“Explore daily the will of God.”-CG Jung
Exploring God’s Will
The other morning my readings all seemed to focus on ‘God’s Will’ for us. Self reliance, determination, perseverance, and desire (my Dad’s favorite personal attribute) those were and still sometimes are my driving forces. All these are characteristics of a type ‘A’ personality. Driven or as my son-in-law described me, “You are like a ‘bulldog’, grabbing hold and not letting go.” It was my way or the highway, as they say. All this can lead to success in the material sense. I suppose it did. (Is this human nature?)
Those of us who are like this appear to be happy and successful. Appearances can be deceiving. After all humans are: body, mind, soul and spirit. We are created in God image yet we wear masks. Our masks are hiding who we are. Putting on a good show succeeds only in fooling ourselves. Scripture (not just the Bible) tells us we can only ‘see in the mirror dimly.’ As CS Lewis tells us that we live in the ‘Shadowlands’. Modern physics confirms that indeed we see only a small part of the total reality. So we wear masks. I believe through these masks we see the world not as it really is but as we like it to be.
What is our ‘True Self’ and how do we find it? To be a seeker of our real Self, Jung has it right. ‘We must daily explore the Will of God.’ Self-centered efforts for physical needs, wants and desires may satisfy our body, usually only temporarily, but there still remains a hole in our soul. The seeking our souls have always yearned for is a spiritual quest not a material (physical) one. A journey led by the spirit, using all our being: body, mind and soul. At times there are glimpses of the true reality. We see the world, its creature and people differently as God sees them and created them. We have moments of clarity in spite of our masks.
It is our will, self will, that blinds us to the Truth. For today I pray, “Lord help me to know, see, and do Your Will.”
DKS