Fun

June 26, 2023

The soul has fun when it seeks what it yearns for. For example, it seeks closeness with God in any way possible and has fun when doing it. It’s called soul fun, which is one of the fruits of the spirit: JOY.

But sadly, the unhealthy ego blocks the soul’s quest for union with God because it thinks it has better ways to make us whole. It wants us to have complete mastery over our life story. It tricks us into believing that real fun is the enjoyment of our false selves. But this is not reality. We do not have control over anything and are not our false selves.

The soul knows that we are in a mystery and that ego control does not fulfill us. The soul knows it is our true identity and that following its bliss is true happiness. Yet the ego resists letting go of its plans to trust a higher power.

But in those sublime times when the ego does submit to the soul, we experience bliss. You can call this bliss, joy, fun or happiness. The soul is very curious about anything that brings it closer to the Divine so that it can experience this bliss.

There have been hundreds of blisses I have experienced in union with God. One that stands out was my 40th birthday when my gift to myself was to sing with an African American gospel group. It was magical. I was surrounded by love, singing at the top of my voice and rocking to the music. I requested two songs: “His Eye is on the Sparrow” and “This Little Light of Mine.” Heaven met earth for me that day. It was pure soul fun.

Inquiry: When have you had soul fun?

Dear God,

As I bring into the now my times of soul fun, I feel it all over again. To be aware of my connection to you is true bliss. Amen.

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