Chuck’s question to God and God’s answer

Dear God, I really do want to know You deeply and completely. I feel like I know a lot about You. For once in my life, my ideas and thoughts and beliefs are not blocking me through their unexamined and gravely mistaken conclusions. What I lack is more of a communion and sharing with You.

I see You in much of the beauty in the world. I see You in the beautiful children and some wonderful, loving people I see every day. When I see people who seem to me to be less than loving, I am beginning to look beyond my previous condemnation and at least intellectually see them as caught up in ignorance and folly.

What I would really like to know is how to talk to you and know you are talking back in Your words. When I hear in my mind what seems like Your wisdom after I ask You a question, I am always evaluating to see if it is really Your words I am sensing, and this seems to short-circuit the process.

Is it better to continue to write down my questions and what seems to be Your answers or can I better learn to ask You in prayer and listen for Your response? What did Jesus hear from You? How did he know Your will? Did You talk to him in words and could he clearly sense the difference between his own words and Yours?

Just how do I know for sure what is Your Will and what is my limited desires?

I love You and I know You will answer.

God to Chuck:

Beloved Son,

It would seem that you do have to stop evaluating. As you write and sense My words, greet them. Accept them.

Do My answers give you a sense of ease? That’s wonderful. But even that is not essential for you to be hearing Me.

Do My words rush out to you? Lovely, but that is also not a necessity.

Beloved Chuck, when you write to Me and hear from Me, you are going into uncharted territory.  There is no map.

Let the answers you receive do their own kneading you. Do not second-guess.

There is no definitive answer for you. I, Myself, am indefinable.

Let Me tell you something. It is enough that you intend to hear from Me. Be glad of your intention.

Let Me ask you something. Do the questions you write – are they always from you?

Beloved Chuck, if someone gives you a million dollars, take it. Don’t quibble with questions about where it came from and all that. What is it really that you have to know. Take what you get and run with it.

Otherwise, you do short-circuit the process. But don’t worry about that either. You sat down with Me. What matters so much when you have taken that step to Me?

Perhaps you would like me to give you a certificate. What could ever prove My Presence to you? I give you the sun and the moon. You see them. Surely you can hear My words.

It is not exactly My words you hear. You hear a vibration. And so easily a translating gene picks up the vibration in your language. I talk to you just before language. That is how someone can hear me in English and in French and any language you name.

Christ had more trust in Me than you have. He also had more trust in himself. Christ knew that he and I were One. He had great capacity. You have that same capacity.

Christ did not haggle with himself. “Was this God? Who was it? How do I know?”

Christ’s every thought was: “How do I serve this Father of Mine?”

His will and My Will were the same. He knew no other will but Mine. He had surrendered himself to Me.

And sometimes, he wasn’t certain, and, still, he relied on Me.

It’s no big deal, Chuck. Whatever love and wisdom you can garner, garner it.

Beloved, you lack nothing. You have had great growth. You are stepping out into the Universe and strewing flowers of love. Great growth. Where did it come from, beloved, from you or Me? And what does it matter? It has come.

Take a Godwriting workshop when you can. The group will take you over the hump of questions.

And now I shake your hand, and now I tell you of My love for you and your love for Me.

God

Posted by Gloria on January 30th, 2010 under these topics
Your Personal Questions to God, Godwriting Journal

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15 Replies

Reply from paula on January 30, 2010

Thank you, Chuck, for sharing! I might as well have made this question myself, it’s something I am constantly struggling with. But I think that this answers all my doubts: “I talk to you just before language.”
Now I know where to listen.

But I still have one doubt: What if the million dollars comes from criminal activities? Do you still say to me to take it and run, God?

Reply from Lynda on January 30, 2010

As I read this, I felt exactly what Paula did.
It is something I could have written. I analyze everything.
This was absolutely beautiful, Chuck. Imagine having the trust in God that Christ had. Such a life we would all have.
And it is only a vibration or two away.
Thankyou so much for sharing this.

Reply from Gloria on January 31, 2010

Paula, what a good question! My first thought was: “Of course, you wouldn’t take the money if it had been from ill-gotten gains.”

Then I started to think: “Hmmm, what if a church were given this money? Wouldn’t it be a good thing for them to accept it? Wouldn’t the church put it to good use and give merit to those who had gotten it illegally?”

