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Checking Yourself In

truthsayer posted on Feb 11, 2008 | views: 318 | Tags: truthsayer, spiritual, thoughts, health, faith, mental

 

Checking Yourself In

 

Think about it.  We check ourselves into a motel when we are away from home and we need a place to sleep.  We check ourselves into classes or conferences when we need to learn something special.  We check ourselves into a hospital when we are sick, or if the doctor says we need to have an operation.  We even find a way to get to the emergency room of the hospital, or someone finds a way to get us there, when we have a physical emergency.  But who tells us when we need spiritual help?  We aren’t really all that good at getting mental help when we need it…and our spiritual health seems to be far less important to us than our mental health. 

 

So, if you are in need of a spiritual health check up, how do you know?  If you know, who would you go to?  Obviously, if you don’t believe that you have a spirit or a soul, this blog is not for you.  Don’t even waste my time, my readers’ time; or your own time making some lame anti-spiritual comment.  But, if you know that you are more than just flesh and blood.  If you know that your heart has a special function besides being an organ that pumps blood in your body…then who is it that you ask for spiritual help?  If you could check yourself into somewhere, something, for spiritual help…would you?

 

I’m really just thinking and sharing a few of my thoughts with you.

 

I hope that you will continue sharing your thoughts with me. 

 

It makes me feel like we are connected: Like we can still make a difference in each other’s lives.   

 

As always, I wish you all the best.

 

Your friend,

 

Truthsayer


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  • polarheart said on Feb 11, 2008....
    Truth, personally I know in my heart when things aren't right. . .like it hasn't been for ages.  We have "checked ourselves in" at a local church, but that still hasn't done the trick.  I really believe that I am having to do a heck of a lot more and get "my hands dirty" if I am to get the "tune up" I need! 
  • truthsayer said on Feb 11, 2008....
    I agree with you Polar.  It seems unfortunate that since our physical bodies go back to the physical elements they were made of; that we don't take more care with that which is eternal.  I have to get my hands dirty too.  Lately, I had hoped to get more rest, and maybe even get a nice vacation (how was yours, btw??? ; )...
     
    But I have found that Isaiah 40 where we are told that we will run and not be weary, walk and not faint...whew, he said that because we have to understand the promises all the more when we begin to feel the weariness and faintness!  Does that make any sense???  ; )
     
    Thanks for commenting polarheart.  Churches can'f fix us...but we know who can.  How many people are walking around in need of a tune up or a major overhaul and don't even know it?  As if the pastor will come up to us personally and give us some assessment....and it he/she doesn't...well, we assume we must be fine.
     
    Anyway lady, thanks for sharing.
     
    Blessings,
     
    Truthsayer 
  • uniquely-ironic said on Feb 11, 2008....
    It's always been my belief that if you could not be alone with your thoughts, then maybe your life needed some spiritual help.  I know that when I do something that is contrary to my inner belief (spiritual if you must name it) that I have a hard time being alone with my thoughts.
     
    What to do?  Well, for me it can be read a book, listen to music, watch a show or movie or if all fails, seek the council of those who appear happy with their soul.  Sometimes that ends up being a spiritual leader of the community.
     
     
  • quietone said on Feb 11, 2008....
    I know when I need a check up, because I get "thirsty for it".  My soul is reaching out for a drink of faith and love.  I find it in books, meditation, friends and even here at SC.  I find if I keep it up front and foremost in my life on a daily basis, my check ups are few as my thirst is kept quenched.
  • polarheart said on Feb 11, 2008....
    Thanks, Truth!!  The scripture that I find inspiring is "draw close to Him and he will draw close to you". . .it is actually supposed to be that easy, but my silly brain keeps trying to complicate things!
  • truthsayer said on Feb 11, 2008....
    Sounds like good advice unique.  Do you meditate upon the Lord in your private-thought-time?  I only recently (last few years) learned what Christian meditation really is.  I love going back to he Hebrew...but this enlightenment came from someone else that loved going back to the Hebrew.
     
    On your comment about seeking the advice and counsel of a "spiritual leader"... I had a perplexing problem once.  I did not know what to do about it, and it was very important that I do my best with it...other lives would be affected by what I did, or did not do.
     
    I prayed, of course, and read the Word.  Finally, I got a word of knowledge.  Then it was confirmed in the exact same language:  You must seek liturgical advice.  I wasn't even sure what the difference was in pastoral and liturgical advice...but in seeking that out, I gained a much clearer understanding of both the problem, and what I needed to do, and why.
     
    Thank you for reminding me of that again uniquely-ironic.
     
