Listen To Your True Self
Feb 17th, 2010 by admin
Dear friends,
“Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.” Psalm 40:4.
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” John 14:26
Photo by Lisbeth Christiansen
This letter is also inspired by Lori, who had a problem with her eye. Her eye turned red and kept getting worse. The local clinic referred her to Mayo Clinic. The doctor at Mayo recommended a biopsy on her eye. Immediately an intuitive voice told her not to do it. Then another voice told her, “This is Mayo Clinic. Their doctors are the best in the world and they know what is best.” So she decided to have the biopsy, and it was a big mistake. Nothing was found, but the operation set her healing back by weeks. For three weeks now her eye with stitches has been so sore that she does not want to use either eye, and keeps them both shut most of the time.
The passage from Psalms warns us not to place trust in “such as turn aside to lies.” We think immediately that this refers to someone outside ourselves. However, both the True Self and the false self are inside our own minds. The false self will counsel us to take chances that will put us in danger. The True Self counsels only with the full knowledge and support of God. Therefore its counsel will always be true and for our best interest.
Christ Jesus said He would send us a Comforter who would counsel us in all things. Our job is to learn to listen to the voice of the True Self, believe It, and act according to Its advice. Of course, this voice is not something we hear, but rather an inner knowing.
In hindsight Lori realizes that she should have trusted her first intuitive hunch. However, she cannot lose her True Self. If we do not listen, It just waits until we are willing to listen to It.
This is true for all of us. We all have to learn to trust the voice that speaks with peace for our best interest. Psalms 40:4 gives a basis for healing prayer: “Make the Lord your trust.” John 14:26 gives a basis for learning that this trust is well placed by listening to God’s Comforter. We learn from experience that we can believe God’s intuitive messages and follow His advice. Lori’s example helps us to learn. That is the advantage of being involved in healing work. We learn from others’ experiences as well as our own.
Thank you for placing your trust in your True Self in healing prayer.
Peace,
John