When the Student is Ready
by Jennifer Hoffman
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When we are ready to learn something, someone or something shows up to help us
with the lesson. We may learn a key piece of knowledge that helps us understand a situation, or we may read or hear something
that helps us move forward on our path. A life event may challenge us to look at how we have been making choices or using
our power. Our ability to connect with what we need to learn from occurs when we are ready and need the information to help
us move forward into another level of awareness. It is all a matter of timing, as with everything in the Universe, which happens
when we are spiritually ready, which does not mean that we are actually "ready."
Spiritual readiness and material readiness are two different things. Our spirit
may know we are ready for a change but on an ego level we may be fighting the change with everything we have. This fight is
both conscious and unconscious. On a conscious level we may be afraid of what change may mean to us and to others. So we unconsciously
engage in self sabotage which is why, at a pivotal moment in the process we injure ourselves, get sick, invite some to judge
or criticize us, or become so paralyzed by fear that we are unable to take advantage of the opportunity we are faced with.
The student is ready but we can't align our level of understanding, faith and trust with our new opportunities. This is not
a failure; it simply means that we are not fully ready to go through that door. The Universe, with its infinite patience,
will help us create another opportunity, at another time.
We can't judge or criticize ourselves for not being able to seize opportunities
for change because sometimes they appear as gentle nudges to remind us that a life change is coming. If we believe that we
get one chance to do this, we are seriously underestimating our spirit's willingness to be of service to us in fulfilling
our healing purpose. We will get many opportunities, in the form of many lessons and teachers, to accomplish our healing.
And it will all happen when we are spiritually and materially aligned with the opportunity. We are here as both student and
teacher, to learn and to teach, to transcend our fear and embrace our potential, when we are ready.
Our journey to spiritual understanding has its moments of doubt and disbelief,
including times when we feel stuck and powerless. These are not signs of weakness, they are simply signposts on our journey,
reminding us of where we need to align ourselves with our power and look towards new avenues for the expression of our gifts
and to expand our life path. The feelings of confidence and security come when we are aligned with these changes and if they
are not there, we can use the hints we receive from spirit to help us make changes in ourselves so when the cycle comes around
again, and it will, we will be ready to embrace and move forward with it.
Article Copyright ©2011 by Jennifer Hoffman. All rights reserved.
