About five years ago I set out to define love. I even took surveys, asking people the question, “What is love?” I got back a myriad of replies. They were all over the board. None of them satisfied my question.
Undefinable
Today, on my way to work, out of the blue, it suddenly occurred to me. Love that can be defined is not love for love defies all definitions. It cannot be constrained within the limits of time or place. It is eternal and love that is bound to time or to space is not love, but rather some dim echo, just as a reflection in a mirror is not a person, only an image of the person. Love cannot be defined with mere words. It is nameless in this way and Love is the origin of all life, the beginning of all things. Without love, earth would become void, and the universe would be without meaning.
Without Love, without God, nothing that exist would have been made. (John 1:3-5) A life without Love is a life without meaning. It is empty.
The only way to find this love is to die to selfish ambitions. Unless a kernel of corn falls into the ground and dies to its self-existence, it cannot give life. You only get crops when you plant the seeds into the soil. The self-containing outer shell must fall away so that the new life inside can come forth.
Mystery of Heaven
When we give up the temporal ego, we begin to see this mystery of Heaven manifest here on Earth. Temporal desires keep us in the dark, but the mystery of Heaven is what opens the door to our understanding and this understanding supersedes time and space. It is eternal.
Once there was an orphan girl named Hadassah who descended from a fallen ruler of a nation. She grew up in a strange world that didn’t resemble the world her parents had known. Raised by an older cousin, she was attractive and articulate.
Then one day the door of opportunity opened just a crack for her, a chance to change her life. At the urging of her cousin, she stepped through that crack. When she did, the door swung wide open for her. Orphaned, outcast and unseen, it seemed like fate had finally dealt her a winning hand.
Hadassah changed her name to Esther and went from an ordinary life to a life of prominence and luxury. She went from obscurity to fame. She had it made, a cushy lifestyle.
A Call to Courage
However, as fate would have it, her cousin showed up at the palace gates. Concern was oozing out his pores, not concern for himself, but concern for his entire nation. He had uncovered a plot that would wipe his people off the planet. Then he said those famous lines,
“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
He asked her to risk everything. He wanted her to lay it on the line for the sake of others. You see, she hadn’t forgotten where she had come from. She hadn’t forgotten what it was like to be one of the “little” people. In her heart, she resolved what she had to do. She took a step that would either end her life immediately or save thousands in the days to come.
It was time for the queen to make a stand and reveal her true nature and identity. The freedom of an entire nation was at risk. In those days, under that system, it was dangerous to go before the king’s presence without being summoned. You could be beheaded or thrown into prison forever. This applied to everyone, even the queen.
If I Perish, I Perish
Esther did what only a few brave souls in history have done. She took a deep breath, got outside her own fears and emotions then said, “If I perish, I perish.”
She didn’t perish. She played her cards wisely, revealed the plot to destroy her people and secured the right for them to arm themselves, rise up and fight back. They got fair warning that an attack was coming and were prepared for it. If Esther had not taken a personal risk, they would have been slaughtered, destroyed for a lack of knowledge about what was coming upon them.
So, why am I telling you this?
Because you and I were also born for such a time as this.
Right now, the future of America and the world is facing an uncertainty that goes beyond anything we have faced before. The Great Depression, the Civil War, World Wars I and II, all pale in comparison to what’s at stake for us now.
If we think COVID and all the confusion that surrounded it was a big thing, then we haven’t seen anything yet. There are agendas at work that make the one Esther’s people faced look small. In her day one nation was at risk. In our day, the entire world is at risk.
Remember this: All it takes for evil to triumph is for good people to stick their heads in the sand and just swallow whatever propaganda is being fed to us.
We were meant for more than the status quo and going through the motions.
Those of us who profess to love God have the greatest responsibility of all. I used to think that Spiritual people had no business in politics, but I was wrong.
Of ALL people, spiritual ones need to be at the helm.
When a righteous(just, honest, kind, merciful, unselfish)person is in chargepeopleprosper(live in peace, health and happiness). When an evil person (one who plots personal gain at the expense of others with the intent to do whatever it takes to be in power, even if that means knowingly and willingly harming others)is in charge, the people despair.
Esther had it made but she courageously laid her life on the line to save the future generations of her people. Like Esther, we can chose to stand up for the way of love and light or we can be “too busy” with our lives to delve into what’s going on around us. There is a scripture that says, “My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge.” Ignorance is never an excuse, especially when there is an opportunity to overcome it if we are willing to be uncomfortable to do so.