    : )  Truth
  • uniquely-ironic said on Feb 11, 2008....
    It's true that there will be problems that are best solved with the help of a spiritual guide.  I have used pastors, priests (buddhist and christian) and would even consider a rabbi or other religious leader.  To me personally, spirituality is not confined to traditional christianity.
  • truthsayer said on Feb 11, 2008....
    So, like uniquely and polar, you also feel that you have an inner-knowing.  Being aware of that inner-knowing, and being honest with yourself of course, is what keeps you in good spiritual health?  I find the same to be true.  I like to stay right on top of it, so that I am not 'getting used' to some spirutual sickness. 
     
    I recently had a conversation with someone that is at a whole new level of growth; and he said that he honestly didn't know that he was doing some of the things he was doing that were damaging.  I don't mean that he didn't know he was doing those things...but that he honestly didn't see that there was anything wrong with it...until after he finally faced it and then stopped it. 
     
    Now, looking back on it he can see clearly how wrong the things were...but, just as honestly, he can remember the feeling he had that there was nothing wrong with what he was doing...at that particular time in his past. 
     
    I thought that was amazing.  Once he stopped, he could remember both the sin, and also, just as strongly, he remembered the denial that it was sin in his life.  I know that seems strange, but I am certain that must be what it means to have one's heart hardened.  It doesn't even seem like a sin..because our hearts are hardened to it. 
     
    So it's like you practice healthy spirutal hygeine and eat a healthy spiritual diet and do regular spirutual exercises!  You aren't afraid of a good spiritual advisor or counselor when you need one either!
     
    Thanks quiet-one!
     
    Truth : ) 
  • truthsayer said on Feb 11, 2008....
    I have spoken to all of the above at one time or another too uniquely.  I love talking to rabbis still, today.  I used to have different, or more general spiritual views too, so I know what you mean.  Now, I am in a whole different place spiritually though.  If you find a perfect pearl, and recognize it as who and what it is...you will sell everything else just to have that perfect pearl.  I just didn't understand that before, you know?  Thank you again, for sharing from your soul.
     
    Truthsayer : )
  • truthsayer said on Feb 11, 2008....
    I guess you could say that the places that call themselves "spiritual centers" would qualify in the minds of some people.  The Beatles had a guru.  Maybe that is who made the time to tell them that they needed a spiritual advisor. 
     
    I remember talking to some people from the Mahareeshi (sp) University in Iowa...Fairfield, IA I think.  The local community calls them "the floaters". 
     
    Anyway, I remember that they told me that I needed a master.  They said I needed a master, and a picture of that master, and an altar in my home that was dedicated to that master. 
     
     I told them thank you, but that I already had a Master; and that my Master was the Head Master : )  I don't know if they got it or not, but they said that they still thought I needed an earthly master.  They were nice though, and persistent too.
     
    Some people go to Sedona, AZ or a local tarot card reader or psychic when they feel like they need a spiritual check up.  We once knew a man that thought he was a dolphin in a past life, so he went to a spirit "guide" that knew about such things.
     
    He was a really sweet man.  I am not making fun of him.  If you had seen him, you would have expected him to write up your automobile policy on Monday.  He didn't seem settled or happy though.  He still seemed sooo sad, and insecure.
     
    I guess I am glad that I made it through all those spiritual mine fields back then.  I hope I can be a friend to people that need a gentle spiritual ear to listen and help however I can.  I wouldn't want to go back to where I used to be, unless it was to help someone.  Kind of like I don't want to repeat high school as a student...but I'd be a teacher if I was gifted and trained as a teacher ; )
     
    Thanks folks for giving me lots more to think about.
     
    Truthsayer    
  • truthsayer said on Feb 11, 2008....
    If you're still around Uniquely-Ironic...I have a question for you:
     
    Do you think that most people now-a-days, are able to sit quietly and be alone with their thoughts?  I mean, no music, no tv, no internet, etc? 
     
    Truth
  • uniquely-ironic said on Feb 11, 2008....
    No.  I honestly think that it's a problem for most folk.  Part of it is the way we grow up today, with someone or something always working our brains.  When given the opportunity to "be still and listen" a lot of people can't handle it for very long.  I actually enjoy the quiet time I am able to carve out.
     
    I learned to appreciate stillness late in life.  I still struggle with living a slow paced life.  I am not in a situation to have the opportunity now, but find that even on vacation I like to "do things" to fill my time. 
  • truthsayer said on Feb 11, 2008....
    I find the same.  And, I agree.  It is a good "check up" technique.  Even if we are "doing things", we can still adopt a quiet repose.  The DIN isn't really healthy for us, but we can tend to get so used to it, that we just don't feel "normal" without it.
     
    My 2 cents.
     
