I have been enjoying a couple of (non-fictional) novels (Mutant Message Down Under, and, Mutant Message From Forever) which talk about the spiritual practices of the Australian Aborigines people. Despite the bad press the Aborigines are deeply spiritual people. They live very close to the Earth, believing that nature (Spirit or God) always provides. One of their mottoes is to "Have faith in yourself and trust the path."
Given that we are One with Spirit we can have confidence in our selves to handle any and all situations that arise in our life. Wisdom, clarity and divine right action are always available to us.
Trusting the path means that life always provides for our needs. During a walk-about through the Australian desert, the Aborigines keep their eyes open for food (i.e., often small animals that cross their path). As you can imagine there is not a lot to eat in the desert, however, nature always provides for them... they just need to keep their eyes open.
Trusting that life is supporting us at all times is a great way to live. However, it can be difficult to trust that all of our needs are being met all of the time. Instead of accepting life we may struggle with, manipulate, try to control, or avoid aspects of our lives. Learning to trust the path can be a spiritual practice. If we relax into life instead of resisting what is showing up, and watch/listen for guidance we will find that it is always there! The Universe always provides for us. We are always being taken care of. All is well.
As it says in Matthew 6:28:
"And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,"
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