{"id":152,"date":"2009-07-14T18:38:38","date_gmt":"2009-07-14T18:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/07\/what-you-tell-yourself.html"},"modified":"2009-07-14T18:38:38","modified_gmt":"2009-07-14T18:38:38","slug":"what-you-tell-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/07\/what-you-tell-yourself.html","title":{"rendered":"We see what we believe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aloha everyone,<\/p>\n

It is amazing how powerful what we say ourselves and how much the words we speak to ourselves matter. I remember hearing a joke about a man who found himself stranded on his roof during a flood. He was a very devout person and he had absolutely no doubt God would save him. Before long, a man showed up in a row boat. The man thanked him but said, “God will save me.” A while later, someone showed up with a raft.  Again the man thanked him for the offer. Finally, a helicopter showed up and he again responded, “No thanks.” <\/p>\n

When he met God after he drowned, he was angry. “Why didn’t you save me God?,” he shouted. <\/p>\n

God lovingly responded, “I sent you a row boat, a raft and a helicopter.”<\/p>\n


\nSo many people want to see angels or would like a sign from their dead loved ones or ask for guidance but then refuse to “see” the signs. I know I did, and a large part of my journey has been to develop what I call discernment. Since it was clear God wasn’t going to leave a note on my nightstand with clear, unequivocal guidance, I had to learn how to hear my innate wisdom. <\/p>\n

I think of discernment as the ability to know the difference between wishful thinking and divine guidance. It is the ability to notice the feather sent by an angel or see the cloud a loved one imbued with their love. It is the ability to see and believe in all the wonderful signs that always surround us.<\/p>\n

If we believe in angels, know they have the ability to send us signs and believe we will notice the signs we will<\/a>. I found praying for the willingness to connect with divine guidance helped me a great deal.<\/p>\n

Play with the idea of developing your ability to see, hear, and feel the presence of the angelic realms, and see what happens.<\/p>\n

With love and aloha,
Susan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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