this is part of a multi-part series on discernment. what are my ways of discerning what some traditions would call “god’s will” and what others might call in alignment with highest good for me or what deepak chopra calls communication from our nonlocal intelligence? i will use the terms “god’s will,” “highest good” “nonlocal communication” interchangeably throughout the series so look alive. click through the first post (how do i discern what is alignment with my highest good and why might i want to?) to see what lies ahead or what i’ve already brought forth.
i have discussed in the other posts about what god’s will is and why i might be interested in it. there remains a question of whether an inquiry into god’s will for me is fundamental an exercise in separation between me and god? if i believe, as i do, that god is all there is and is everywhere, then how can i believe that there is something outside of me that has a “will” for me? aren’t those contradictions?
i’m not one (at least in this series) to conduct an exhaustive literature review on what others have said on this topic. my current exercise is putting down in writing how i have come to understand this, how i would explain it you in conversation. i am certainly influenced by how others see it, however, particularly whatever i most recently heard or read lol. to wit, check out a talk by matt kahn called thy will be done.
i can’t tell you how much i love matt kahn. for one thing he basically has no training or education. he is just this 40 year old guy that grew up playing a lot of nintendo and started having inexplicable knowings. he came to identify as a healer (as i do) and to “transmit” what he is being shown. he is not purporting to channel another spirit. he can’t always explain how it connects to a body of world religion or knowledge. he is speaking with his own voice, but is given information that he transmits to us. if you ever get a chance to physically be in his presence while he talks, do so. i believe the last large pre pandemic large gathering i went to was a talk by matt kahn (a steal at $25 a pop) at a unity church in portland oregon the last saturday in february. i spent the entire talk bent over with my head below my knees because the power of the frequency of love that he transmits overwhelmed me. this is the second time this has happened. the first was up in the santa cruz mountains at 1440 multiversity
in this talk above, matt gently mocks the people he talks to who say, “ok, but matt, when you’re talking about god’s will, you’re really talking about your will, right?”
he says something like this, “well, yeah, if you want to get technical, god is a part of me because we are all one. therefore there is nothing out there that is god that is separate from me. but there is a world of difference between matt’s will and god’s will. matt’s will is to sit around and play video games and eat ice cream 24/7. god may have a different idea for me. i’ve experimented for years with following matt’s will, now i’m interested in god’s will because when i listen for that, my life is so much more powerful, sweeter and better.”
matt’s words match my experience and inner knowing. there is a difference between my idea of myself and god’s highest idea of me. call it the difference between my ego and spirit if you will. they are all connected but when i choose to listen to spirit’s highest idea of me and obey it, i am so much happier.
