I have this bad, but maybe good! habit of telling people, “We’ll be happy to do that,” when promising to personally help out in some way. I’ve done it for so many years I often don’t realize I’m saying it.
A lady recently asked me to pray for her, and I cheerfully replied, “We’ll be happy to help out.”
She came back with, “Who is the we?”
I said, “Well, me and God, of course!”
“Oh,” she answered.
I have this strong constant conviction of going through life with God. We’re never separated. God and I are one, I know. Like water and wet, God and my true self are never separated. We coexist. God is the Doer, and I’m the doing. It’s a fun healthy relationship of which I am very content with.
So when people ask me to do something, in my strong belief that I can’t do anything by myself, I come back with, “Sure, we’ll be happy to help out.” People look at me weird sometimes not sure who the “we” is, but I know in my own mind what I’m talking about.
I’ve decided maybe I should quit referring to the plural like that, because it confuses some. So I say, “I’ll be happy to do that,” instead. But honestly, it feels very uncomfortable, because I can’t imagine how I could ever do anything without God taking the initiative first. God is the Doer, not me. I like to be the “doing” part.
But I don’t want to confuse people either. So, I’ll probably use the “I” more frequently when no other human is involved, just to keep conversation clear. But in my own view, I know there is only one “I,” and it’s not me. It’s God. But I exist too, I realize, just not as God.
If you have any questions, we’ll be happy to help! 🙂
Thank you, Evan. This was a helpful article on understanding better what it means to have a relationship to God. It was also a very good reminder to give God all the credit and glory.
I sometimes say, ” I will be working with God”, etc.
All of your blog entries are so helpful, but this one really hit home as I was struggling with how “I” could handle a problem. I’m going to incorporate this idea into my own daily thoughts about what I think and say I am going to do, and remember this story, your good work and have a smile.
It was also very encouraging that we really can always walk with God. What an aspiration!
You are welcome! Keep on walkin’…
Wow! Did this ever bring up a good point. We think you should keep it as is in that maybe it is time to start getting the human consciousness out there to “wake up” to the fact that there is no separation from God. We recently submitted an article for publication on Spiritualty.com and were told to totally rewrite it to fit the nonscientist. We may do that however feel that a lot of stuff from the Publishing Society has to fit a set formula to be published. The question is are we writng for the human consciousness or the divine????
I’d say we’re inspired by the divine consciousness, and writing for the human, just as Jesus communed with his Father, but spoke in parables. Mary Baker Eddy also talks about the divine being made manifest in the human realm. She writes: “Jesus beheld in Science the perfect man, who appeared to him where sinning mortal man appears to mortals. In this perfect man the Saviour saw God’s own likeness, and this correct view of man healed the sick.” Also, “Principle and its idea is one.” The articles that I love reading include me as part of the family of God’s ideas, with access to my Source, and show me an inspirational way of thinking about seeing more of the divine.