Ideas That Do Not Serve

God said:

It’s a good idea that you get away from the thought that you are owed or that anyone owes you. No matter what, it is essential that you get away from this thought and how it makes you feel. The sense of being owed does not bode well for you. Even if by everything you know, someone owes you, you must run away from that idea like the plague.
 
Even when the world says that someone owes you, let go of the sense of being owed. Even when the courts of the land say that someone owes you, let go. It is harmful to you to hold on to the feeling that anyone owes you anything. Carrying that idea makes you feel put-upon and self-righteous. A sense of being put-upon does not feel good nor does self-righteousness. Such thoughts don’t take you anywhere. They certainly don’t bless you or anyone.
 
Go around in life thinking different thoughts. When thoughts of obligation run around in your mind, they infiltrate your blood stream, and you feel victimized. Victimhood is not to be yours. Nor do you want to support anyone else in his or her sense of victimhood.  
 
Even when someone has promised you something and doesn’t deliver, nothing is owed to you. No one owes you anything. You are not owed anything. Let go of this idea.
 
The concept that you are owed goes against the grain. It does not support you. You owe it to yourself to lose that idea.
 
Do not think that I am saying you do not deserve. Everyone deserves to be treated courteously and responsibly. Do not think that I oppose your being entitled. The thing is that keeping the idea of being owed becomes a grudge. Bear not grudges.
 
Even when someone finally then does pay up, you may still continue feeling resentful as well may he or she.
 
Everyone wants freedom. Give yourself freedom from the concept of being owed.
 
Often, both the so-called ower and the owed do not come from a good place. Sometimes they may come from greed or selfishness or from simple misunderstanding. Sometimes, however, it gets to a point where ower and/or the owed come from a desire to retaliate.
 
What do wars come from, beloveds? A sense of being owed. One or both parties may feel owed. Then it is not easy for the twain to meet.
 
What is the precursor to the sense of both being owed or not owing? It comes from a desire to make sure you are not taken advantage of. And where does the concept of not being taken advantage of come from but from fear that something that is yours may be taken away from you. Anyway, you waste yourself on any and all the layers of the concept of being owed or owing, for the truth is that no one owns another’s responsibility. You do not own anything, beloveds, and you do not have to hold on to anything including your thoughts and sense of lack. You can release them. You don’t need them. You never did.
 
Now, when someone does bestow gifts upon you, in addition to saying thank you, give as much attention to gratitude as you once upon a time gave to your sense of being owed. See what gratitude does for you and the world.
 
Now, here is a spectacular idea. Rise above the idea that I, God, owe you. Have not My children sometimes held that idea? Have you not perhaps held the idea that I have done you wrong by allowing something unwanted to happen that impacted your life? Have you not perhaps wondered how I could let you down in such a way, as if I perhaps set out to deny you your heart’s due? Beloveds, have you not, on some occasions, felt that I am obliged to do better for you? Have you not thought I owed you, or, if I truly loved you, I owed you?

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Beautiful how your words are

Beautiful how your words are so true

Thank you so much, beloved

Thank you so much, beloved Robbie. Would you give us a specific line or two from this Heavenletter that especially spoke to you? God bless you.

For much of my life I have

For much of my life I have been blessed with the opportunity to spend time with people who feel I owe them, and in response I would often feel that I owe more than I am giving. I would often feel guilty, feeling I should be doing more, and a sense of being taken advantage of was there in my giving.

When I give from my heart, I feel glad to be taken advantage of. I recognize that what I am giving is not in short supply, and that as I bless others from my heart I am blessed too. When I give from obligation, I recognize that I am in short supply, and that soon I will have nothing left to give.

All along I could feel the difference between what will last and what will never be enough. As I give more of what lasts, I am fulfilled in my giving. HeavenLetters is a gift that is not in short supply. I am surrounded by gifts that are not in short supply. As I recognize value in them, I am letting go of the need for things that do not last and are difficult to get.

What has God given me? A peace that cannot be shaken, a joy that cannot be dimmed, and a love that can be shared fully and never runs out. These are things that I am entitled to, that I am owed if I wish to put it that way, and if I do not recognize them it is good for me to demand what is rightfully mine. The difficulty isn't that I demand too much, but too little. What do I really value? What do I really want? Whenever I am not satisfied, I discover I am valuing things that mean very little to me.

What you write here sounds

What you write here sounds what we would all say if only we had had such clear insights and known the words.

Just yesterday I wrote a blog that seems to be written from the point of view of the one who asks too much. It's entitled Are Insights Lessons? http://godwriting.org/are_insights_lessons.html

The word insight reminds me

The word insight reminds me of that feeling of relief and ease that occurs when a question is answered sufficiently within me. Insights allow me to really let go of something, there is no future upkeep required. I am reminded that God does not hold anything back from his children. God knows me very well, and knows what will satisfy me very well. If I decide I've been deprived of something I may set out to fill the emptiness I feel with my own ideas of what would complete me. The resolution to my sense of lack is not complete until I am willing to let go of the idea that something is missing in the first place. What do I require to let go of my false sense of lack?

As I realize through experience that resolution cannot occur until I am willing to let go of my own inner protest, I start looking in the right places sooner than later. While I still am likely to run around for a while seeking resolution in ways that cannot last, inevitably this leads to frustration, and I am learning to use this feeling of frustration as a neon sign telling me that the answer cannot be found where I am looking. When I change my focus from looking outside myself to looking within, it sometimes seems the entire universe conspires to bring me the answer that I need. I don't need to sift through any sort of inner details or learn the complications of human psychology. If it feels complicated, I'm still not looking within. What really matters is that I am willing to let go of my protest. It doesn't matter whether or not I know how to do it. My part is simply to be willing, and the rest is done for me.