It's Not Always About You

May 3, 2009

Dear Friends,

Last week I ended my message with this statement: “If you are feeling divinely inspired to take a certain action, but it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with accomplishing a particular goal that you have in mind . . . do it anyway!”

The context for that statement was the idea that your next divinely guided step may not appear to be related to any specific desire that you have, but in a way that you simply cannot see, it is. And it will help you fulfill that desire in a remarkable effortless manner.

Today I want to give you another good reason to “do it anyway.” That reason is based on the fact that we accomplish very little in life all by ourselves. In almost every case, what you want to manifest in your life will require—to one degree or another—the assistance and cooperation of others.

In other words—in a very real sense—we are all in the same boat! There are people who are in your life to help you move forward. And you are in other people’s lives to help them move forward.

Which brings me to the point of today’s message: The divine flow is not always about you! Sometimes you are being divinely guided to say something or do something that will help someone else fulfill his or her dream . . . not necessarily yours. You may be guided to simply help another person live life more abundantly. Or, you may be guided to help another person live, period. Because this guidance is not about “you,” it may puzzle you at first.

One of my readers named Michael recently shared this wonderful example with me:

Michael was driving down the road one evening when that “still, small voice within” instructed him to stop at the grocery store and buy some bottled water. He really didn’t see the need to buy bottled water at that moment, but the “voice” persisted. No matter how much he tried to dismiss it, this intuitive nudge remained very clear and very strong.

So, he followed this apparent divine direction and stopped at the store. The second he walked in, he received another clear instruction to go down an aisle to the left. Again, he tried to dismiss this idea because he knew that water wasn’t located on that particular aisle. But the message was so clear and so strong, he honored it once more and walked over to that section.

There, Michael ran into a friend of his that he hadn’t seen in quite some time. He told his friend that he had felt intuitively guided to stop at the store and come down that particular aisle, but he didn’t know why. It just didn’t make sense.

At that point, his friend became visibly emotional. The friend explained that he had just received some very disturbing news, and eventually confessed that he was on the verge of doing something that, for him, would be extremely self-destructive.

As the two talked, Michael came to understand that he had been divinely directed to this store for a very good reason . . . and it wasn’t just to get some water. It was so he could help his friend deal with his sorrow in a much more productive manner. Which is exactly what Michael did. He offered to spend the evening with his friend, and the healing that took place during their time together was nothing short of miraculous.

So, my friends, do you want to live your life in the divine flow? Then remember to treat everyone you meet as an angel that is there to help you move forward. But more than that, remember that you are an angel yourself! Always remain open to divine guidance—even when that guidance doesn’t seem to have a whole lot to do with your life. Just do it . . . anyway!

Steven

© 2009 by Steven Lane Taylor
Author of Row, Row, Row Your Boat:
A Guide for Living Life in the Divine Flow
www.rowrowrow.com