Question: I am a newbie and reading the ascended master’s info with as much of an open mind as possible.
I find I am open to accepting what I read, but also though not fully understand what I read sometimes. I have experienced strong emotions sometimes while reading. Sadness or is it grief? Or I just simply get teary eyed or even feel a sense of frustration within myself for not being able to get the most basic concepts because I have insufficient knowledge of the Bible as an example. And even get angry that what I had been taught about God and Jesus is wrong. I have to absorb teachings rather slowly. Could be some level of anxiety since I am a senior citizen and I worry I will not have time to reach a good enough level of Christ consciousness so that I do not have to return to this planet and suffer anew. Should I just be satisfied with whatever I get out of the teachings until I die without pressure and not set expectations?
Answer from the Ascended Master Mother Mary through Kim Michaels. This answer was given during the 2023 American webinar.
Well the answer to your last question is yes. You need to remember Jesus’ statement: “In your patience possess ye your souls.” It is very understandable that when people are new to the ascended master teachings you feel overwhelmed by the amount of teachings we have given, by the complexity of these teachings especially compared to whatever religious teachings you grew up with.
And there are indeed people who have become obsessive compulsive about studying everything, reading everything as quickly as possible. And it is better to take a balanced approach, to give yourself some time to study the teachings at a pace that you feel you can deal with, so that you do not get overwhelmed, you do not get frustrated, you do not get angry with yourself.
You have found the teachings at your age for a reason. It is part of your Divine Plan that you have gone through whatever you went through before you found the teachings. And you might as you engage in a balanced study of the teachings come to see how many of the things you have gone through in your life were simply leading up to finding the teachings and then applying them to these situations so you can learn the best possible lesson from them. Be content, be at peace with the fact that you have found the teachings and then use them in a balanced manner to make the maximum progress you can make for the rest of this lifetime which after all could be longer than you think.
Avoid this kind of frustration. It is sometimes understandable that when people find the teachings at a younger age they become more determined to study everything, to practice everything. But even this can become an unbalanced approach as this messenger is quite aware from his own path. Again, we always recommend a balanced approach. It is not really a matter of studying everything. It is a matter of finding the ideas, the teachings that are important for you and then implementing them, using them to resolve your psychological issues that you have not yet resolved. As we have said many times, the resolution of psychology is the most important issue. Simply focus on resolving psychology in the time you have left in embodiment. This goes at any age.
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