by Valerie & Dawn King • We have the ability to develop the strength of our will, just as an athlete puts forth the effort and turns his or her body and mind into something exceptional. In our own best interest, we can choose to be spiritual athletes. It takes practice, and diligence, but is rewarding beyond imagination.
The more effort you put into it, the stronger a spiritual habit becomes, and the more willpower flows into you. Even when you don’t feel like it, you sit down daily and go deep within, where Divine Spirit resides. You soon find that this is your rock, and your refuge. It becomes your superpower.
Paramahansa Yogananda said love is the greatest motivator because, if you love someone, you’ll do anything to help that person. Unconditional love, like that of a good parent or caregiver, is the grace of Spirit. Once that grace enters your heart, you are magnetically drawn to it. The world around us is so distracting, we have to make the time and place to feel that strong pull of Divine Spirit’s love. We come to realize it’s what we really need most. It’s what we long for, what can give us strength and sustain us.
How joyous to be bathed in the pure light of Spirit. Nothing can compare—nothing. From that incomparable experience comes the desire to bring about heaven on earth—that every soul, every brother and sister, can experience the same thing within themselves.
As we transform ourselves, we transform the whole world. Every soul that attains liberation, broadcasts that vibration out through the whole cosmos. That’s the very best thing we can do for ourselves and each other. Make the effort to develop your relationship with the Divine. Call on your Creator to be with you. This is the moment —right now—where God is, ever-present. NOW is the moment.
Dear Divine Spirit,
I call upon you in this very moment.
Hear my heart and voice.
I want to know you beyond a shadow of a doubt.
I want to see your living face shining within me,
like a brilliant sun.
I want to know your timeless eternity
in every moment.
When I know this, it will help all beings.
Let it be so. Amen.