We Blame God For Our Doings

I have this message I want to share that came after studying some things. I feel even though we all have a story and have much to offer from just living life alone…we must try to acquire information outside ourselves to help us to expand our insight and understanding when we are talking to people. 

Discernment and wisdom go hand in hand. As I am reading this to you now, all of what I am… and will say… came to me on the 22nd of last month and I have been preparing through studying and meditation prior to this date. Our creator meets us where we place initiative. Only arrogance alone would lead me to believe I can wing everything despite, I have been pretty successful on many occasions flying off the seat of my pants. There will still be many opportunities for me to do so in the future…hell…even as immediate as today.

I want you to know I love you from the sense that…we are all connected and are one body rather we acknowledge this or not. This makes us family despite the earthly roles we play. For that reason, I need you to know that…I accept you…I am not judging you but I do feel that balance is necessary and accountability is part of the balance. The following words I believe are just as necessary as kumbayah and the pleasant time we are having and will continue to have today. In short…I am asking for you to be patient…open-minded…and try not to want to kill me afterward.

With any loving relationship…. honesty and what we hold to be true is necessary. This is what I am bringing to you today. I am not perfect and no one is. I am loyal…I am compassionate…often I care too much…I love and respect our planet earth. I love animals…I can’t live without a dog. I love to recycle…I am often witty…fashionably thrifty…some may say I am cheap. I prefer to use creativity rather than have an unnecessary expense in many cases. I  love a good time and a good laugh. However…I can and do talk shit just like anyone else…I have been messy knowingly and unintentionally…I can be petty… Oh, and please don’t treat me with malice because if I decide not to choose the high road (though I most often do) you will wish you had stayed in your corner. I guarantee you will never see me coming. The mind can do far worse than anything physical outside of taking a life… and focused payback can be scary. I can and will cuss you out if I feel compelled. I have witnesses of what I am saying but not many in regards to my not so pleasant half of me and if anyone cares…I am a Leo.

I say all this to be transparent so you may gain insight into who I am…my intentions…and so that my message isn’t skewed in translation. I am just me. I don’t hide, feel bad, or apologize for who I am but… I strive for understanding and growth. I believe this to be right and fair. That is all I can ask of you as well.

So without further delay…here is the message I felt I should share with you today.

We blame God for our doings.

We created problems despite everything that was given to us in creation. Look at nature. Truthfully, Nature has given us everything we need for free. As you get older you begin to realize how much simpler life would be if you lived with the basics enjoying the fruits and yields of the land. The simple life yields simplicity. Remember Baloo the bear in the jungle book? He was so happy go lucky and carefree? Remember that classic song he sang in the movie? “ Look for the Bare Necessities: The simple bare necessities…forget about your worries and your strife…”?

We always look externally for everything. It is always someone’s fault behind why this and that is going on. These people are doing this and those people are doing that. 

When was the last time you turned your TV off or put down your phone? When was the last time you put the programming down for an extended amount of time? At one time, weren’t shows referred to as “programs”?  Ask yourself…what is a program? Is it possible life would appear less crazy and chaotic without the interference of our phones and TV? We always talk about the past being better but have you considered what we didn’t have? What we didn’t have was this smart/dummy phone nor did we ingest as much programming. We fellowshipped and enjoyed life. We were more present! Many can’t even drive without their faces being on their phones and that is extremely dangerous. 

We do need to hold one another accountable BUT how often do we hold ourselves accountable.  If you are fully engrossed in your world making it a place of peace and happiness…you should see the world as a peaceful place but… you view the world through the projection of how you feel internally. Your internal feelings are based on what you allow in your life currently and we will not talk about childhood. You are the author of your life. Your parents can no longer be your clutch. If you didn’t take the good and bad of your childhood and transform those lessons into blessings, understanding, and greatness…or seek assistance from someone that can help you do so…yet again…that is your choice. You can always choose differently. 

However, it is reasonable to conclude that everyone will view the world differently… So who is right? Is the person that views the world to be an awful place right? Is the person who views the world to be a wonderful place right? Or, is it true that life is what we make it and life is based on our perception? 

Should we change our perception and how we view the lessons, challenges, and triumphs of life? The view of our world is up to you. Your job is to master you while giving love and showing compassion along the way. We are walking ministries and testimonies. We are the church and the ministry…not the building and its pastors that we place our individual…but collective responsibility and expectations on. 

I can only give you my perspective and that will evolve alongside my self-mastery…and my truth is one truth but… it doesn’t mean it will be yours. 

What is true is that you have more power than you acknowledge. You give away your power to absolve yourself from responsibility. I am a spiritual person but not religious and the reason for that is…religion lacks accountability. It only provides judgment. 

