It's in Motion

Everything is in motion.  This is unsettling to us.  We like to pretend that our lives are stable - that there are things around us that we can depend upon.  But the old adage goes, "the only thing you can depend upon is change, itself."  Actually the only thing you can depend upon is God's dynamic presence in your life.  It is this connection that makes us able to negotiate an ever changing world (or life) with poise and quiet confidence.  So when the world starts demonstrating how much in motion everything is, stablilize yourself in the "Presence" and enjoy the passing show, even an "inter-active" passing show.

Jesus said, "Do not foreswear."  He went on to say that you can't change a single hair on your head, only God can.  So to "swear" by your life that you will do a certain thing is pure vanity, dabbling in illusions and false ego agrandizement.  We make commitments and we do everything in our power to live by them.  But we need to be humble enough to know that God has the final word in all cases.  And we need to trust the Spirit that is the source of our existence.

The truth is, it's not just the world that is in constant motion.  It's US, too!  Identity is in constant motion.  Who I think I am, is always changing.  And in the end this is a good thing.  Because though the path may look like a stock chart with rallies and corrections, the general trend is always up toward greater awareness of our spiritual potential.  You will change.  Those you love will change.  But through it all God is finding more & more outlet through each of our consciousnesses and through us as a pair or a group.  You may be required to become more independent and depend on those around you less.  Or you may be required to give up what you think you want in order to be part of something together, something more than yourself, & become more entwined.  The changes are meant to carry us all forward. 

There are no bad relationships.  Only hard lessons and enjoyable ones.  (That doesn't mean you should never leave a relationship and move on.  That may be the lesson.  Just don't do it impulsively.  Make sure what life is asking of you.  And if it is scarry, do what you must.  Try to evolve within whatever you find yourself in.  But if that fails over time, chock it up to Divine Order, trust God, and make your move.  If I'm usure of any move I always go into a contemplative state and say, "If this is wrong, God, stop me!" 

Once you realize that you are always in motion, you will realize that you don't have as much to defend within yourself and your personal desires as you thought when you were convinced that things were relatively static.  The less you need to defend the more you can learn your lessons right where you find yourself.