And right now, the only way I know to do this is to openly discuss the things that matter most to me and to VOTE! Maybe my vote will count for something good and maybe it won’t but at least I’m climbing into the arena, and I can feel a little better about that.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
Here’s Where I Stand:
On Nature
I vote to protect nature, not to pretend that we are fighting climate change by pumping billions of dollars into the pockets of already overfed, overstuffed, power-hungry agencies who simply want to control all the natural resources on earth and charge us for the air we breathe.
I vote to stop dumping chemicals into public lands and the environment.
I vote to replenish and protect our soils, to clean up our rivers and our air.
On Children
I vote to protect our children’s bodies, souls and spirits.
I vote to take a serious, in-depth look at the autism epidemic amongst our population and do what it takes to halt its prevalence.
Years as a teacher has convinced me that autism is growing and the threat to our children’s futures is real.
We have to love our kids enough to take on the money-making machines that poison them.
I vote to take the toxins out of their food supply and stop the use of needless drugs being pumped into their systems.
I vote to hold pharmaceutical companies responsible for the millions of people they poison in pursuit of their god (money) each year.
On Life
I vote for life, both human and animal.
I vote to stop human trafficking.
I vote to hold people accountable at the border. I want hard-working, loving families to come into this country. I want it to be a refuge for them, not a nightmare where children are kidnapped and sold into slavery. I want drug dealers turned back at the gates. I want proper screening and procedures to protect those already living here and those who are coming in.
I vote to continue supporting the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women initiative.
I vote to protect tribal lands and give Native Americans the same status and respect with the U.S. government that foreign nations have.
I vote to end gun violence amongst our young.
No more school shootings.
I vote to screen those who purchase weapons and have them pass mental health exams, but this is a multifaceted problem that stems from a sense of being “lost” in the world.
So, I vote for stronger families and moral values to be reinstated in our literature, on our social media, in our schools and in our churches.
I vote for spirituality to enter the equation and for it to be made known that human beings are tri-fold creatures of body, soul (mind, will and emotions) and spirit. I vote to realize that unless all three of these legs are strong, people fall down.
On War
I vote to realize that modern wars are proxy wars that make the extremely elite very rich while keeping the rest of us dependent upon the systems they control.
On Censorship
I vote to end censorship of honest discussion and opinions. If you don’t believe this is happening, you’ve obviously never tried to post something that goes against the narrative pushed by the mainstream media. Some of my most kind and loving posts, which spoke of forgiveness, love, God, mercy, peace and hope have been flagged on social media. Crazy, but true. Some amazing articles and posts never see the light of day because they go against what we’re “supposed” to think. 1984 and Brave New World weren’t just novels. They were prophecies.
Why Vote?
Realize that if we don’t vote, we have no right to voice our approval or disapproval. In my mind, not voting is a cop out and understand that censorship of free and opposing viewpoints is a step toward totalitarianism. In my mind, if you don’t vote, don’t complain.
The topics I mentioned above are things I care very deeply about.
I can never be sure that anything I see online or on the news is real, but it seems this man speaks on issues and policies. He seems to speak with passion and compassion. He speaks his heart and confesses his past failures. He seems authentic. He’s done his homework and presents actual evidence, not mere opinions.
That’s rare in today’s climate. There comes a time when we are responsible to dig deeper than the daily news, to listen to straight forward speech and vote for the issues we honestly care about not based on whether or not our feelings are hurt.
I Vote for Humanity
I don’t want to vote for a gender or an ethnicity. I want to vote for humanity; to stop dividing us into groups and realize we are all great spiritual beings. The greatest weapon of all is deception.
There is a n enemy of our souls who wants us to believe evil, the desire to do anything in order to maintain power is good, that comes to us with smiles and double-edged speech.
This enemy, like Haman in the story of Esther, paints good as corrupt and strives to keep us from the light, but once the light enters an era, the dark corners are exposed.
Time to Stand
Fear keeps us from the light of life. If we hate those who are different than us how can we claim to love God? I want to vote for things that will truly make a difference in the future of my child and grandchildren.
There comes a time when we have to love our children more than we do some political party. My friends, you and I were born for such a time as this and if we don’t take the time to suspend our biases, we will believe whatever is fed to us. We cannot afford to be lazy but must care enough not to ignore that which is outside our tiny circles.
This is the most impactful election of my lifetime and whether my vote counts or not, I intend to cast it. Because I believe it is my responsibility to step forward in such a time as this.
There are laws to this physical universe. We are taught these laws all through elementary school, high school and beyond. These laws apply to everyone and everything in the physical universe, whether you believe them or not.
Take this one, for example, Sir Isaac Newtonrealized that all things on earth are attracted by an unseen force to move, radially, toward the center of the earth. Now, that law applies to everything on earth, whether you believe it or not.
If you jump off a tall building, without allowing for a circumventing of this law by invoking another physical law that could override it, you will go splat. Whether you believe in gravity or not, it still affects you. Being aware of it sort of helps you to adjust your life in such a way that you allow for its effects.
