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Step 101 - The world
needs me, but I will wait. (MP3)
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| "The world needs me, but I will wait." Step 101 |
WHY
WAIT WHEN THE WORLD NEEDS YOU? Does this not seem inconsistent with the
teaching that we are presenting? It is actually not inconsistent at all, if you
understand its meaning. Since the world needs you, waiting would seem to be an
injustice and an irresponsibility. Is this not inconsistent with what we are
teaching? No, it is not inconsistent if you understand its meaning. If you have
seriously considered what we have given you thus far in your preparation, you
will realize that on its own, Knowledge within you will respond to the world,
and you will feel moved to give in certain places and not moved to give in
others. This great response within you will not be born of personal weakness,
personal insecurity or the need for acceptance or recognition. It will not be a
form of avoidance or guilt. In fact, it will have nothing to do with you at
all. That is why it is very great, for it is not meant to remedy your
littleness, but to demonstrate the power of Knowledge that exists in the world
so that you may bear witness to it and be a vehicle for its expression.
WHY
WAIT WHEN THE WORLD NEEDS YOU? Because you are not yet ready to give. Why wait
when the world needs you? Because you do not understand its need yet. Why wait
when the world needs you? Because you will give for the wrong reasons and will
only fortify your dilemma. The time of giving will come, and your life will
give of itself, and you will be prepared to accept this, to respond to it and
to follow the guidance of Knowledge that is within you. If you are to be of
true service to the world, you must be prepared, and that is what we are
undertaking now.
LET
NOT THE TRIBULATIONS OF THE WORLD give you great anxiety. Let not the threats
of destruction arouse your fear. Let not the injustices of this world stimulate
your anger, for if they do, you are looking without Knowledge. You are seeing
your own failed idealism. This is not the way of seeing, and so it is not the
way of giving. You were sent to give, and your giving is intrinsic to you. You
do not need to control it, for it will give of itself when you are prepared.
Therefore, your service to the world at this moment is your preparation to be a
contributor, and though this will not give you instant gratification for your need
to give, it will pave the way for a greater service to be rendered.
IN
YOUR TWO PRACTICE PERIODS TODAY, actively think about today’s idea and consider
it in light of your behavior, your inclinations, your ideas and your beliefs.
PRACTICE
101: Two 30-minute practice periods.
Picture:
Aquarium with Sailfin Tang and Yellow Tang.
Yes, the world is on fire, but The Teachers advise that we take three
years to do the Steps practice twice and the Continuation Steps. If we don’t do
so, we may try to put out a part of the fire that is not the best match for our
destiny.
12:13 A.M. Tuesday, October 26 –
New pain – not to be written even. So I stay up and
eat.
Truth is revealed in its own time. What can I do?
9:05 A.M. The world needs me, but I will wait. S2K
101-
- If someone reads these journals, they will see my
reference to my not knowing why I was doing my work, yet continuing on.
- I am now, have been and continue to seek to be
guided by Spirit/Holy Spirit/Knowledge.
- I take in the world – seeking
hints/direction/Knowledge activation.
- All my relations are strained now - …
4:23 p.m. My final quote, “After working for over
25 years on the impossible, I’ve decided to move on to something more
challenging.”
>Secrets to Effective Regions –
11:15 p.m. “The world needs me, but I will wait.”
(Knowing even now, Knowledge is responding through me.) – consider idea in
light of my behavior, inclinations, ideas and beliefs.
→
I’m not waiting too much.
→
I’m inclined to follow the spirit, my idea / …regions
When I wrote in 1999: “If someone reads
these journals…” I did not
think I would be putting them in a blog. On-line diaries began about 1994
according to Wikipedia, so the concept existed. I more or less envisioned some
family relative might have access to them. I’ve learned such journal
collections of ordinary people are accepted by the Smithsonian Institution. The
odds of them ever being read was slim, so … get what you can out of it as a
benchmark perhaps for your journey.
NNC
Journal
second time x2 Step 100.
This is for those who have completed Steps
once. Doing Steps with only the texts, messages and your life experience,
including what you may have studied and practiced is your journey. I’m showing
Step comments after the Step, so as not to influence you in advance. It is a
wilderness trek to be left to your own wits, but then you can also listen more
closely for guides, angels and teachers, always first saying: “I surround and
protect myself with the Love and the Grace of God.” Thankfully, I was taught
this practice in 1989.
P.S. If you’ve some interest due to this or other
Steps, you should go to the beginning blog post. From here you will learn about Steps to Knowledge
and can begin it on the day that makes sense; then progress as needed. You can
use the posts on this blog as a companion if it helps. They will remain in
order in the archives - one post per Step.
Often it takes 18 months to get through the Steps
once. For this blog, the pace is one-a-day, but it really makes no difference
how fast you do it, only that you begin, persist and repeat. Posts here provide
a trail that may let you have a virtual companion when and if you want one. One
may have to study alone, as I did in the beginning. There are other Steps
students blogging their experience and you might find a person more like you as
a companion, or use a number of such Steps journeys. There are options as well
through the Free School of the New Message.
