Messages from God Surround Us

Messages are out there waiting for us to notice. It could be as simple as a door opening unexpectedly as you walk by and an old friend you were just thinking about stepping through. It's not a coincidence. Messages and their messengers from the Universe are constantly interacting with us. Coincidences don't really exist. We just have to pay attention. Be aware. Give yourself the gift of discernment. Having that friend show up unexpectedly wasn't an accident or a fluke of some kind; it was coordinated by the Universe in some sort of well thought-out harmonious arrangement.

Even the chance meetings or happenings that aren't appealing or all that welcomed in our life are part of this beautiful arrangement. For example when I was looking for a house, I thought I found The House. It was for me. It was mine. For reasons I don't remember now, things didn't work out. I didn't get the house. At the time I was convinced it wasn't meant for me to have a house at all. I felt that perhaps I was walking out too far on a limb, asking for too much. I thought that maybe I needed to face up to the fact that I was going to be an apartment dweller the rest of my life. Then, a couple of weeks later, my realtor, who by that time had become my friend, found another house for me to view. This house was sent by God. It had all, but one of the requirements that I wanted in a home and that one thing was easily fixed. It's the house I live in now; it's been my home for several years now. I can't imagine living anywhere else. Even though it didn't seem so at the time, not getting that first house was a blessing, as big, if not bigger than the blessing I received when I recognized this house as my home.

One of the most profound messages I received came to me in the form of a small child. It came when I wasn't looking for an insight. I was just waiting for the waitress to come ask me what I wanted for lunch. My sister and I went when out to eat at one of those restaurant/diners that are part of a nationwide chain, when suddenly a young boy about four or five years old started crying. His slight body shuddered with anguish as he wailed. His very being was in distress. It took his parents several minutes to calm him down enough to tell them what was going on in his world that caused him so much agony. When he could talk he sobbed out the most incredible statement that I have every heard a child say, "I don't know how to be a grown up." That little one had at least 13 or 14 years to go before he even got anywhere near to being old enough worrying about how to be a grownup. Stunned, I thought that I probably heard him wrong. Maybe he said, "I don't know any grown ups." That would make much more sense. Wouldn't it? But, no the little guy repeated his crisis in a high pinched whine that only an upset child could achieve, "I don't know how to be a grown up." He really was terrified he couldn't do it, because he didn't know how to be a grownup now.

So anxiety-ridden, this small boy couldn't see that getting to be an adult was a process that he would grow into naturally. A gradual transformation that his parents would help him learn in bite size portions as he grew older. He wasn't realizing that his job was just to be the best kid he could be and trust in his parents to guide him into his future. Even as his father held him, he couldn't be consoled. He was agitated to the point of not being able to let his father comfort him. This child was so caught up in the panic of his overwhelming fear that the love of his father wasn't able to convince him that this was a problem he could let his parents handle.

That made me stop and think...Is this how I appear to God when I worry about being able to do what the Universe is leading me to do? What a great example of worrying way too much. Actually his dilemma was a wonderful insight of why we shouldn't worry at all. Instead we should surrender to the Universe. God creates the opportunities needed for our growth so that when it's time we are ready to Be. What an epiphany! I had been reading for years to understand what that little child taught me in the short message he delivered. What an amazing illustration of why I should stop tormenting myself over things and events that I need not concern myself. I could relate to the little boy, which helped me take my book knowledge to a whole new level. At times in the past, my fears loomed so large in my mind that they overwhelmed me to point of being unable to do anything. I remained frozen in my tracks unable to move. Stymied, unable to move forward and unable to go back to the way things were before I started worrying.

My acceptance of that sweet child's lesson created a comprehension so profound that it has reached my soul. Understanding that I should surrender to God did not mean giving up and floating around waiting for whatever would be was a humongous insight. Finally it dawned on me I should be present for today and learn my lessons of today and tomorrow as they come. Together they add up to a future where I will be able to be strong and have a knowingness deep within my being that I will know how to be a grown up when it's time.

I know messages are sent to us constantly, are you willing to hear?