...I came to realize that God never shows us something we aren't ready to understand. Instead, He lets us see what we need to see, when we need to see it. He'll wait until our eyes and hearts are open to Him, and then when we're ready. He will plant our feet on the path that's best for us. . . but it's up to us to do the walking.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the belief that divine guidance is only revealed when we are ready to understand it.
Immaculee Ilibagiza suggests that God presents opportunities and insights to individuals at the right moments, aligned with their readiness. It reflects the idea that human preparation and openness are necessary for spiritual growth and making the right choices, indicating that while divine pathways are provided, individuals have the responsibility to actively pursue their journey.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a personal development seminar to inspire attendees to recognize their own readiness for change.
I knew that my heart and mind would always be tempted to feel anger--to find blame and hate. But I resolved that when the negative feelings came upon me, I wouldn't wait for them to grow or fester. I would always turn immediately to the Source of all true power: I would turn to God and let His love and forgiveness protect and save me.
The egocentric is always frustrated, simply because the condition of self-perfection is self-surrender. There must be a willingness to die to the lower part of self, before there can be a birth to the nobler.
The professional respects his craft. He does not consider himself superior to it. He recognizes the contributions of those who have gone before him. He apprentices himself to them.
I have been careless, and so have been thwarted by luck and chance, those wreckers of all but the best laid plans.
Prescribing hard work for the soft, or easy work for the hardy, is generally nonsense. What is always needed in any aim is right effort, right time, right people, right materials.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Acknowledgemen t of what you feel, what you know, what you need is the first step toward healing.
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