God versus The Universe

Over the years, I’ve found that I’ve had an uneasiness about use of the term ‘The Universe’.

Many people uncomfortable with the word ‘God’ seem to use the ‘The Universe’ as if the two were interchangeable.

I didn’t know what caused my uneasiness, but it was there whenever I heard this expression.

Conversely, I found that many, many people objected to, or were even offended by, the word ‘God’. So many people have negative associations with this word, largely owing to unpleasant and even sometimes detrimental experiences with religion, its teachings, or its clerics.

However, none of this explained my aversion to the ubiquitous new-age term ‘The Universe’.

God and the universe

One day, as I was pondering my resistance to it, following yet another discussion involving its use, I experienced a moment of grace in which my mind opened and it all made sense to me.

I believe in a Godhead. If others don’t, that’s fine, but I do.

And here was the cause of my dilemma:

I perceive God as the creator; and His children the creation.

If people were referring to Universal Intelligence, I wouldn’t be phased. It suggests a higher mind or power which resides behind all that Is.

But to ask something of ‘The Universe’ itself, is for me, a different matter.

Creator versus creation

I find it misguided to ask the universe for something as if this is where everything originates.

I understand many people believe that all things are connected — I certainly believe all minds, life and consciousness are, and maybe all things are too.

But for me asking the universe for something is like a small child asking an equally small sibling for something when a parent is standing by. I am a mother of two and a grandmother of two, too. In my experience, it just doesn’t happen, and if it does, it often involves conflict! Children almost always turn to their parents when in need. Their parents are the ones with the knowledge to best assist their children.

It’s self-evident why I had issues, given my point of view.

Of course, as time passes and we grow, we often turn to siblings and friends alike for advice and help.

But when it comes to The Universe, people don’t seem to ask for knowledge or wisdom, they only seem to ask for things. This is great, because the universe is abundant with things and can very easily oblige.

So why doesn’t it?

Heart versus head

For me, it’s God Who has the knowledge I need to become who I want to be, whilst achieving and attaining my goals.

If something is going to come into my life, I want it to come to me because I’m co-creating with God; that is, things from within the universe come to me because it’s for my highest good and a part of my divine path and learning.

Through this co-creation opportunities are presented to me by God or the Holy Spirit, through other children of God who are also co-creating.

It is up to me to recognise these grace filled moments when they occur.

I see myself as part of the creation, and so I turn to the Creator for reassurance and guidance that what I’m asking for is right for me at this point in my growth.

That question essentially enquires: Will what I’m asking for move me more deeply into right mindedness or will it reinforce the ego?

This is why asking God is so helpful. Putting a request into the universe doesn’t ensure your highest good is being served.

Placing that request with God, does.

God will not bring something into our lives that would harm ourselves or others, or that would impede our growth and ultimate happiness. And He certainly wouldn’t encourage anything which reinforces the ego.

Sometimes, when we ask for things — whether from God or The Universe — it’s our head doing the asking. Handing our requests to God ensures only our highest good will be served.

So many of us are out of touch with what is going on in our hearts that we default to our heads for answers only our hearts are capable of providing.

This is where the space for grace truly resides.

So, with this in mind I would like to offer this blessing to you, today:

With all my love
Karen x

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