{"id":2753,"date":"2011-09-08T00:15:40","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T04:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/?p=2753"},"modified":"2011-09-07T05:18:17","modified_gmt":"2011-09-07T09:18:17","slug":"heaven-or-hell-where-do-you-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2011\/09\/heaven-or-hell-where-do-you-live.html","title":{"rendered":"Heaven or hell: where do you live?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"forest\"<\/a>I remember as a little girl listening to the minister preach on Sunday and being terrified I was going to go to hell. When I began my spiritual journey one of my mentors suggested I find a definition of God, create a relationship with that divine being that I could work with. I wasn\u2019t sure what he meant at first but as I let go of my childhood version of a punishing God I really understood what he meant.<\/p>\n

In my opinion, anyone or anything that could create such a beautiful world would certainly be free of judgment. I began to realize that fully understanding that divine energy of creation was beyond my capacity and that heaven and hell were constructs of my mind.<\/p>\n

There is only love<\/h3>\n

Eventually I realized that anything other than love was created by my own limiting beliefs and not by God or the angelic realms. Angels only see love and they are by definition messenger’s of God.<\/p>\n

Is it time for you to update your definition of God? Some people are appalled when I suggest they do that, they feel that is blasphemy but is it really? Is opening your heart to the love of the creator anything beside loving?<\/p>\n

Great teachers like Jesus and Buddha had a direct, deep and loving connection with God. They sought to teach us how to have our own connection. When we have that conscious connection we live in heaven. When we are disconnected we live in hell.<\/p>\n

So where do you want to live: heaven or hell?<\/p>\n

Ask the angels<\/h3>\n

When all else fails ask the angels to show you the way. Ask the angels and then listen to their directions. If their voice creates anything but love it isn\u2019t the angels. If you hear judgments and rules thank your mind for sharing and ask the angels again to share their love. Remember only the love is real!<\/p>\n

Calling the angels into your home<\/a><\/p>\n

With love and aloha,
\nSusan<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Angels are everywhere just open your mind and your heart to the signs.<\/p>\n

Make Angels on Your Shoulder<\/a> part of your daily routine and share it with a friend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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