Now, this is me talking, of course. If the money had been stolen, let’s say, from a bank, I suppose Chuck should return it.

But, you know, once I found a $20 dollar bill on the floor in a restaurant, and someone who worked there said to me: “Oh, I know whose that is,” and I gave it to him. Afterwards, I felt I had been a sap!

(In a way, Lynda, my little experience reminds me of the person in your company who didn’t let the pay raise go to you but instead took it for himself.)

In one sense, I might feel that if the money was given to Chuck, it was meant for him.

But what I would say or do if I were put to the test — well, I suppose I would let go of such a great sum as a million dollars and give it to the authorities whether the money was from a criminal activity or not! I probably would be afraid to do anything else. But maybe I would simply give it to a good cause. Don’t know for sure.

Reply from Patrizia on January 31, 2010

Your flowers of love, dear Chuck, are so beautiful.
Thank you to share them with us
pitta

Reply from emilia on January 31, 2010

“What matters so much when you have taken that step to Me?”,
If only we could really understand that, we would leave all the rest behind, included morality.
Thank you, Chuck, for sharing.

Reply from Lynda on January 31, 2010

What if we didn’t know at the time that the million dollars had come from ill-gotten gains?

What if we then gave the million to a charitable organization to buy water and food for those in Haiti?

How would we view this million if we were to find out where it had come from? Would we then not say, “It came from a questionable source, but it is doing God’s work now.” I have no idea.

But I believe that money is another form of energy being exchanged. For me, it is similar to those of us who may have had some horrible life experiences, over the years. And have somehow managed to turn them around into positives to do good work.

Gloria, in response to your comment, the woman who made the decision that I shouldn’t receive the raise, has now found herself in a position where she needs my help on a regular basis.
Long story. And everything is intertwined. The HR manager, who 3 years ago, made up the story to me that Jim wouldn’t allow me to apply for a manager’s position, found herself now reporting to this director of finance, as she was making many mistakes. This director, began to hold the HR person accountable. The
HR person then resigned. And now, they are finding all kinds of things that had been overlooked, and done incorrectly, or not at all.

I find if I can observe from the sidelines (as in third person) it is fascinating to me how God works at times. God is weaving quite the fable here. And I appear to be one of the main characters in the book. Although at times, I don’t remember agreeing to everything that is playing out. Some days I feel like Cinderella, others like Alice who is down the rabbit hole.
I simply need to keep my emotions checked, and ego quiet, so that I can continue to observe, rather than become upset and angry.

I do hear phrases quite often, especially when I am in the car for my long drive. The voice itself sounds like my grandmother’s (who was a very stern Mennonite woman).
She used to pray all the time. Sometimes I hear “this too shall pass,” or “the Lord is my shepherd,” “as I walk through the valley, I shall fear no evil.”
Perhaps that is why it is her voice, and quotes from the bible. Who knows. God decides, I’m sure, the best way to send us messages, so that we will hear them, and they resonate with us.

Reply from Lynda on January 31, 2010

Well, I just had add another comment.

I was ready to leave the site, and on a whim (does God ever have my number!)I thought, I am going to pick a cosmic card.
Do you know what is was? Heavenletter #1996 - The Poem of You. In this one letter, it talks about much of what I am experiencing, and just what I was meant read.

Reply from Chuck Gebhardt on January 31, 2010

Thanks, everyone for your lovely comments and Gloria for facilitating this and God for his ever-present love, help and gifts. There are not words to describe how appreciative I am.

When I felt the impulse to put this question on the forum comment, I was very hesitant. I almost didn’t. I knew it was an honest and important question for me, but I felt I would be exposing myself too much to the “public” nature of these forums. I took the plunge and now wonder how I could have been so doubting and so untrusting. Nothing but love has poured forth from a lot of others and from God to me. And I am so thankful to all.

This question of the million dollar windfall is a very important one. I don’t think money can ever be tainted; only our attitude towards it can be tainted. I suspect these attitudes are what block it from coming into our lives and this is God’s point here. It is world thought that labels certain portions of money: “ill gotten gains.” I doubt God Himself would ever make these kind of judgments on largesse He provides for us.

