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5 Steps to
Passing Life Exams
By Apostle M.
Christopher Wilson, Sr
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An exam is a test that is given at the end of a
class to assess what knowledge was obtained by the student during
the duration of the class. Depending on whether or not adequate
knowledge was gained the student will pass or fail the test. If the
student passes the test he moves on to the next level. If he fails,
he must take the class and the exam again, yet he still has the
opportunity to pass!
I was recently reminded and enlightened to the
idea that life too has exams. Because we live in an intelligent
universe created by an intelligent God, there are no accidents or
coincidences. Everything that happens has been divinely orchestrated
by God for our good. However, because of man’s blurred perception,
because of ego, we cannot see the plan of God in the light of being
a benefit. Even the translation of the word coincidence has been
blurred. A coincidence is a mathematical term that means to
coincide; to angles that come together perfectly. So in our life
coincidences are nothing short of miracles planned and placed in our
life by God to complete and bring perfection to a given purpose.
Have you ever noticed that 99% of coincidences presents us with a
favorable outcome? Can you say miracle?
Now I want to give you 5 steps to help you pass
life’s exam.
Step 1: Let go and let God.
I know this first step may not be as clear, as
we would like it to be considering all the things that happen in our
lives. However, everything in life has a reason and a cause. In
understanding that everything has a reason and a cause, even if we
may not understand, it calls for us to learn to let go and let God.
By letting go we allow the divine intelligence and the universal
purpose of God to be played out in our lives without our
interference.
God in Jeremiah 29:11 of the Holy Scriptures
of the Message Bible translation says, "I know what I'm doing. I
have it all planned out--plans to take care of you, not abandon you,
plans to give you the future you hope for.”
The understanding, plans, & ways of God are not
like our understanding. By letting go & trusting God, we also let go
of ego’s desire to play God. Ego always has a plan of how it could
do things better if it was God. God does not need our help, we must
trust and know all things are working for our good.
Step 2: Detach from feelings and outcomes.
One of the main reasons we fail many of life’s
exams is because we are too emotionally attached to our situation to
hear God. Uncontrolled emotions will always be a hindrance to us
connecting to source (God). By detaching from the outcome, we are
able to view our situation from the viewpoint of a bystander.
As much as we hate to admit it, others always
see our situations better than we do. Why? Because they do not have
a direct emotional attachment to our situation. This leads me to
step 3.
Step 3: Always listen to wise voices
I read in another eziner written by Diane
Diresta, that in China a wise person is called a Sheng jen, which is
translated a “one who listens.” If you really want to pass life’s
exams, you have to be open and humble enough to listen to wise
voices even when you do not like what you are hearing. Who would not
listen to a (Sheng jen) person who is caring enough to listen to
you?
Isn’t it amazing how people that we would
normally seek advice from do not sound so pleasant when they are
giving advice about situations we are emotionally attached to?
Wisdom is still wisdom even when you do not want to hear it. God
will always send wise voices, but we have to be willing to hear.
Ego wants to try to fix life’s problems. The
issue that I have with this is the fact that ego is the cause of
most problems. In Proverbs of the Holy Scriptures, it says that we
should not lean to our own (ego-influenced) understanding, but
should trust the Lord with all our heart. Ego sees advice as an
infringement on its right to be right. This pride driven ego always
makes situations worst than what they have to be.
Step 4: Ask yourself what did you experience
that you do not want to experience again.
To do this you have to be very honest with
yourself about your feelings. This is not possible until you have
first accomplished step 3, detaching from your feelings and
outcomes.
To learn the lesson being taught so you can
pass the exam you have to ask yourself some questions:
>How did it make you feel?
>Were there warning signs that you ignored?
>In what way did you handle the situation that
was not appropriate?
>What should you have done differently?
>How can you prevent yourself from getting in
this situation again?
>What people did you not listen to that you
should have?
Step 5: The information we learn is neither
good nor bad.
When events happen the information is received
through our sensory perception organs: eyes, ears, nose, and touch.
In all reality, the information is neither good nor bad. We
translate the information according to events of our past. When we
do this, we then create what is called an internal representation
that we count as the reality of what happen. This in turn triggers
our learned responses that label the event good or bad.
If God is truly in control of all things and
all things are working for our good, what is good or bad? It is
all-purpose, timing and destiny. We have to remove the labels that
we use to classify events, people, and things because it affects our
response. When we stop labeling situations we stop learned responses
and allow God’s plan to go forth.
I hope to see you on graduation day!
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Author_Bio:
Bishop Wilson is the presiding prelate and founder of Unity
Fellowship Alliance Int. The Unity Fellowship Alliance International
will serve as a place of Fellowship, Training, for not only
Christians, but leaders around the world.
Bishop Wilson is author, Motivational Speaker, Christian Life Coach,
and Personal Mentor.
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