* Aaron: There are ways to be inspired. It is a key step in the process of spiritual development. Seldom does a person have inspiration originate out of nothing - a lack of movement or direction - but when you take steps, spirit can move with your actions, thoughts and words and build upon the momentary inspirations with an inspirational mode of living where you become inspiring by your actions, thoughts and words.
When you find yourself going in circles, unable to break free and let thoughts flow in a different direction, this is the time to consider changing it up. What can you do today to be inspired or to be inspiring? Often the first choice is what most personalities take, to read a book, listen to music, seek a friend to bend their ear. There are a multitude of ways to hear inspirational thoughts. The way that develops an inner sense of connection and inspiration is when you look for how you can be inspiring or be of service – to give a good word, help at a homeless shelter or food bank or simply to go out and offer a good word as you pass by. There is a soul satisfaction of connection when you give of yourself.
I would also talk for a moment on truth. It is easy to seek confirmation of one's own beliefs and interpret it as a pursuit of truth. Not all ideas that originate in your minds should be interpreted as divine. Not all who seek spiritual understanding have an equivalent level of alignment with truth. In your pursuit of spiritual understanding, the alignment is the connection to the spirit within. All resonance to truth comes from a sort of neutral place of not applying bias or what you want to see occur. Consider the opportunity you have to let spirit guide you into new ways of thinking about your environment and connections to friends and family.
Some truths are beyond words. When you hear assertions that something is true, most often it’s in reference to some fact and while we ask you, as you become more aligned, to be vigorous in your defense of the truth, that is not equivalent to some ideas being proposed as facts. There are always nuances related to facts that can't be measured by outward observance. One who is seeking sincerely can be very wrong in some fact or perspective, yet be true in their intentions.
As you think about these things in relation to your lives, we ask you to recognize and be more lenient with what is being asserted as fact and more stringent when it is not aligned with truth. The truth is qualitative and facts are quantitative. We will discuss more of this with you at a later time.
S: Right now, I really feel this whole idea of faith transitioning to knowing and going to the next step. I can just feel it. I don’t know if you have any other thoughts on that in terms of the evolution of that. Not being on a planet where there’s a tangible sense of, “of course there’s God,” it can be a struggle. It’s not obvious down here at all. Life can be very hard at times.
* Aaron: I have an admiration for your sharing, for this is where you grow your agondonter muscles. It is a development of believing without seeing and knowing. The faith is in the knowing, but the deepening of faith, I think, is what you refer to as the step beyond. The level of knowing is really an actualized faith that has gone beyond the transition to where it is now just who you are, how you are, and how you see the universe. Are there other questions this evening?
L: Today we were reading about Celestial Artisans and it talks about the different classes we can take and what different angels and different people do, and things you can do, such as learning recreation, rest, and so on. There is a part there about how we will recognize each other. This group here during the Correcting Time is like agondonters and for me that becomes stronger every time we meet. Every time we read something, it gets reinforced. Thank you Aaron, for reinforcing that tonight.
* Aaron: These glimpses within the revelation of the potentials of what you will be about as you move on in your career, afford you a sort of expectancy and hope. This is the intended effect, to give hope to those who have not always had clear direction. Rest assured, that even with all the glimpses that the Urantia revelation has afforded you within its limited scope and mandate, there are so many other realities and experiences that you will face as you go on in your ascension career.
We hope you have recognized the joy that we feel and the freedom that we experience from our conversations with you over the years. As much as we yearn for your world to come forth from its darkness, and we do pause in momentary dismay at times, these are but moments to us related to the work we undergo, but the greater element of our lives is filled with joy and hope and the knowing, the true faith actualized that you referred to. However weary this life may seem, trust that the candles will fire up when you move on and recognize all that there is and all that is there for you. Any other thoughts this evening?
S: Finally I get some time. That’s a joke Aaron.
* Aaron: I got that.
S: I’m just thinking out loud. The thing that is real about being alive as a human is that suffering is almost a constant, and once we get through one phase there’s another phase that pops up. The physicality is just full of stressors and problems. Is it just limited to this experience on planet earth or is it part of the lesson we’re to integrate beyond this life and that each level has its own unique challenges to overcome? For me, I’m trying to get beyond the thinking of a child and have a more mature viewpoint so that I can lean into it. So how do I think beyond the struggles? Perhaps that’s the larger lesson. Perhaps you can comment on that rambling?
* Aaron: Yes, thank you once again for your thoughts. I hope my glimpse that I afforded you this evening doesn’t cause you to want you to end it all and hurry up and get here, because yes, the grass can always seem greener on the other side. Truly your best path forward is to recognize the life you live, the challenges you face, and make decisions in each moment and each day to interact within that environment in a way that allows you to progress forward. The process of doing that, regardless of how harsh, or even destructive that environment can be at times for some people, will develop a personality’s character to a degree that will impact their future ascension career. Unfortunately those who short cut their human existence, while still having the ability to progress forward, have cut out part of their experience that would actually allow them to do more and expand more in this ascension.
So we hope the glimpses are inspiring and produce hope and a sense that there is good primarily and undoubtedly throughout the universes, but we want you to settle in here with the struggles you face, and make the best decisions you can each time you have an opportunity to exercise your faith, your knowing, and we see these different levels of growth within you. You focus too much on your regressions or weaknesses and not enough on your perseverance and your unflappable optimism. Your ability to make the best of it, to enjoy stroking an animal and finding peace in that, or to let a smile brighten your day after something difficult has happened, to laugh with friends even as you face health problems, life problems, relationship problems, all these experiences and choices to keep on keeping on develop who you are and what you will be about when your soul vehicle separates and moves on. So thank you for your thoughts, and all of you, for all that you do.
I will take this opportunity to close this meeting, as I can feel the connection wavering. I thank you each for your sharing and your presence. Know that these words we share are not mere pick me ups to make you feel better. They are true observations and realizations we have had about our work with you. Know that you are more than the difficulties you face and the bad choices you make here and there. The sum total of your spiritual development overrides the momentary pauses, for that is what we see them to be, nothing more than a pause before you regain your footing and keep on moving forward. Thank you, my friends, once again for having me and our crew. Good evening.