It happens to some students of prayer who are especially zealous, giving much time to study and meditation, and making more than average progress, that a time comes when their ordinary daily work begins to seem dull, tiresome, and really not worthwhile. Such a person may actually have a very important and interesting position, which most people would consider ideal; but now he is no longer content or happy. He would like to throw up business life altogether and devote all his time to his spiritual development.
The healing of this problem is first to know that a great many people have to meet it. It is not at all uncommon or peculiar to one person; and those who have it always come through it and find themselves happier than ever before because this particular difficulty only happens to wholehearted and zealous people. Such people usually spend too much time in prayer and meditation, and become waterlogged.
Having come through that stage they always find themselves more interested in their business than ever before; they do much better work, and at the same time they progress much faster in their spiritual lives, and have a great deal more power in prayer than they ever had before.
I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. (Job 42:2).
Each part of our lives is a part of our spiritual journey. While work or daily duties may seen at times like drudgery, or feel like they are dragging us down spiritually, they are integral parts of applying our spiritual discernment to the physical world in which we live.
In these circumstances, we need to change our perception about our work or daily duties; to see those activities as ways to put our faith into action. It is here that truth and love face the real tests. All our spiritual growth and development may be good for us, but the real value, and the real test come from their application in our daily lives.
If we are to live in the Eden God created for us, then we must do so in the physical world in which we operate each day. And while our peace, joy and gladness come from God and start within us, our garden, its health and its fruits are manifested in the world outside of us . It is by our actions that our faith is put to work.
Practicing inner and outer faith,
Z gardener
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