In the same way, being aware of the laws of the spiritual universe helps you adjust your life and allow for their effects, too.
Some people may say, “I don’t believe in all that spiritual stuff,” but it doesn’t matter. The laws of the spiritual universe still affect their lives, either positively or negatively. These laws are either working for us or against us. The difference is in whether we work in unison with these laws or in opposition to them.
13 Laws of the Spiritual Universe
I have identified thirteen spiritual laws that daily affect all our lives. Perhaps, others would word them differently or break them up differently, but I think the gist of them would be the same. Maybe, as you read, you will see a spiritual principle that I’ve left out or haven’t seen yet. I’d love it if you would comment and share that with me if you do.
Over the next few posts here on my blog and on my YouTube Channel, videos, I hope to delve into each of these laws in more depth. Here and now, I will simply give a brief introduction to each. This is exciting to me.
1. The Law of Love and Connection-
All other spiritual laws hinge on this one. It takes into account kindness, forgiveness, mercy, compassion, empathy, joy, and all good things.
Love doesn’t just make the difference. Love is the difference and it is a power so strong that when one person is alignment with love, that person has more influence on the universe than millions who are not!
Yesterday, it dawned on me that the entire reason for the ten commandments in the story of Moses was to teach people how to love. The whole purpose was to teach humanity to be humane.
Without putting this law into operation first and working from the premises of love, all the other laws have a strong potential to work negatively on your behalf. Why? Because God is Love and whatever is in opposition to Love is in opposition to the Great I AM, the divine source of all that is.
The Law of Love is also the Law of Light because love is the light that has come into this world. The way we shine is through love. No one lights a candle then hides it. What use would that be?
2. The Law of Seeking and Finding
Seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you. If anyone wants to know the Supreme Source of all that is–God, The Great I AM, the Everlasting–then that person must first believe in the exist of the Supreme Source, God, and that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek the Spirit Realm. “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all of these things will be added unto you.”
The opposite of this is also true, if you do not seek, you will not find. If you are not curious to know and understand the Ways of the Spiritual Universe then its principles will work against you. By not seeking, you choose to be spiritually ignorant and ignorance is NOT bliss. At one place in the Old Testament a prophet said, “My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge.” Refusing to acknowledge the laws of the Spiritual Universe does not annul them anymore than refusing to be curious about gravity lessens its effects on you if you jump off a cliff.
3. The Law of Faith (some people call it the Law of Attraction)
Now, faith is the substance (the assured acceptance that it is there, the feeling of having already attained it, the excitement over it’s existence) of things hoped (wished for, wanted) and the evidence (all the proof we need) of things not seen (by others), but to the one with faith, it’s a done deal. Rejoice and act as if though it has already happened.
Faith is not the flimsy, “One of these days….” No, faith says, “Woowho, it’s already here.” Faith calls those things that are not as though they were.
Just as faith can work for you, it can work against you. If you believe you will loose your job, you probably will. If you believe you don’t deserve to be treated with respect, you probably won’t be. If you believe you’re not meant to be successful, you won’t be. Our beliefs can either propel us or cripple us, heal us or kill us. If you do not believe you’re worthy to be loved, you will accept all kinds of harsh treatment and excuse it.
4. The Law of Energy, Frequency and Vibration
Whatever you release into the atmosphere goes out into the spirit realm and into all the universe, endlessly, setting things in motion.
If you release positive energy, frequencies and vibes, then positive energy goes out and brings life to whatever it touches. Everything in this world is made of energy and everything vibrates at its own frequency. When you release energy, you affect these vibrations and frequencies.
If you release bitterness, complaining, strife, jealously, then that negative energy goes out and negatively affects everything it touches. Energy changes everything. Our energy, our vibrations, our frequency, changes the very atmosphere of any place we go.
5. The Law of Inspired Action
James, an early follower of Jesus said that faith without works is dead. In another place in the Bible we are told that faith works by love. So, the Law of Faith or Attraction is only useful if it is grounded in the Law of Love and it only works when followed by inspired actions.
The Law of Inspired Action could be called the Law of Alignment or of being Spirit Led. This means that we don’t try to force things to happen but when we get what they call an “Angel Touch” or an inspired idea, we move on it. Paul said in the book of Romans that as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the Children of God.
On the other side of that coin, if you know you are being led to take an action but you continuously sit on it, you will not have peace. You will be daily tormented by the “call,” the “conviction that you should do or stop doing a thing. People have died with their dreams still locked away inside because they didn’t follow up on their divinely inspired ideas.
