CONQUER YOURSELF
SELF-AWARENESS: A GIFT FROM GOD
THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT begins with God’ s acceptance. Once you have been accepted by God onto the spiritual path and have been awarded his love, then he will grant you awareness about your own self.
Every single one of us believes that we are the best. The only difference between us is that some people exhibit this belief while others internalise it.
To believe,‘ I am the best,’ is the tune of the Carnal Self. Whether or not you sing it, you mean it.
An important tenet of spiritual ideologies such as Sufism is that when God intends for you to be successful in finding him, he reveals upon you your flaws. If God does not reveal your flaws upon you, then it is a sign that he does not intend to befriend you.
However, God does not reveal upon you your flaws in the beginning of your spiritual journey. Don’ t expect to have a private conversation with God right away! This is because your heart is at risk of falling prey to negative influences as long as it is not fully enlightened. An unenlightened heart cannot differentiate between what comes from the devil and what comes from God.
Therefore, the process of self-awareness from God will start when you are spiritually ready to receive revelations from him.
A certain amount of time must pass and progress must be made before you are able to become a recipient of God’ s revelation. Initially, God will send you revelation that lets you know that he loves you. Then, one day, you will receive divine revelation that makes you realise how flawed you truly are.
When God decides to reveal your flaws upon you, he in fact reveals the flaws in your Carnal Self. You begin to recognise the evil traits in your Carnal Self.
6 MESSIAH HERALD / ISSUE 02 / MAR 2017