Heavenletters

„If you must (pick up a burden again), then invite a solution.“

I am learning a lot from God how to present the truth; how to bow towards my vis-à-vis. God says, at first, „You don't ever have to pick up the burden again.“ And continues: „Or, if you must, ....“ There might be difficulties; and we are offered relieving possibilities.

One of them .... „invite a solution“. This does not mean: look for or try or be stressed by finding a solution or ask for a description how to find a solution.

Another of them .... „have joy in finding a solution or resolution.“ Can we find joy in our comments about our donkey? Is joy the motivation, when we observed that we or one of us must pick up the burden again?

The next of them .... „at least resolve a good solution in your mind“. Resolve is intention. Some say, intention is all. Is our mind meant for focussing on intentions, instead?

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I was brought up in a familiy of eight, with two cows and two goats. The cows had to pull hay trailers and heavy muck carts, among others. There was nearly no 'sentimental' education in our familiy in order to considerate the heaviness of the burdens for the cows. So, as a child, I got the impression, that cows are to be drawn on everything, humans are wanting. I got no feeling of consideration and was and became immoderate in human affairs, too; for decades.

So, if somebody had told me friendly and compassionately and obliging, and had explained it to me in extensive and envisioning and emboldening words, that my muck is too heavy for the two cows, I would have known how to remove the mud. I would never had asked: How?
Now, as to our heavy thoughts which are like a backpack to our mind .... Removing thoughts is re-thinking thoughts; is thinking once more; is thinking newly. Our intention and resolve will be – re-thinking.

God presents us very good results of this re-thinking: see the three suggestions above.

Where is the toe-hold for the question „How?“?

Be blessed, dear friends, Theophil