Word is Bond

Word Is Bond

“In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God” (John1:1)…..if I’m not mistaken I believe scripture is stating that God’s Word is his bond or even that he and all any of us ever truly have is his word, which is sufficient. How many times have you uttered or heard the phrases, “word is bond” or “all I have is my word”? I’m assuming quite enough  but I don’t think we really, fully grasp the spiritual magnitude those phrases holds. At least I know I didn’t up until I found myself back at that messy part of this healing journey, the “pain pit stop”! Where I’m experiencing a new cycle of pain and for a moment was temporarily tempted to “stop & fold at hurt” ( Blog #5, “When It Hurts-It Hurts”) simply because, well honestly, I was hurting. But then I recalled during a previous cycle of pain when I received one of the simplest yet most profound advice to simply “follow my words”. After all, my word is my bond right? See, someone suggested that my blog “ActressAmiraAscending” wasn’t necessarily for the enlightenment of my audience/viewers per se but rather for my future self. She proposed that perhaps somewhere deep within my infinite access to my own wisdom my most inner self knew that I, myself would need the very words that I have written. At first I kind of brushed it off as some silly form of “Baduizm” that wasn’t going to serve any purpose in my healing (process), but it turns out they were right! I went back and revisited my early blogs and found the exact encouragement that I needed, a sense of peace & reassurement (this too shall pass) in my own words written to encourage/support others going through similar experiences. See, the truth is all we ever have is our words because we are the words made manifest. And if we simply “follow our words” like the yellow brick road we will make it to the other side of our healing/home. But we must first seek our word(s) through cycles of joy & pain and of course healing & growing. We essentially have to take the risk of losing ourselves for the sake of not only finding but also becoming our most authentic selves. Our words are already there within us waiting to be made manifest through evolving into our higher selves via “trial and error”. Perhaps that’s why you’re here on this blog right now reading these words, because the words that are within me resonates with the words that are within you and “the soul thrills at what it already knows” (Marianne Williamson). There’s nothing new under the sun, simply reminders of what we forgot we knew and are reminded through a word. See your word isn’t your bond simply as a promise/bond to others or even ourselves but rather an eternal bond with the Universe and the divine creator/source. So, if you should ever find yourself feeling lonely, out casted, abandoned or even heartbroken on this courageous road of soul searching, turn to your own word(s) for comfort & company because that’s all you ever truly have/possess but it’s also your bond to the Divine and infinite intelligence/wisdom. To some this may sound pretty lonesome but I say you’re in not only in excellent but benevolent company! After all, “in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God” May you forever find solace in your word(s).

“As I minister to you, Oh I minister to myself…..speak over yourself, encourage yourself in the Lord”

-Donald Lawrence and the Tri-City Singers