Surrendering to Divine

Today we pulled two items: a rune -- "Surrender" and an angel card -- "Metatron".

What does surrender mean? I keep trying to type Surrender and end up typing Serenity. I suppose I'm being guided to give a message here that surrendering and serenity are one and the same.

When I think of the word Surrender, I think immediately of Psalm 23 and especially its first line: "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want."

Surrender means giving up our own personal will to God's will. We "Let Go and Let God" literally. We have no need to control situations, no demands, we just trust that we will be guided to where and what we need to be/do. We can also surrender those aspects of ourselves that don't serve us -- the emotions, negativity, anger, blame. We can dig deep and really see the truths about our own self for our soul's sake. With God's help, we can turn our lives around. We surrender to God, we see our truths, we surrender our aspects, we surrender again. The more we surrender, the more we can grow.

The more we attempt to control other people or situations, the more frustrated and angry we shall become. Control is an illusion as we can never truly control others. So, then we blame them for not being the way we would like them to be. It's an endless cycle ridden with darkness and negativity. We have all been there. What do we end up getting? Only those things that are self-serving and, in the interim, we sell our souls.

The angel card "Metatron" was once a human who walked among us but God brought him up to heaven and handed him the "Book of Deeds." His role is to keep a record of the goodness that we have done in our lives -- even when nobody on Earth knows that you have done something wonderful.

Let's talk about the simplest subject of holding a door for someone. You're in a mall, you hold a door for someone, they don't say "thank you" but just breeze through it as if it's your job. Sometimes, a whole bunch of people go through it without even acknowledging you. What is divine? Do you let the door slam in someone's face? Do you get angry at them that they didn't even say "thank you"? Perhaps, you then yell out "YOU'RE WELCOME!" and underneath is the tone of saying "you rat bastard". And what about when someone lets a door slam in your face? What about when you see them just open the door for themselves and make no effort to even consider others? Do you yell at them "Thanks a lot, buddy!"? Do you get angry at this person or do you feel compassion that they haven't learned yet about how we're all connected?

First of all, the energy that we put out into the world does go somewhere. So even if the person does not say "thank you", somehow that energy goes out into the world. What if that person just learned some horrible news and just wasn't thinking. How dare we judge them as horrible people because they didn't say "thanks." Also, perhaps, even though they didn't acknowledge it at the moment, perhaps they sensed the kindness and now they won't let a door slam in someone's face at the next opportunity because you didn't. That energy does go somewhere. Also, if we expect a "thank you" then we're not doing it for the right reason. We're holding the door out of ego and wanting something in return, not because it's the right thing to do. This is the Age of Aquarius and many of us are waking up but, still, others are fast asleep. The more we stir, the more others will wake, the more positive energy will spread like wildfires. Finally, what goes around, comes around so if we keep putting kindnesses and caring out into the world, it will just automatically come back. Those people who are angry and nasty attract anger and nastiness. They are living their own hell.

Getting back to surrendering to the divine will. It means always being conscious, not judging, making choices to be kind in the world. Even those kindnesses that people don't necessarily see, such as holding a door, moving a stone out of the way on a path, whatever you feel guided. Metatron is taking notes. Sounds extreme, but we need to live our lives knowing that our kindnesses (and nastiness) are being noted somewhere. This is not to live in fear or ego -- this is just to live with an understanding that everything we do in life has an energetic repercussion. We ask Metatron for guidance in letting us surrender to God's will.

We all are learning to do this. Those who have truly learned to surrender are living a heaven on Earth -- they have serenity. They don't judge, condemn, hurt others. They are peaceful warriors spreading their wonders quietly. Wouldn't it be miraculous to be so happy? It is well within our reach.