Thursday, September 2, 2021
To trust is to be free. To accept is to be free. But free from what? Free from the notion that you have some kind of ability to control everything. Tightening your grip, to gain “control” of most situations is a prison – a bondage of a false perception. But the ride of your life is like a roller coaster that has already left the platform – it’s going with or without you, but it’s keeping you safely in your seat. The so-called ride of life can often feel scary, but the safeguards that have created the universe itself, have kept it running smoothly for billions of years. Those safeguards are also working within you, at this very moment. But it’s a matter of perspective. Think more carefully about where you are at this very moment. You may be sitting comfortably, reading this blog, but in reality, you’re spinning around on a tiny planet at 1,000 miles per hour, orbiting a giant sun, in the middle of nowhere, in a vast, incomprehensible galaxy. At one level is comfort (sitting still and reading), but at another level is pure free-fall – perpetual motion in the middle of a vast nowhere!
Life is engineered to have dips, climbs, plateaus, peaks, and valleys. It can feel like a free-fall, or a climb, but it’s meant to be that way. Trust that it is working as it is structurally designed to, and that it’s keeping you right on track, safely and securely in your “seat,” even if a bit turbulent at times. The twists and turns are temporary, but often just built into the over all structure of life. Go with the drops, turns, and jolts, and let gravity take its course. It might feel like a free-fall, but you’re only falling into the arms of the great creator who masterminded it all! What greater safety do you need? There’s no need to hold on that tightly, I’m pretty sure you’re safe, and you always have been. Let go and enjoy the ride when you can.