Are You Willing and Prepared?

From Cindy 🌷

Thank you, Pam, for such an inspiring letter.

Expectation of good, of seeing God’s harmony everywhere in action is steady prayer. And, I propose we use this forum to tackle the questions Pam has proposed. Maybe we talk about one question per week?

I’ll start with the first question: “Are you prepared and willing to recognize universal harmony?” At first glance, I thought, “Sure, of course, why not?” God is all, and all good. Theoretically, I was totally onboard with being prepared and willing. Then, my horse stopped eating and wasn’t feeling well. For a while I was caught up in trying to get her to eat, walking her, and other things. Then, the thought came, “Am I willing to expect good?” And, “Am I listening to our Leader, caring more for what God knows and provides than to continually fear what we have been told to fear?”

Those thoughts stopped me in my tracks, and I recognized the need to trust God as the source of my horse’s being. I stopped watching for material signs of normalcy, and left for home, trusting and expecting good. The expectancy of good took away the hypnotic watching of matter and freed my horse to eat and feel better. The next morning I received the cheery report that she was doing well.

That expectancy of good opened my thought to listen for God’s voice and prepared me for what was next.

Several times the thought came that I should go to the Toyota dealership. I kept shoving the thought aside until I recognized it as God’s voice. I went to have my snow tires removed, or so I thought. When the mechanics started looking at the car for the point inspection, they found that my rather low mileage car had a serious head gasket leak, which could have resulted in a dangerous problem on the road.

While grateful for the protection, I wasn’t too happy with the cost and inconvenience, but then…what was I expecting? The expectation thought drifted through my thinking, and just as it had, the general manager of the dealership introduced himself and stated he was sorry for the seldom heard of head gasket issue, and wanted to help me in any way he could. He said he would work with me to get it repaired if that was my wish, or offered me a new car at cost from his fleet with a very low interest rate.

Was I willing and prepared to recognize this harmony? I went to a quiet place to listen, and it seemed right to accept the offer for the new car. The whole transaction was gently shepherded and I felt such sense of the blessing of God in every facet of our lives.

I also found out just as this transaction was beginning that my daughter, who was driving from Sacramento over Echo Summit to South Lake Tahoe, had been a few cars behind several that had been caught in an avalanche. She was protected and those in the avalanche came out unscathed.

So grateful for this letter and all the lessons it is bringing!!