    Thanks for answering my question.
     
    Truthsayer
  • uniquely-ironic said on Feb 11, 2008....
    You're welcome and I must admit, that sometimes I turn the TV on just for noise.  I always wondered how my gramma and grampa did it, way out in the country with really nothing to distract them not of their own making.  Somehow I imagined they were healthier for it.
  • truthsayer said on Feb 11, 2008....
    I think they were.  I think they could hear their own conscience.  My grandparents had left the farm life for city life, but they were able to hear that inner voice put there by the Creator...they rarely watched television or radio.  They still appreciated "visiting"; which is all but a lost art...like letter writing.  I yearn for a quieter life.  I like to hear the birds sing and a breeze blow...my cell phone, which seems like it is necessary if only for safety reasons these days, plays nice little cricket noises for a "ring tone".  I like quiet.  I also meditate on the Lord regularly. 
     
    There is a Bible verse:  I have stilled myself like a weaned child at his mother's breast.  Now, that's still, and it's up to me to learn to do that.  I think people have forgotten how to still themselves, more than anything.
     
    Thanks for sharing your insights.
     
    Truth : )
  • wombat said on Feb 11, 2008....
    What a thoughtful post, truthsayer.  I am reminded of the times I have made that move to "check myself in" spiritually, but I know I could make a better effort than I have in the past.  I don't suppose meditation counts that much, but I feel I am sort of on the fence here.  By that, I mean I am half good/half bad.  Sometimes I wish I could spend a year or so in a convent--just rest and put the entire materialistic world behind me.  What you just said on the last comment of yours is the feeling I am after--to "still myself."  I hope I am able to do so on the other side if I can never do it here.
  • fearing said on Feb 11, 2008....
    Truth, it's simply a feeling of being out of the sunlight on a bright day.  I can see the brightness but I don't feel it as much standing in the shade.  Does that make sense?

    We both know it to be a different Son though.

    I've always felt like I should go to the Source when I'm cold.  I just pray.  Sometimes when I'm having difficulty hearing (smile) I seek out other believers for encouragement.
  • truthsayer said on Feb 11, 2008....
    Hello M'Lady Wombat:
     
    If you really want to mediatate, and if you really want to learn to still yourself, then combine those two things...the scripture and the mediation.  I'll look up the verse, it's Psalm 131:2.  To meditate upon the Word, or meditate upon the law, or other places where it says "meditate" in the Bible, it means, to mutter...or to whisper softly to one's self...but out loud. 
     
    So, if you want to learn to "still yourself", you would look up any and all scriptures that say that, or describe that (i.e. Be still and know that I am God), and you say/whisper/mutter/meditate upon the words.  That is why the Word says that faith comes by hearning and hearing by the word of God.  We are supposed to say it out loud and hear ourselves say it...to really "get it". 
     
    Of course I had to do that with spelling too ; ) 
     
    I've also shared that same wish for a retreat at a convent or other silent place.  Just work and meditation.  Reading.  Praying.  Thinking softly ; )
     
    Your buddie,
     
    Truthsayer
  • CreativeWoman said on Feb 11, 2008....
    My faith feels a little shaken sometimes.  Life gets hard and I wonder if I didn't pray hard enough  I seem to be drawn to books during those times that refill my spirit.  I have to go inward.

    Nice post.

    CW
  • truthsayer said on Feb 11, 2008....
    Hello my fearing friend:
     
    Yes, of course it makes sense.  It makes perfect sense to me. 
     
    I want to know if it makes sense to non-Christians.  Does it make sense to anyone that doesn't pray? 
     
    I wish they could feel what we feel and know what we know...you know?  Sometimes I feel this urgency.  This passion that makes me uncomfortable.  It's like I have this secret, this promise that I have been able to share with a few, and I want to share it with everyone.  Like it's my responsibility to get their attention!
     
    On a very basic level, I know that everyone on this blog shares some knowledge of what I mean.  Yet I also know that there are countless, and I mean countless others that are so plugged in, so over stimulated, and some are so mis/disinformed, that they will barely notice this blog...or they'll be annoyed by it. 
     
    I don't know fearing.  What can I do?  What can we do?  We call it being plugged into the Matrix at our house...gallows humor.  The seduction of this world is so subtle. 
     
    Anyway, fearing, stay in the Son/sun and stay warm. 
     
