Heavenletters Published on: August 29, 2013
It is not simply that it is better to count your blessings than to bemoan that which you do not welcome. If your peace and happiness mean something to you, the thing to do is to count your blessings. There is nothing else to do. Counting your blessings works. Your very appreciation brings more good things to you. Count what you’re opposed to, and more that you are opposed to will come to you. Whichever track you go on is the one you walk.
Even under the most dire circumstances, there is something to be glad for, and this is what your attention has to go on.
No matter how shattering something may be, no matter how much brokenness there may be, something unbroken remains, and, are you not really and truly grateful for that? No matter how hurt your body or feelings may be, there are other thoughts and feelings for you to think of and, therefore, gravitate to.
You may say that that is easy for Me to say, and hard for you to do. Here is what I have to say to that: Beloveds, everything is hard to do when you resist it. Everything.
I am saying it is better to think of something worth thinking about than something that keeps you where you are or drags you down. If you are suffering, do you want to elevate yourself above suffering? Do you want to leave suffering behind? Or do you deep down want to keep suffering by your side and yourself immobile? Do you wish to see yourself as the sorriest person in the world?
Do you choose self-pity or self-worth?
Do you want to be a victim or a hero?
Whatever occurs, you are to wrest the best from the situation. What you are really doing is wresting out the best in you. It’s there. You have it. There is greatness within you, and now you turn to greatness, and you pull up. Do not leave your greatness to circumstance or to others. It is up to you. Why wait for your greatness to appear when you can beckon it to you?
Do you want to be tut-tutted over? Do you really? Do you really want to be patted on the head and hear a kind voice say, “There, there.” Do you really want to hear that no one has suffered as you have? Do you really want to be the star of suffering? Do you really want to be long-suffering? Are you such a proponent of suffering that you will make a shrine to it?
You have two options, beloved. One is to sniffle, and one is to get up. One is to weep, and one is to wipe your tears. This is not a question of putting a good face on things. It is not a question of pretending. The way to recover is to recover. The way to inspire is to inspire. The way to be a good sport is to be a good sport.
Whatever befalls is yours to get on with. No, it is not enough to make the best of it. BE the best of it. If you want to ride a horse, you have to get up on it. If you want to climb a mountain, you have to start climbing.
Be merciful unto yourself.
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Thank you God
I have experienced some messages that have gone way past just resonating with me and my situation. I have to say I am speechless and quite grateful to read in this message how direct my connection to God really is. Yesterday was a beautiful but at times stressful day for me. I read yesterdays Heavenletter and had an unconscious reaction to reading where God says if we are not experiencing joy in our lives it is because we are not grabbing it. As I read that, I literally shouted that wasnt quite true or fair to say. I could think of many people and conflicts, not of my making here on earth, which steal my bliss on a daily basis. I was quite upset that God seemed to not get - that. For me, to question Gods message is not my default. Especially in my own heart. Within minutes, I stepped outside and as I looked across the field at my horses, I noticed their beauty replaced my worry about money. Completely. The reflex with came out of my mouth this time was -Thank you God, I understand now.-
An hour later a proof arrived for a sales ad for one of my horses. It was of such quality and beauty tears flowed down my face. I had done it again, I had bred and created another stunning horse in this lifetime. It is the way I feel God flows through me - my higher purpose. I could see how in this moment of potential finiancial pressure I appear to be entering, this ad will bring me financially what I need. I couldnt believe my passions had expressed into waht I need ultimately to continue my passion.
The rest of the day was spent enjoying my horses. I literally had a - talk - with a couple I hate to have to sell, but I told them I needed to get off my ass and appreciate what we have together. That selling -you - wont be easy but that I had to apply my best to what Im doing with the horses I have, I told them I would be working them now and developing them each into their best. I spent time with one of my prettiest fillies yesterday, it was like God held her so I could be in awe of how pretty she is.
Sorry I am rambling but I have to say, as I read THIS message, every paragraph of it was a continuation of my yesterday. I had that sense reading it all the way through. It confirmed the breakthroughs I experienced with yesterdays message.
When this message ended with the point about horses...well, I hope everybody finds their connections like I have.
Thanks God!