Hi all,
I was just pondering today on that often used phrase that gifts people possess are considered "God given". Since my concept of the God/Goddess is that the entity is both immanent and transcendent and that we are all part of the God/Goddess how could it be considered that something outside of ourselves had "given " us the gifts we possess? Or had we given them to ourselves? If so, they were already part of us and could not in any real sense be "given".
The phrase about gifts being "God-given" seems to be used mostly when people appear to want to suggest that we have done nothing to deserve the gifts we possess and that possession of them is a random act of Grace from the God/Goddess. Since I believe that we are all part of the God/Goddess I do not believe this to be the case. I believe that we come to possess certain gifts because we have reached a level of soul development which allows us to attract and manifest them, and they are, in essence, aspects of the God/Goddess . And in this sense the gifts are not "God-given" but indeed are "God-experienced".
However, I do not believe that possession of these gifts is unconditional. Although at some level they were "earned" by our karma in previous incarnations, (lifetimes), so that we came to have them in this lifetime I believe we must go on "earning" them in this lifetime. If they are not exercised or are misused, at best they will atrophy or at worst, we will reap the bad karma of misusing them in this or future lifetimes. Therefore never take your gifts for granted.
Although it is permissible to making a reasonable living from them, they should never be used to profit at other people's expense. The purpose for all "God-experienced" gifts is that they should be put to the service of All, (including yourself), and Manifest the Spirit of Love.
Until next time,
Blessed be,
KK
I was just pondering today on that often used phrase that gifts people possess are considered "God given". Since my concept of the God/Goddess is that the entity is both immanent and transcendent and that we are all part of the God/Goddess how could it be considered that something outside of ourselves had "given " us the gifts we possess? Or had we given them to ourselves? If so, they were already part of us and could not in any real sense be "given".
The phrase about gifts being "God-given" seems to be used mostly when people appear to want to suggest that we have done nothing to deserve the gifts we possess and that possession of them is a random act of Grace from the God/Goddess. Since I believe that we are all part of the God/Goddess I do not believe this to be the case. I believe that we come to possess certain gifts because we have reached a level of soul development which allows us to attract and manifest them, and they are, in essence, aspects of the God/Goddess . And in this sense the gifts are not "God-given" but indeed are "God-experienced".
However, I do not believe that possession of these gifts is unconditional. Although at some level they were "earned" by our karma in previous incarnations, (lifetimes), so that we came to have them in this lifetime I believe we must go on "earning" them in this lifetime. If they are not exercised or are misused, at best they will atrophy or at worst, we will reap the bad karma of misusing them in this or future lifetimes. Therefore never take your gifts for granted.
Although it is permissible to making a reasonable living from them, they should never be used to profit at other people's expense. The purpose for all "God-experienced" gifts is that they should be put to the service of All, (including yourself), and Manifest the Spirit of Love.
Until next time,
Blessed be,
KK
