Believing in the Real God

We got a letter in the mail today from someone who had read the earlier blog entitled "Won't He Help?" It occurred to me that someone reading this who does not know Jeff well would get the impression that he does not have faith in Christ. So we discussed it and decided that we needed to do a follow up on that post.

When Jeff would cry out in his sleep asking where God is, or what he had done wrong. It was not the adult Jeff who was asking the question. Mostly it was coming from a very hurt little boy inside wondering what he had done wrong and why someone wasn't protecting him.

Today I read Jeff an excerpt from a book that has literally changed my life. "Remembering Wholeness" by Carol Tuttle. It is a book I would highly recommend to any person who is seeking healing. In it she has a chapter entitled, Do You Believe in the Real God?" Basically what she teaches is that for most people their perception about who God is has been influenced by generational beliefs, childhood experiences with adults, religious teachings as well as other things. For many adults, their perspective of who God is to them is a byproduct of their inner child's experience with men, especially the men that had a big influence in their lives.

"A common perception is for humans to believe that God is dogmatic, authoritarian, insensitive, and controlling."

She then tells a story of leading a woman through a visualization where she invites Christ to journey with the little girl self to find the place where the real God is.

"They came to a place where a very large and ominous being stood unapprochable and frightening. Little Maggie was afraid of this god. She was told to have little Maggie ask this big, scary god if he is the real god. She was reassured that he could not lie because Christ was there and would know if it was a lie. The big, scary god put is head down in shame and said, no...then the big, scary god pointed to a curtain behind him. Adult Maggie asked Christ to open the curtain. Behind Maggie's curtain, controlling the big, scary god was her dad. He walked out from behind the curtain a very scared and wounded man."

Both Big Maggie and Little Maggie understood that Dad's anger and control were a facade to protect his own wounded inner-child. He was escorted out to his own place of healing.

The fake god was then removed and they turned to Christ because he wanted to introduce them to someone special. There were 2 great lights coming from the distance. As the two wonderful personages drew closer, Maggie was told to notice how warm, safe, and comfortable she felt, and to let herself feel something she hadn't felt for a very long time, a warming of her soul.

"As the beings came to her, she began to recognize their energy. Ther were her Father and Mother in Heaven. They both gave her a hug and she felt grateful they had shown up as she welcomed them back into her life."

The adult Jeff knows the love of the Savior in his life. He knows the love of His Heavenly Parents. But the part of his mind that is playing a dominant role in his life right now is that of a 12 year old who is still very confused. I read this to him today to try and teach his younger self what his adult self already knows about the true nature of God, which is evident in the interview I had with him last night.

His younger self is trying hard to comprehend, but it seems there are layers and layers of old misbeliefs to get through. Jeff's healing is not just about his body overcoming disease, it is about healing his mind, and the beliefs that he has held about himself that are just not true. It is a journey he has been going through for a very long time. Many miracles have already taken place in his life as a result of him accepting the atoning power of Christ to help him heal.

But now it appears that it is time to go to the deeper parts, those parts he has kept hidden from himself for a long time. There is no judgement in this. We all have demons from our past that we try to keep at bay. But understanding who the real god is and inviting the cleansing power of Jesus Christ to continue to help us heal is a journey that only has the potential for joy.

I invite anyone who reads this post to accept an invitation to believe in the Real God. A God who loves you unconditionally, who only wants to help you experience all the joy that this world he created has to offer. In essence he want sto be your creation coach and stands by with all the powers of heaven to help. You just have to know what you want, be willing to ask, believe that it is possible, receive and recognize the help as it comes, and live your life in gratitude.