Man’s chief delusion.

From G.I. Gurdjieff:

“As I have said before, man’s chief delusion is his conviction that he can DO. All people think they can do, all people want to do, and the first question all people ask is what are they to do. But actually nobody does anything and nobody can do anything. This is the first thing that must be understood. EVERYTHING HAPPENS. All that befalls a man, all that is done by him, all that comes from him – ALL THIS HAPPENS. And it happens in exactly the same way as rain falls as a result of a change in temperature in the higher regions of the atmosphere or the surrounding clouds, as snow melts under the rays of the sun, as dust rises with the wind.”

“Man is a machine.”

I love that!

“Everything happens exactly the same way as rain falls as a result of a change in temperature … as snow melts under the rays of the sun, as dust rises with the wind.”

!!!!!

That’s an amazing idea. When you change your own temperature – when you heat yourself up with the Love of God – new things begin to happen.

God does everything. You need do nothing except stay constant in His Love. How much more simple could this get?

God’s gifts are mine and I give them.

Our Father knows our needs. He gives us grace to meet them all. And so we trust in Him to send us miracles to bless the world, and heal our mind as we return to Him.

From the bible:

John 5:19: The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

John 5:30: I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

John 8:28: Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

John 15:5: I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

So, in other words: LET GOD TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING FROM NOW ON. HE KNOWS YOUR NEEDS AND HE WILL MEET EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.

All you are asked to do is remember the truth of yourself as God created you and to allow Christ to use you for His Purposes, to be willing to let Him shine His Light through you.

Seriously … what could be easier? You’re not actually doing anything, except getting out of the way.