“Seeking is not sufficient.
It is striving that enables us to enter.
Spiritual attainments open the door
to a higher understanding of the Divine Life.”

~ Mary Baker Eddy ~

Fascinating Book:         Science and Health with Keys to the Scriptures      – Mary Baker Eddy

Seeking is not sufficient – Seeking is not sufficient – Seeking is not sufficient

What is sufficient?

Sufficient is good enough.

suf·fi·cient / / Pronunc [suh-fish-uhnt] adjective 1.  adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof; sufficient protection.  [Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L sufficient- (s. of sufficiéns), prp. of sufficere to suffice, equiv. to suf-  :  suf- + -fici-, pres. s. of -ficere, comb. form of facere to make, do1 + -ent--ent]

Sufficient is good enough.
Seeking is not sufficient.
Seeking is not good enough.
Seeking is not sufficient.

It is striving that enables us to enter

Enter where?

You know the way to The Kingdom.
Striving enables us to enter.
To enter the Kingdom of Heaven you must strive.

Strive for what?

You know the way to The Kingdom.
Strive towards it.
You know the way and it’s not backwards.
Grasshoppers can’t hop backwards.
Strive for wisdom and understanding.
Strive towards God and to Jesus Christ.
Don’t hop backwards.
This is the lesson of the grasshopper.

Spiritual attainments open the door

You don’t need to worry about the locks and the keys
Jesus is the Master.
Wherever God leads you, Jesus has the key.
Trust in him to unlock the doors.

to a higher understanding of the Divine Life.

But do you want to understand?
Are you satisfied with who you are in Christ?

 

Sometimes I get so fed up with family. There is so much importance placed on family dynamics and to a point I understand that. I would absolutely die for any one of my children, I would die for my husband, but those relationships were created from and out of love. The parents we are born to, and the family we are born a part of, aren’t personal choices we make and sometimes that is hard to deal with.

I would like to state for the record that my parents are complete morons. My mother is a recovering alcoholic who was pushed into that role by a selfish and abusive sociopath. Together – they created me. I doubt either one of them would argue with my analysis. So what’s a girl to do?

I woke up one day and realized that I refuse to follow in their footsteps. So many times we define ourselves by whom our parents are and that’s just a load of crap. Yes they may influence where and how we begin, but in the end, it is us and us alone that make the decisions that will ultimately shape our lives. My parents taught me, above all else, that humans are prone to error. That includes me, but when I screw up I recognize it. I don’t make excuses for who I am and now, after all these years, I have learned to love my parents, in spite of their flaws. That’s the amazing pattern of life.

I know that someday my children will grow up and realize that I am flawed. I look forward to that day and I hope at the same time they will be able to see where they can grow stronger because of my inadequacies. Life doesn’t get any better than the journey itself, regardless of the roads you take. That’s all I want them to understand about me.

Hey big bro! I know it’s been a while but life has a way of taking over sometimes. The kids are driving me nuts as usual – I love them but their job seems to be keeping me on my toes and boy do they ever do that. I know you hate it when I make excuses, so I’ll stop. The truth is that I don’t always know how to talk to you. Daddy seems so distant sometimes and I know how much like him you truly are. You have been through so much yourself that I hate to burden you with my petty complaints. I know you keep saying that you want to listen because you love me and that’s what big brother’s are for – but it’s still hard.

All I really want to say is that I love you too. I still remember the day when you took my hand and said that everything was going to be okay. I didn’t fully believe you at the time, I guess you know that now – but as usual, you were right. I will never forget what you did for me. You never once thought of yourself and your own pain, you simply gave without expecting anything in return. That was very hard for me in the beginning but now I see how wise you truly are. I’m trying to be more like you but I don’t think I’m doing so well.

Sometimes you seem so removed from life. I don’t always believe that you know how I feel. It’s hard being a wife and a mother. Everyone tells me how blessed I am, but when I go to bed at night, all I think about is what I didn’t accomplish. How do you deal with that? I know there are things in life that you wanted to do, but you listened to Dad instead and always obeyed what He told you. I greatly admire your strength there, because sometimes I don’t always want to listen to His advice. I know He’s always right – but that doesn’t make it any easier for me for some reason.

I just wanted to let you know that I’m hanging in there. I paint that smile on my face every morning and try to remember that I will never have to go through what you did. That has been a constant comfort to me and I want to thank you. I hope you will forgive me for not keeping in touch as often as I’d like. I promise that I’m doing the best I can and you always told me that would be good enough. I believe in you my dear brother and I can’t tell you how much it means to me that you believe in me too. I hope someday to make you proud.

Give Dad my love, I spoke with Him today too, but I know how much y’all talk so let Him know how much He means to me. I’m greatly looking forward to your wedding – I can’t wait for all of us to be together again.

Until then – all my love to you I send!

Your Grateful Sister
& God’s Beloved Daughter
Always!

Basically good has been on my heart for over 10 years.
When my first son was born, I made a mistake – imagine that.
When I called my mom crying about it she asked me a very deep question
that has never left my mind since that day.

She asked if I was a good or a bad mother.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr.

“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains,
however improbable, must be the truth.” 
~ Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr.

– so she said by process of elimination I must be a good mother.

I am not perfect, but I am not a bad person – so basically I am good.
I have made more mistakes in my life than anyone could ever count,
some of them very bad mistakes – but those mistakes do not define who I am.

I can admit them, learn from them and then move on,
in the end becoming a better and wiser person because of them.
To me this is just the pattern of life.

Maybe there are people out there that are perfect
– I’ve just never met one.
I’ve met many that believe they are perfect,
but they are wrong.

There was only one perfect human being that walked the earth
and his name was Jesus Christ.

I know that I will never reach that level of perfection
but as long as I am trying I will remain basically good.

So there you go.

Be good!

Anyone who has never made a mistake
has never tried anything new.

- Albert Einstein -

Farewell Little Miss Perfect!