Step 44 I wish to know my own strength.
- Behinjamin Davis
- Feb 6, 2018
- 2 min read
"Steps to Knowledge The Book of Inner Knowing Step 44 I wish to know my own strength.
THIS AFFIRMATION YOU MAY FIND VERY ACCEPTABLE because of your immediate need for it in your current circumstances, but the affirmation is far deeper than you may at first realize. You have far more strength than you have claimed, but it cannot be fully realized until its application is directed in a manner that truly regenerates you and brings forth your true abilities.
HOW CAN YOU APPROACH YOUR STRENGTH when you feel weak and helpless, when you feel unworthy, if you are burdened by guilt or confusion or in anger blame others for your own apparent failures? To claim your strength means to release all that holds you back. You do not release your obstacles by claiming they do not exist. You release them because you value something greater. Their obstruction is merely the sign that you must pass through them. Your own strength is then cultivated. You seek your strength, and you use it to find your strength. We wish for you to know your strength and to utilize it on your own behalf.
IN YOUR TWO MEDITATION PRACTICES TODAY, in silence and in stillness, attempt to feel your own strength. Do not let thoughts alone dissuade you, for fears and doubts are only thoughts—vaporous things that cross your mind like clouds. Beyond the clouds of your mind is the great universe of Knowledge. Therefore, do not let the clouds obstruct your view of the stars beyond.
Practice 44: Two 30-minute practice periods."
Today was quite the day for my group of friends, as there were some relationship troubles for my neighbors, and yet I was able to stand strong and firm for Knowledge by being present and available to both parties for discourse. Today's step is perfect because I am reminded how much stronger I am, now that I know that from step 12 my uniqueness, my individuality, is to express life itself. Since taking that Step To Knowledge, I've been firm in my relationship, and am reminded of a quote by Marshall Vian Summers: "When you know you are loved, you don't have to go looking for love. That is part of the liberation." Today, I felt liberation as I watched the struggle: the struggle which wordly relationships based upon the wrong things, results in.
I am so thankful that I have found this new path which guides me and in the nearly three years since I discovered this message, I've seen such development and I feel so much more peaceful. Nasi Novare Coram: May the Presence of the Teachers of God be with You.
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