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“What you experience is an outcome of your desire. What you want will come to pass first in your heart, then through your mind, and finally in your experience. Feel your desire to hear God’s voice, believe it is possible, ask to receive it, and it will be yours.” – From www.thevoiceforlove.com

Living closer to Nature, in a simpler way, and connecting in community was in my heart for a long time. It then came mentally to me and what followed for more than a year was much discussion with Rog, clarification, and praying for guidance and help. Finally, this past Wednesday, we officially moved to Sedona, AZ and are now living in the perfect place we had been seeking.

We believed and had faith it was possible, we asked, we received. It’s been quite an experience and quite the demonstration.

I am so grateful to now live in a beautifully scenic, small, friendly town, in a home that is filled with character, being part of a spiritual community, all with my Life Partner beside me. Thank You, Spirit!

And so it is in relationship to God: I have the desire in my heart to hear God’s voice and feel Its Presence, I so believe it is possible, I am asking through prayer for it, and I know it is mine. Thank You, God!

When we attach value to things that aren’t love – the money, the car, the house, the prestige – we are loving things that can’t love us back. – Marianne Williamson

And, than means I am putting other things before Spirit. God is my Source, and I must maintain contact with the Presence to be and feel in fit spiritual condition. When I do my life and relationships are so much better.

These past several days of bunking down in a friend’s home, starting a part-time position in a new town, then moving to that town (more than 100 miles from our former home), has certainly thrown me off kilter. Just when I need to pray and meditate even more, and engage in any other activity that makes me feel connected to Source, I have taken less time to do so. I can tell ya that I feel it. My soul feels it, and I can continue no longer in this manner.

The things and activities that have drawn me away from God must go away for the time being. I’m putting them aside and spending time with God, indicating my love, and Spirit loves me back unconditionally.

“I will keep my focus very small today and let God be in charge.” – In God’s Care, November 3

Keeping my focus means that I’m staying in the moment, a very good place to be. And, when I’m in the Now, letting God be in charge comes easier.

“With willingness we will begin to perceive God’s hand in even the smallest events in our life. We will grow in our acceptance that all of our life circumstances are specifically given to us by a Higher Power who wants us to be all that we can. We’ll never be given more than we can handle. However, we can be certain that many experiences will push us in directions we never dreamed possible.” – Excerpt from In God’s Care, November 1

With a new month beginning, my new life does too. I left my home in Gilbert this evening to travel alone to the Verde Valley without Rog. It feels strange to not be with him and I won’t be until Wednesday afternoon; the last time we spent even a night apart had to be 2+ years ago. I’m staying in temporary quarters (with a friend) so that I can start a new position in Red Rock Country on schedule, and then will move into our new home in Sedona in a few days when Rog will join me. There is no doubt that God’s hand has been involved in this series of adventures – big time.

And, it’s been challenging at times but God did not give me more than I could handle – after all, I made it this far, yes?! I persevered with patience, faith, and trust (not perfectly). And, in the end, Source, has supplied me with all that I need to start our new life – a life of new beginnings rich with community, service, Nature, and spiritual practice.

Rog and I feel that by living in Sedona God’s plan for our life will become much clearer and we’ll step into it with enthusiasm. And, I’m certain it will be a new life of experiences that will push us in directions we never dreamed possible. But I can continue to lean on Higher Power throughout it all.

This morning as I lay in bed, I started feeling anxious, which hasn’t happened in a while. It revolved around how I could start my new part-time position in Sedona on Monday when we haven’t a new place to call home yet. I was definitely experiencing a lack of faith and trust. How could God not provide a place for me to live when He so smoothly dropped this business opportunity into my lap?

So after sitting in the Silence (as best as possible), yet another morning reading focused on surrendering to God – think there’s a message here?!

“We wear ourselves out trying to control the uncontrollable, while God patiently waits to receive our burdens. All we need to do is hand them over: God’s presence is here, now.

“When we surrender all our concerns to God – both our failures and our successes – we begin to realize the breadth of God’s care and the constancy of God’s presence in our life. We have always been close to God, as close as our breath.

“Learning to acknowledge God as our protector and guide is exhilarating and eases our every step, thought, plan, and dream. We are learning that we can do nothing alone, but we can do anything if we just let God join us in partnership.

“I have God as my companion always. I’ll remember that today and be at ease.” – In God’s Care, October 30

Soon afterwards I had an email from a friend who lives a couple of towns over from Sedona offering me her place to stay short term if need be.

As Rog said this evening several times, miracles have been raining upon us. Sometimes I feel like it would be a miracle if I would surrender once and for all.

Dear Spirit;
Thank You for all the blessings and miracles you shower upon me even when I lose faith and attempt to control and figure things out. I acknowledge You as my Source, and, once again, I surrender.