“Why Did God Allow This To Happen?”
Posted by: Rob Saxe // Category: Your Success Begins Here
I belong to a wonderful site called “Powerful Intentions: The Law of Attraction Community”. While there today, I came across a post from a fellow member titled “Why Did God Allow This To Happen?” The opening quote:
“Hi,
I was reading about guys and gals that have been born into richness and have everything they want from fame to looks to whoever they desire.
Do you think it is really fair that a select few “have it all” and others are born to failure. poverty, etc…? …..”
The new me was shocked to see this article from an obviously distressed person attempting to figure out the ages old question: Why do some appear to have everything they want easily and effortlessly while I have to struggle for everything? The old me felt that pang of familiarity in the post.
Our Potential
Everyone is born with the essentially the same tools, the same potential. Even those who appear to be handicapped, history has proven, achieve amazing things. No one is born with anything more than anyone else in so far as potential is concerned. People are born into situations that may be more favorable than others on the surface. Helen Keller and Dr. Stephen Hawking to two examples just off the top of my head that appeared to be completely disadvantaged yet achieved greatness. And there are many, many more.
Born To Be Successful?
There is no genetic predisposition to success. Walt Disney’s father failed at 5 businesses, one a Florida motel and Picasso’s father was a mediocre artist at best*. The list of people who have succeeded and seemed to have everything they wanted in life but came from either economically, socially, physically disadvantaged backgrounds is very, very long.
What do we have so far? 1) Everyone is born with essentially the same tools and 2) it has been proven time and time again that there is no genetic predisposition to success and that anyone can succeed regardless of heredity.
What’s God’s Part?
So where does God come in? God, the source, the creator or whatever you call the “all that is” blessed us with all the tools we need to succeed so that we may “glorify the father” in living. We are experiential beings. Unlike animals, God gave us the gifts of imagination, will, perception, intuition, reason, memory and the tool to use them, the conscious mind. We have the ability to rise above just basic survival instinct to become whatever we want to become. In the popular vernacular, we’ve got mad skillz!
It is not up to God to create our individual worlds as God experiences through us.
“Don’t expect God to do for you what God can only do through you.”
(I can’t remember where I read that!)
God has provided us with the tools and the environment to succeed. We are naturally goal striv
ing beings. All we’ve got to do is learn how to use the marvelous gifts we’ve been given and we too can achieve great things. The tools we been given allow us to “program” our “software” causing our “hardware” to act out our desires to the attainment of any goal. (Are you doing this consciously or unconsciously?)
This being the case, I have an important question: What are you feeding your “computer”? Are you feeding it the “everyone has everything except me” thoughts and images for your “computer” to act out or are you feeding it “others have succeeded and I KNOW and BELIEVE it’s possible for me, too!” thoughts and images? Which do you think would help you achieve the most? The answer is obvious.
Don’t Resist Your Potential
Feeling that others have everything and you have nothing is resistance to getting what you want in life. These thoughts do not let the Law of Allowing to work for you. Let others encourage you by their example not discourage you. If you’re becoming discouraged by the examples of others, your thoughts are dwelling in the circumference of your existence and not the core of your existence.
Focus on the core of your being, improve you and learn to use the tools you’ve been given. Then let others wonder at the seemingly effortless success you attract. The choice is yours.
*The New Psycho Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Maltz, edited by Dan Kennedy
Tags: law of allowing, Law of Attraction, personal development, personal growth, self help, self image
July 19th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Great post.
It is interesting that someone would think that God would favor “the select few” but understandable at the same time.
When our focus is on how fortunate these people are, our focus is not on what we have to contribute and wasting an awful lot of time.
When we focus on our unique talent and abilities this is where we bring a blessing to this world and we make God smile.
Keep up the great work!
Here’s to Your LifetoSuccess,
John Clark
http://www.lifetosuccess.com
July 20th, 2008 at 7:53 am
John,
Thanks so much for visiting and you’re comments. I appreciate it.
RS