Guest guest Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 God should not have broken His promise to me. Is it true? yes and that means... He promised me salvation, redemption, a good life, love, prosperity, abundance etc.etc.etc. Can you absolutely know that thought is true? I do not know What is the reality of it? Is God breaking his promise to you now? I do not know Whose business are you in? God's?? How do you react when you attach to this thought? What is the payoff? betrayal, confusion which sometimes causes anger even hate! Disappointment that " I " am not doing it right. Stress, pressure to do better, more, different. Sometimes I feel cheated, lied to, used manipulated by this thought Can you absolutely know you would be happier now if you got what you think you want? I do not know What is it you think you would have? renewed faith, hope, a " sense " of well being. What is the cost when you attach to the thought God should not have broken His promise to me? reality in the moment, the play of the light on the bldg. across the street, the birds singing in the tree the sound of my nails on the keyboard peace in the moment redemption alive here now God's unlimited abundance in the moment available to me now in this moment here present to the reality here now How have you lived your life attached to the thought God should not have broken His promise to me? Waiting for the " right " time to enjoy my life, hoping, knowing " it will all turn out right sometime " I have lived my life in so much confusion about what to do, when to do it, how to do it, waiting waiting waiting. At some level undeserving of God's promises to me until the " right " time arrives Angry angry angry which I now sense comes from my own confusion How have you treated yourself when you attach to this thought? Lately (past 22yrs.ha ha) I have denied myself peace and enjoyment in this life more like I have endured it and asked Him to just let me get through it! How have you treated others when you attach to this thought? Hiding from others pretty much; pretending to be sane when I encounter them Mistrusting them, very suspicious of them and their motives(like mine are any different!) Does this thought bring stress or peace into your life? Stress, unhappiness, hopelessness Can you find a reason to drop this thought and I am not asking you to drop it? yes A stress free reason to keep this thought? no Who would you be? I do not know I would be the one WITHOUT the thought God shouldn't have proken His promise to me How would you live your life differently without the ability to attach to the thought? I do not know, free of anxiety free of anger free of disappointment free of hopelessness free of helplessnes free free free TA God should have broken His promise to me my thinking shouldn't have broken its promise to me TA#6 I look forward to the thought God should not have broken HIs promise to me I welcome the thought God shouldn't have broken His promise to me Do you see any other TA's that could be as true or truer than the original? I shouln't have broken the promise I made to myself. hmmm I should have broken the promise I made to myself until I don't. I have not broken any promise to myself. I like that one! not there yet I have broken all the promises I made to myself. could be could be I have not broken any promises to myself or anyone els. I like that better God's promise to me is realized each and every moment of each and every day that I realize Any one see anything I have missed? Thanks Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Hi, Lynda. I've had some of these thoughts, too. I've added some other thoughts that your piece brings up for me. Thank you for posting it. On Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 08:35:10PM -0000, fun4u2dayfun4me2 wrote: > God should not have broken His promise to me. Is it true? yes and > that means... He promised me salvation, redemption, a good life, > love, > prosperity, abundance etc.etc.etc. > Can you absolutely know that thought is true? I do not know Can I absolutely know that God promised me anything at all? No, I can't know that. > What is the reality of it? Is God breaking his promise to you now? I > do not know How can God break a promise that was never made to me? > Whose business are you in? God's?? > How do you react when you attach to this thought? What is the > payoff? betrayal, confusion which sometimes causes anger even hate! > Disappointment that " I " am not doing it right. Stress, pressure to > do better, more, different. > Sometimes I feel cheated, lied to, used manipulated by this thought Sometimes I feel bitter about how life is. Why can't it be the way *I* want it to? Why wasn't *I* consulted?! > Can you absolutely know you would be happier now if you got what you > think you want? I do not know What I think I want is the ability to dictate how life should go, for me and everyone else. My experience is that even when I think I can dictate every aspect of a situation, Reality has a way of twisting out of my grasp and doing what It wants. And even when I think I can dictate every aspect of a situation, I'm not any happier, just pettier. Isn't that amazing? Even when I get what I say I want, I'm no happier. > What is it you think you would have? renewed faith, hope, a " sense " > of well being. > What is the cost when you attach to the thought God should not have > broken His promise to me? reality in the moment, the play of the > light on the bldg. across the street, the birds singing in the tree > the sound of my nails on the keyboard > peace in the moment redemption alive here now God's unlimited > abundance in the moment available to me now in this moment here > present to the reality here now the feel of my lips touching each other the sound of roosters crowing the gurgle of the coffee pot tick tock tick tock hum of traffic on the road crunching noise of laptop disk > How have you lived your life attached to the thought God should not > have broken His promise to me? Waiting for the " right " time to enjoy > my life, hoping, knowing " it will all turn out right sometime " fearing that it won't > I have lived my life in so much confusion about what to do, when to > do it, how to do it, waiting waiting waiting. will I ever get it? will it ever make sense? why can't I understand? what's wrong with me? > At some level > undeserving of God's promises to me until the " right " time arrives > Angry angry angry which I now sense comes from my own confusion will I ever be good enough? Once I settle this problem, why does it keep coming back?! I dealt with that a week ago!!! frustration. > How have you treated yourself when you attach to this thought? Lately > (past 22yrs.ha ha) I have denied myself peace and enjoyment in this > life more like I have endured it and asked Him to just let me get > through it! > How have you treated others when you attach to this thought? Hiding > from others pretty much; pretending to be sane when I encounter them > Mistrusting them, very suspicious of them and their motives(like > mine are any different!) My belief has been: If they see who I really am, how unfit I am for human society, they would throw me out. > Does this thought bring stress or peace into your life? Stress, > unhappiness, hopelessness > Can you find a reason to drop this thought and I am not asking you > to drop it? yes A stress free reason to keep this thought? no > Who would you be? I do not know I would be the one WITHOUT the > thought God shouldn't have proken His promise to me I might see through the idea that God promised me anything. > How would you live your life differently without the ability to > attach to the thought? I do not know, free of anxiety free of anger > free of disappointment free of hopelessness free of helplessnes free > free free free from looking to a nonexistent future free from guilt over my past free to be present right now > TA God should have broken His promise to me my thinking shouldn't > have broken its promise to me I shouldn't break promises to myself I don't need to make promises to myself. I can give myself everything I need right now. > TA#6 I look forward to the thought God should not have broken HIs > promise to me I welcome the thought God shouldn't have broken His > promise to me > Do you see any other TA's that could be as true or truer than the > original? > I shouln't have broken the promise I made to myself. hmmm > I should have broken the promise I made to myself until I don't. > I have not broken any promise to myself. I like that one! not there > yet I haven't made any promises to myself. > I have broken all the promises I made to myself. could be could be > I have not broken any promises to myself or anyone els. I like that > better > God's promise to me is realized each and every moment of each and > every day that I realize > > Any one see anything I have missed? The thought that occurs is that a promise is an attempt to predict the future. I may get it right, or I may not. Either way, focusing on a promise takes me out of the present. Thank you for the chance to play with this, Lynda. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Tom wrote: > My belief has been: If they see who I really am, how unfit I am for > human society, they would throw me out. > Jiminy Christmas Tom....I hope you don't still believe this...when I think of you I just see love...<smile> love, nne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 > Tom wrote: > > My belief has been: If they see who I really am, how unfit I am for > > human society, they would throw me out. > > > Jiminy Christmas Tom....I hope you don't still believe this...when I > think of you I just see love...<smile> No, not anymore, nne, but there have been times when those thoughts were strong. Now when they pop up, I just smile at them. You look like love to me, too. I love it when we see ourselves in each other. love, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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