6. The Law of Giving and Receiving
Giving is to be done freely from a place of inspired action, not out of guilt, not out of a desire to be seen or praised, nor out of a desire to get rich or receive something in return, but out of a desire to be spirit led and obedient to God’s way. If we give cheerfully and out of a desire to help, encourage and enrich others, we will be blessed abundantly, above all that we can even begin to imagine. Our lives will be prosperous in ways we can’t even measure.
If we give out of an attitude that we have to or just to be seen of others, that’s our only recompense. We get seen or we get a sense of “I did my duty.” Giving is not a duty. It’s an opportunity to open the windows of heaven upon your life and to receive abundance beyond your wildest dreams.
7. The Law of Sowing and Reaping
If I go out and plant a bean seed, it will not come up a corn stalk. It will come up a bean plant and it will yield many more beans than the one I planted. Here’s the catch. I have to plant the bean in good soil. I can’t just throw it on a rock. In the same way, whatever we sow, we reap. Whatever spiritual seed we plant, we will reap many times that.
If we sow strife and hate, it comes back on us in spades. If we sow love, mercy, forgiveness, and kindness then that too comes back on us in bunches.
8. The Law of the Unforced Rhythms of Grace
Everything, even inspired action, has its own rhythm and timing. If we are living in accordance to the laws of the spiritual universe then we don’t have to try to force the pieces of our lives together. We can simply obey the leading of the Spirit, our inner being, and be guided by inspired action and watch things work out. There is a Bible verse that literally says, “All things work together for the good of those who love the Lord, who are called according to his purpose.” Wow. Every thing is working out for the person who is operating in the Law of Love, being spirit led and answering the call to a life of divinely inspired purpose. EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS WORKING OUT FOR ME!
If we try to force the pieces of our lives into place before the timing is right, then we make a jumbled mess. How do we know when the time is right? Remember the Law of Inspired Action? Well, sometimes, inspired action may be to wait until the time is right without trying to force nature, circumstances and others to bend to your will and timing.
9. The Law of Thankfulness and Joy
Wayne Dyer said that if you pray only one prayer in your whole life then make it this one, “Thank you.” An attitude of thankfulness will open doors for you that can’t be opened any other way.
When our souls are filled with thankfulness and appreciation we are more patient, less violent, more loving, more forgiving and so much kinder.
When you loose your thankfulness, you loose your joy and when you loose your joy, you loose your strength and when you loose your strength, your life force diminishes.
Being unthankful invites resentment, bitterness and dark energy into our lives and these things bring with them sickness, pain, depression and despair. Be thankful. Your health and longevity may depend on it.
10. The Law of Confession
Kenneth Copeland says, “You’ll have what you consider and say.” He didn’t make it up. Jesus said it long before Copeland was born, Mark 11:23 King James Version “23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.“
Words have power. By the words of our mouths we can either bless (bring happiness) or curse (cause pain). Life and death are literally in the power of our tongues. The person who can tame the tongue is stronger than a person who can single-handily conquer a city!
What we say to and about others matters–a lot. And what we say to and about ourselves also matters. It matters so much that we can prolong our lives by our confessions or shorten our days by them. Words of self defeat drag us down, fill us with doubt and lead us into self-loathing, pain, despair, criticism. Words of criticism and contempt can literally drain the health of those on the receiving end. (There have been studies done on this which I will reference when I address this law individually.)
12. The Law of Free Will
Everyone of us has a free will and we get to choose how we want to live. We can either accept that or give the power of our lives to others.
There are some people who want to direct the lives of those around them because it benefits them. Love NEVER wants to control or imprison. It always wants to give personal power to the other person and liberate them. Love seeks for others to also have abundant lives.
In my puzzle analogy I talk about people wanting to control the lives of others by forcing them to do things their way. When we try to force others, we are attempting to override one of the laws of the spiritual universe and it never works out for us. This is why narcissists and people who gaslight, co
ntrol, manipulate and use other people almost always come to a lonely and unpleasant end unless they somehow see where they are and make a shift. Unless they learn to truly invoke the Law of Love.
13. The Law of Inner Peace
And finally, the Law of Peace. Peter, a disciple of Jesus, knew about turmoil. He knew about inner struggles. He had certainly had his share of them. I first learned the Law of Peace from Peter. He said, ““Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; 11 let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.” 1 Peter 3:10-12 I’m sure you see some of the other Spiritual Laws also mentioned in this passage.
Letting go of our attachments to our old ways of doing things, to our material possessions, to our ideologies, to our perceived outcomes, to our need for approval and validation, for the need to be prestigious and admired by others, sets us free. The freedom that comes from this peace is greater than anything on earth. Like all the Laws of the Spiritual Universe, the Law of Peace is grounded in Love. Without Love, agape, unconditional love, there is no peace.
