is given purely for the sake of the one who will receive that gift.

Obviously this is unearthly love…it comes from someone greater than myself. Apart from Him… nothing.

One Relationship

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Christ is my problem, my solution, and my application of that solution. He is the “real me” and the erasure of dividing lines. He is the all in all, the common bond, and the unifying thread of creation. He unites my own being and increases my awareness of union with others. The fact of Christ increases everyone”s value.

Feelings of separation occur in my relationships only when I forget my union with Christ. When I take care of the root belief system, the branches bear good fruit. If I try to fix branches without nourishing the root, relationships weaken.

The key to restoration is underground. When the wind blows and branches sway, a strong root system enables a relationship to weather a storm. I trust the inner work. I’m not asked to fix any relationship; the perpetual motion of relationship that lives in me fixes everything. Remembering that I am one with Christ is the adjustment that allows all else to align accordingly.

Feelings are storm systems, temporal in nature. I feel what I feel, but I don’t allow feelings to form beliefs. Today’s rain is tomorrow’s sunshine. Truth is above the storm, a place undisturbed by gravitational pulls and shifting patterns of hot and cold, love and hate. I acknowledge, allow, accept, and even affirm my feelings, but then I run them through the sieve of truth. They serve their purpose, and then I let them go.

Love’s Curious Choice

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I feel kindred with those who still find their humanity quite insufferable. I grasp that I am one with Christ, that there is no “me” apart from Him. We are irrevocably united. This isn’t as lofty as it sounds though, for I’m still who I am. Love made a curious choice to clothe Himself in flesh – knowing that opening my eyes to “see and conform” to my true being would be a life-long process.

Jesus Christ carried separation from God to the cross, bridging the gap for humanity – past, present, and future. A kernel of corn fell to the ground to become a stalk with many ears, repeating the cycle until the Tree of Life bears its fruit in each of us.