Spiritual Advice and Guidance Blog: Urantia Book: What difference does it make to anyone what choices I make for myself?

Q: What difference does it make to anyone what choices I make for myself, whether I go to school, live productively in society, have a career, or a family, or whatever, so long as I donâ€™t hurt anyone else and do my best to live with the choices I make?

A: There is no need to apologize for the life you have chosen for the sake of those who have expectations about your choices in life. Itâ€™s your life and you have every right to choose not to go to school, not to have children, not to get a job, and not to participate in society. If these life choices did not and do not appeal to your sensibilities, you are right to reject them, and you owe no one an apology or even an explanation. However, if you have regrets about the choices you have made then you are really apologizing to yourself. And you will need to forgive yourself if some of your life choices didnâ€™t have the outcome you had hoped for and then make better choices in the future. Try not to feel so bad, this is a part of life.

Each day we make choices that will affect our future. No matter what choice we make, the path we take will be fraught with difficulty and joy. No one chooses the perfect path, for the path of perfection does not exist in this world. All we can possibly choose here is a path toward perfection, and that path is long and arduous, and full of trial and error. So often we think â€œIf only I had done it this wayâ€� or â€œI would have been better off if only I had done that.â€� We would do better to make the most of the path we have chosen, to bring meaning and value into our life as it is, and let go of regrets and guilt about what might have been. God is the master at making lemonade out of lemons, and we could all stand to emulate this divine quality in our own lives. If we feel that we have made a serious error in choice, we must do all that we can to correct that mistake. I have a Native American friend who says, â€œIf you make a wrong turn, you must make two right turns, one to correct the wrong turn, and one just for growth.â€�

You say that you are not great in the kingdom but you are a child of God, regardless of your current frail human status. What father of a large family would ever slight the youngest member just because he was young and inexperienced? The youngest in a family is often greatly blessed by the experience of his older and wiser siblings who willingly help him find his way, if he will only be willing to ask for their help and listen to their instructions. You would do well not to slight yourself. God is no respecter of persons, and he loves you as much as the mightiest spirits of creation.

Rest assured that God is always here to help you in every creative endeavor. He will help you to share these good gifts with humanity only first you must desire his help. Pray for it, and it will be forthcoming.

Every blessingâ€¦.Paula

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