World Disasters and You


Years ago after a really bad earthquake in Los Angeles that brought down both buildings and bridges I began to pray and meditate to find out why the world seemed to be falling apart and that people were dying indiscriminately due to natural disasters. Why, I wondered, are there more earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes than there used to be?
So I prayed in meditation to find out why.
Suddenly, from where I sat in Cave Junction, OR, I found myself above Los Angeles and overlooking the entire area, including the city and the mountains beyond it. In the vision I saw very large areas of darkness emanating from the city, mixed with very tiny patches of bright light.
As happens in visions, I instinctively knew the darkness represented the absence of the Divine; only in the minuscule amount of light was the Divine Essence present. How can God—omnipresent—not be there? To understand that you have to be familiar with the first chapter of the Book of Genesis (Click here for brief quote) where God gives dominion over the planet to mankind. Because the world no longer belongs to the Divine—He's like a distant landlord—the essence of God is only present in those who are Spirit-led. Without them, God is not here. Therefore, the light in the darkness represented those who are Spirit-led. The darkness represented those who did not. Because of this vision I now understand that the Spirit of the Divine is only operationally present where God’s people are—meaning those who trying to serve God by caring for one another; for wanting others to have as much or more than they have; by helping out where needed. What is sad is that the dark patches indicating the absence of God far exceeded the areas of light. What does this have to do with earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes?
God’s love is the glue that binds our planet—and indeed—the universe together. Because this is our world and we are free will individuals who have been given dominion over it, God doesn’t interfere. He’s only actively present wherever God-knowing people are; through them He works wonders. If you are seeking God, He is in you and you radiate and emanate God. If He isn't, you do not. Through you and others God holds the planet, the weather and everything under control. Without the Divine in us, it all falls apart. Sound like a fairy tale?
It isn’t. In today's society less and less people believe while more and more are perverting spiritual truth and twisting it to their own advantage. This means God is being driven out and His presence is lessening. As a direct result there are more and more natural disasters of every type all over the world that will just continue to get worse. Those first children of God who were given dominion were holy people destined to be the caretakers of the planet. But even they succumbed to self-centered desires rather than looking after God’s interests. (I find it highly interesting and illuminating that, even knowing God, they could throw it all away. It's no wonder that we, who don't walk as close as the first people have a hard times and stray so far. Free will has its flaws indeed.) You want to save the earth so it's a good place for your children to grow up in? Seek God through prayer and/or mediation and then take Him into the world with you wherever you go. Let everything you do be for God and let your life become an example. We do that by offering our life and all that we are to God. The interesting thing about doing this is that we suddenly feel free. When we do this we begin to love one another as God loves us. Jesus said, "You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lamp stand so that it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven." Jesus said that to His immediate disciples. They, though flawed individuals like us, were Spirit-led. If you belong to God that light is not your light—it's the residing Spirit of God within you. Only when the world turns to God as our Father will peace reign—and I mean peace in our heart and peace on our world. That’s what Jesus meant when He told His apostles that, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Everything Jesus commanded does nothing more than make the world a better place!