Episode 138 - To Be Willing or Willful

Will is the directive power in us that chooses a course of action. When we don't use our spiritual understanding to inform our choices, we can be willful -- imposing our will on others or on a circumstance/process. But when we use our spiritual understanding, we make choices in line with Divine Will, and we are willing partners with Spirit/Source/God. In this episode, we explore our willingness and willfulness, and how the choices we make define our character.

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Dialogue and Inquiry

• How are you using your will today? What choices are you making for yourself?

• Can you see how understanding and will work together?

• How has your your will (i.e. choices) shaped your character over the years?

• Do you struggle with being willful versus willing? What do you do to align your personal will with that of Spirit?

• Think of a time when you were willful. How did it feel? What was the outcome? Would the outcome have been different if you were willing instead of willful?

• How have you experienced the willfulness of others?

• We often disguise our willfulness as a desire/intention to be nice or good. Have you done that? What happens when you do?

• What is your experience of Divine Will?

Closing Thought

I have the power to choose the thoughts I think, the words I speak, and the actions I take. These choices form who I become in the world. If I choose to impose my will onto others, I live out of alignment of the will of the Divine, for Spirit’s will never imposes. Instead, I remember to pause, seek understanding, and allow the will of Spirit to direct my choices. Divine Will is always good - peace, health, and plenty for all.