    I'm still lovin' ya from wherever I am ; )
     
    Your friend,
     
    Truthsayer
  • wombat said on Feb 11, 2008....
    truthsayer:  Thank you for taking the time to read and respond with such an appropriate comment.  I am writing down the verse and will keep it at hand for when I get in that moment when I need it.  I remember our conversations before and it seems I am still stuck in the same place, but I have not forgotten--and I still have saved messages from way back.  Thank you for caring.
     
    wombat
  • fearing said on Feb 11, 2008....
    The urgency you talked about?  It is in II Corinthians 5 ...somewhere between verse 12 and 21.  Ambassadors.  I'm sure you'll know the verse.  Maybe I can remember all the things the pastor said about ambassadors.  Going to spend a few with Scooter Bug right now and put him to bed.  
  • truthsayer said on Feb 11, 2008....
    Greetings CW. 
     
    Yes, I feel that way too.  Like my faith is shaken.  I too wonder if I didn't pray long enough, hard enough or well enough.  Life is hard.  Sometimes I don't think that I can bear it.  I have to go within too.  Not that I don't talk to others, or that I don't do all the things that I should do.  Sometimes I do all the things that I know to do and it doesn't feel like it's enough.  I usually forget to pray in tongues...the one thing that is designed to edify ME ; )  I read the Bible, pray and I always seem to forget to do that one thing.  Thankfully that is where the Holy Spirit comes in, to counsel and comfort me...and you too.
     
    What kinds of books uplift you, if you don't mind my asking?
     
    I take comfort in knowing that we are not alone CW.  Neither one of us are ever alone.  We are all connected in Him too.  Thank goodness.  I don't even have to know how to pray.  When I use that prayer language, He guides even my prayers.
     
    I appreciate your comment CW.  Very much.
     
    Thank you.
     
    : ) Truth 
     
     
  • fearing said on Feb 11, 2008....
    Okay, before I am off to check for leaks in my eyelids..........
    That was cool that you mention the urgency.  I've been thinking about that too since Sunday.  Our Pastor pointed out different things about ambassadors when he got to that verse.  Ex. ambassadors are sent to speak for someone else.  They do not give their own opinion.  Ummmmmm......They are sent to speak on foreign soil (I like that one - goes along with my tent blog).  And the only other one I can think of right now is they are called home before a war. 

    I don't want to get home and find my family and friends are not there. 
  • CreativeWoman said on Feb 11, 2008....
    Truth,
    I will read books by ministers or general books about positive thinking.  I need to get my mind in the right place to move forward.  Reading inspirational things helps me to do that.

    CW
  • Peanuthead said on Feb 12, 2008....
    Maybe if i had found ur blog sites earlier???Right now, i think i'm almost through with Soulcast....(a brief visit too!).It's like walking through a minefield of the good, the bad and the outrightly ugly!
  • truthsayer said on Feb 12, 2008....
    As always wombat...friends care.  Love to you,   Truth
  • truthsayer said on Feb 12, 2008....
    Wow fearing!  I re-read it.  You're right, it was perfect.  I read it in the NLT this time.  It even had things I had said to you, didn't it?  That was perfect.  Thanks again kiddo.  : D Truth
  • truthsayer said on Feb 12, 2008....
    Thank you CW.  I just started reading a book by Charles Capps that fits that bill.  It is called Success Motivation, Through the Word.  It is an awesome and simple read.  So, I get what you mean ; )
     
    Truth
  • truthsayer said on Feb 12, 2008....
    Now, my new friend peanuthead!!! 
     
    You must do your best to stay, at least for a while (just make sure that your decision to stay or go isn't an emotional reaction).  I was told that I was missed during my absence, and now I can see why.  It sounds like the inmates were running the asylum...and for that, I am sorry...very sorry. 
     
    Please stay and just hang around people that seem kinder, gentler.  Even Holly_Go_Lightly left and then came back.  I have left and come back.  We all need a break for perspective from time to time. 
     
    We always have to use our discernment, you know?  This is still the internet after all.  There are just as many wackos and power mongers here as there are in the real world...maybe more, because they feel sort of powerful in their relative anonymity.  If you have your head on straight, it is a ministry. 
     
    We have all been through it here.  You can look at most of the people on my blog and know that they are good folks.  Think if over.  Take a rest from it if you want, or, if you need to...leave and don't look back.  Living life like a ministry is what He commissioned us to do...but, it doesn't have to be on the internet.
     
    Blessings to you my new friend,
     
    Truthsayer
  • pickersplock said on Feb 12, 2008....
    You're the second blogger this week that's reminded me of Emily's soliloquy from our town, Truthsayer.  I couldn't find a copy on the web anywhere, so I'm going to post some of it on my blog and I will bring you back a link.
  • pickersplock said on Feb 12, 2008....
    Done, and here it is;
  • truthsayer said on Feb 13, 2008....
    Thank you for the link.  I was so blessed by reading it.  Take care pickers.  T : )

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