I didn't grow up believing that life always supports me. I grew up believing wholeheartedly that life was against me while it was for others who were lucky or special. I didn't really expect to get what I wanted in life. As I have grown wiser, I have learned to trust life. I know from the deepest part of my soul that life really does support me. Life wants me to have everything that I want, as long as nobody else gets hurt in the process.
Recently, I had forgotten that life always supports me. I realized that I had outgrown my living room set, so I decided buying a new sleeper sofa would be the framework of my new living room. After visiting several furniture stores, I chose not to spend close to $1000 on a sofa. I decided to check out used sleeper sofas, but I didn't find anything in either color or price to my liking. My boyfriend suggested that I check out Ebay. Sure enough, I found a wonderful looking sleeper sofa and matching loveseat in pretty good condition. All I had to do was submit the winning bid and drive to New Jersey to pick it up. I had this sure feeling that I was going to get that sofa, but somebody else wanted it more than I did. I had reached my bid limit and the other person was willing to spend even more. It didn't make any sense for me to bid more, so I let the other person win. At that moment, I was angry. I was so close and then it was gone just like that. I wasn't happy that the other person got the sofa that I really wanted.
I took a step back out of my anger and realized that I wasn't trusting life. I was guilty of thinking in terms of limits and lack. I was thinking that this was the only sofa that I would ever like and be at an affordable price. Instead of trusting life, I was thinking that life was shortchanging me. My boyfriend reminded me that I shouldn't be angry about losing out on this sleeper sofa because something better was coming to me. I wasn't losing out on anything. Maybe the other bidder needed this sofa more than I did. I have a bed to sleep in. Maybe this person needed this sofa to be her bed.
I remembered that life always supports me. If I didn't get that sofa, it didn't mean that I wouldn't ever get a sofa. That sofa wasn't for me--it was for someone else. All I could do was to bid up to my limit and be happy with the results, even if I didn't win. There really was no competition between me and the other bidder. My sofa would come to me in the perfect way at the perfect time.
My sofa did come to me with ease and very little effort in less than a month. My boyfriend's uncle has a hauling business and one of his clients had a sleeper sofa in perfect condition that she wanted to get rid of. He offered the sofa to me free of charge and even delivered it to my home free of charge. It was everything that I wanted. Now I hear that the matching loveseat will be available and it is mine if I want it. I got my sofa and matching sofa without having to drive out of state and haul it back to my home. This situation was perfect and tailor made for me.
Trust and believe that life always supports you. You never know all the unexpected ways that life will support you. You have no idea all the channels through which Life works to support you in getting what you want. That's the beauty of it all. We just have to be open to receiving what we want. We have to hold steady in our belief that we will get what we want, even if current situation looks bleak. We could really be minutes or even hours away from the tide turning in our favor. Don't give up and become hopeless when things aren't going the way you want them to go. Believe that they will go in your favor.
Don't tell yourself reasons why you won't get what you want. When it is your time to receive, nothing stands in the way of you getting what you want. Miracles really do happen that seem unexplainable. If you allow yourself to believe in the doubts, then you are standing in the way. Get rid of the doubts, even if the situation gets worse instead of better. Trust that the tide will turn in your favor. Don't worry about when and how it will turn.
Realize that life really isn't about a competition. Our culture has set up the idea that we are always competing with others for what we want, but we really aren't. If somebody gets what you want first, it doesn't mean that you won't have an opportunity to get yours. Nobody has to ever lose for you to get yours. If others get what you want before you, it is a sign that it is their turn to receive what they wants. The house, job offer, promotion, soul mate or whatever was meant for the other person to receive at this time. You haven't missed out on anything. Your turn is coming up, so get ready. Be happy for the person who has just received what you want for yourself. See their receiving as an affirmation that someone can get what he wants. It can be hard to be happy for someone else getting what we want for ourselves, but this isn't the moment to be angry and jealous. Guard against thinking that you won't ever get what you want or believing that you can't ever get what you want. This is the moment to believe that life always supports you.
Most of us get a little impatient when it comes to getting what we want. We have our own timetable of when we want to get what we want. The timetable is usually now rather than later. God has a divine timetable that specifies when we are receive. Everything happens according to divine timing rather than our sheer will power. We can work as hard as we can and do everything possible, but it all goes back to divine timing. We can never really know exactly when the divine time will be for us. It could take a long or short time for us to get what we want, but we must hold steady in our belief that we will get what we want. Life supports us. When we don't receive, it is wise to tell ourselves that it isn't our time just yet. Often, we don't receive because we aren't ready for it yet. We have to clear away from emotional barriers that may hinder us with successfully handling what we want. We may need to do some emotional maturing and growing before we receive. It just might not be the right time--the right conditions just aren't there yet. Be patient.
Affirmations: Life supports me everyday and in every way. My lessons learned empower me to do more with my life.
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