The truth is…religion works well for those who are looking for a defender. One who will save them from their life bullies…whatever forms they may take…and they are relative to the individual. They want that stiff, harsh, and swift hand of judgment and revenge to avenge them from their pains that are self-inflicted. They are waiting to point at someone and say…it was him…or her…get them. Religion works for those looking for the ultimate payback…the ultimate revenge.

Not to discount the much-needed reverence and trust in our creator. But the narrative of religion is…Leave it all in God’s hands…while you sit on the sidelines of oblivion…avoiding the part you play in all of this but…if you slip up and do something “wrong” without constantly begging for forgiveness and admitting your wretched nature (which is problematic) your punishment is eternal damnation. That doesn’t allow for growth or accountability. It only allows for fear, stagnation, pointing the finger, lack of accountability, depression, and lack of growth.  

There are many people out there… and we know these people too… They can’t do any better in life… they can’t heal or evolve because they believe they are a wretched soul and were born unworthy. How does that work? As an observer…I can say it doesn’t seem to work out well.

Look at us today. Many of us have gotten so far away from…or discounted the light… that we believe that we need synthetics to combat something that the creator already built-in…and gave us…within creation to do so… and many of these are religious folk. 

Essentially, we are saying that the creator was ignorant when he made us and did not know what he was doing …so let’s do this …and we disregard the herbs and benefits of nature he gave us to heal …”IF” in fact, we need healing…taking account the mental and physical abuse we place on ourselves that provoke our illness in the first place.

 But, if we reject the synthetics …we have to face and accept what we have done to our bodies in the first place that has weakened our immune systems…which beg for resolve. 

Outside of the harsh truth that…there is a time to be born…and a time to die. We never know our last moment but we should not fear it either.

The ignorance of not knowing how to use…apply…or wield the things that the creator has given us is not a good enough excuse and I am not excluding myself from this message. We are all guilty. 

We blame our governments for our disarray stating…it’s the republicans fault…it’s the Democrats fault. No, it is our fault for failing to realize we have the power…for failing to realize that no man can know what is best for himself unless he is himself. Do you believe your friends know what is best for you and that it supersedes what you believe is best? If you don’t believe that…you also shouldn’t believe that strangers operating out of ego and selfish motives have your best interest at heart and know better for you than you…especially going unchecked without your input. We continue to unnecessarily pawn our fates off with ignorance to a few in comparison to us as the many…without even as much as requiring them to do anything for us…and then we fail to call and take back our power. 

Because of our laziness, distractions, fear, and ignorance…it is our fault! Again, this doesn’t exclude me but please know…if we start waking up…get organized…and walk in our power…I am with the shits.

It is a decision but one that must be made collectively.

I am pretty confident but I am not delusional.

So when you look to God and ask him why am I going through this…you need to look in the mirror and ask that very question to yourself. God is not a manifestation of your insecurities and shortcomings. He was here before you. He created you. You are your biggest punisher. You bring both life and death upon yourself. Ultimately…you decide what life is and how it will be lived.

Think about the process of sharpening a knife…it takes great friction to sharpen that knife. Think of the sounds it makes when it is being sharpened. Now imagine you being the knife. One would assume it would be quite painful but after that knife is done being sharpened…it is equipped to handle the task in front of it.

We have to go through trials and tribulations. It isn’t personal…it is necessary. Leaders and masters can’t have blissful lives prior to their position because if they did…they would not be fit to lead. Based on the laws of balance…there must be darkness for light to be present. How would you know what light is…unless you had the darkness to gauge it by? 

The greater the role you play in the game of life…the more complicated your life will be prior to filling the role because it is training that is needed for any position and the thing we call balance is always at play in the fold. The bigger the job…the more intense the training. It is necessary. Why should anyone hold a position they can’t handle and put on shoes they won’t be able to fill?

 If you want an easy life…you can have that. It is just a decision away. Bury your head in the sand and choose simplicity…and GUESS WHAT!!!… Nothing is wrong with having that desire. Simplicity has its beauty and perks. But if you want greatness…stop complaining about the journey along the way because it takes friction to sharpen an ax and the warrior needs his ax for “battle” and make sure you tell God thank you… giving gratitude along the way. 

Too much is given…much is required. Heavy is the head that wears the crown. It isn’t personal…it is necessary. If you weren’t built for it…you wouldn’t even feel compelled to entertain it in your existence.

So…I end this by saying…I love you…thank you for listening and for your patience but, we have decisions to make…and work to do.

But please begin with minding your homes…minding your business, and working on you because the road to change and peace can only begin with you.