Understanding Spiritual Understanding
“Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gets understanding. For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, and the profit thereof more fine than gold.” – [Proverbs 3:5-6]
The first idea to understand about spiritual understanding is that no one ever attains it without first striving for it. As Charles Fillmore emphasizes in The Twelve Powers, each of our creative faculties of mind is a potential power. The development of these powers to their fullest expression is not an automatic process, nor is it even guaranteed. In short, if we don’t look for it, we will never find it. If we do not ask for it, we will not receive it.
In the Hebrew scriptures, we learn that King Solomon’s “wisdom” was the result of his having asked for it. As the story goes, Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream and directed him to “ask what I shall give thee.” In reply, Solomon entreats:
“Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil.”
Because Solomon asked for an “understanding heart” rather than wealth for himself, Jehovah not only granted Solomon’s request, but also granted him “both riches and honor.” This part of Solomon’s story resonates with Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 6:33 to “seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things will be added.”
Like so many aspects of the development of our spiritual nature, to achieve the full potential of any one of our creative powers requires a persevering willingness on our part to exercise, condition and refine that power into its ultimate expression.
Long before we achieve mastery, we have to first see the value or usefulness in developing the power, then have the desire to do so, and then act on that desire to bring it into our experience. Unless we willingly cross the threshold between our desire and action, no one of our creative or spiritual powers stands a chance of achieving its fullest expression. Fortunately, virtually anyone from any walk of life has the potential to achieve this end.
Continue reading this insightful article on the Power of Understanding, as Rick Busby explores the differences between Understanding, Knowledge, Wisdom and Intelligence; the Two Realms of Mind and much more. Complete article here: http://souldiving.com/understanding-spiritual-understanding/