A couple of experiences in my life illustrate these things for me and I would like to share them here. One was years ago before I had finished college. I had just transferred to Drexel University in Philadelphia and I was relying on VA entitlement money to support me at school full time. A paperwork foul up by the VA stopped the checks I was depending on. My rent was overdue and my landlord was threatening to evict me. I went to my savings to withdraw my last 20 dollars for food and lo and behold my balance showed $5,020! I wrested with what to do. Oh how nice it would have been to just withdraw that money! After a day or so I reported the mistake and it turned out the money was the total life savings of an elderly woman that had been transferred to my account because one digit in her account number was transcribed in error. I knew it wasn’t mine and if I had spent that money, I would have always known, in the back of my mind, that my actions would not have been honorable.

My second story was from a recent event in my life. There is a small chapel in one of the hospitals in my town that is rarely used. I often spend spare moments there in prayer and meditation. Several days ago, I found a large gold coin on the floor of this chapel. It was a gorgeous coin with the countenance of Christ on one side and the scene of the last supper on the other. The love of the creator of this coin was obvious ! Since it was a big coin, its value, if it were to be solid gold, was not lost on me either. I debated about what to do. I figured it would be picked up by someone else if I just put it back on the floor so I might as well keep it, but then I thought the person who lost it might come back looking for it. I put it back on the floor. The next day it was still on the floor so I picked it up and kept it. I never expected to ever know how or why it was there, but I knew it was valuable to me. I could keep it always in my pocket and be reminded of God’s presence and Christ’s mission whenever my hand touched it. Then last night I showed it to a friend at a party and she recognized it! She knew it was produced at the direction of a plantation owner nearby who had thousands of them made to remind people of Christ’s love for them. This gentleman died last year of Lou Gehrig’s disease. I am told he commissioned these coins after his disease was very advanced and he gave the instructions for what he wanted through a translator of his hand signals, since he could no longer talk. What an inspiration this man is. What a gift! Now I am completely at peace with having kept it.

Yes, I think everything is God’s gift to us. It is our heart that tells us how to handle His gifts for their ultimate benefit and use. No man-made rules matter.

May God’s love and abundance be apparent to all, always…….Chuck

Reply from emilia on January 31, 2010

I love what you say, everything.

Reply from Jack van Raders on February 1, 2010

Dear Chuck, To me the most important in Gods Reply was ” If you have the Intention” I know that from the time God told me to try Practising LOVE live has been Paradise. In the beginning it was fairly hard and when I lost my temper the thought came to me about LOVE and I calmed down and life is getting better daily, living in Paradise has many beautiful surprises and I am forever being thankful for everything, Many times when I questoned my progress I am being Told Your intention is there and you are doing Fine so build on your intention and you get all the help you need Love you ALL Jack

Reply from Patrizia on February 2, 2010

My heart sings so beautiful words but I only tell you Thank You, dear Chuck. Another gift from you.
pitta

Reply from Chuck Gebhardt on February 4, 2010

You are welcome, pitta, and welcome to all the others who have thanked me for asking my question. It is I who owe the thanks, though! My question has been answered far beyond my wildest expectations! I thank God for His loving answers and for inspiring His loving children to help in this search for answers.

I also thank whoever dropped the coin on the chapel floor for me to find. It is amazing how many times I find myself touching this coin in my right pocket. Each time it sete my thoughts down a most marvelous path. I reflect on how every aspect of God’s creation is a symbol of His love. Then I reflect on the Heavenletter message that behind every face I come in contact with is an unseen soul that glows with God’s love in their heart. I finish up thinking about how there is nothing in the world to worry about when God is right here with me fingering this lovely coin through my hand. I am left feeling a warm and peaceful glow after each time I touch this coin! What a gift!

Reply from Chuck Gebhardt on February 4, 2010

Jack, I have to agree with you that it is our intention that is all important. If we hold a better intention, we move along our path more quickly and with much greater joy!

Reply from Berit on February 8, 2010

Dearest Chuck,
amazingly beautiful, I have no words but tears of joy and overwhelming love.
thank you for sharing !!!
Infinite and sweetest love
Berit

Reply from Pam (fortheloveofGodde) on February 17, 2010

Thank you, Chuck, for your question and for the story about the coin. What a wonderful gesture and a beautiful way to spread the light.

TO everyone who shared their comments … you made my day/week/month. Love and HUGS–Pam

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