I’ve been thinking a lot about trusting our intuition. I’ve always had a very strong intuitive sense that’s just gotten stronger over the years. If people lie to me, I feel it in the pit of my stomach. If something isn’t right in general the feeling won’t go away until it’s resolved in some way (even if things look good on the surface). If the situation continues for a while, I’ll begin to have dreams and all sorts of other things will happen that are undeniable.
Years ago I was dating a man who seemed perfect for me but after a short time something didn’t feel right. There was nothing on the surface that would indicate a problem but the feeling persisted. One afternoon my brother asked me to take him to gas station to get gas for the lawn mower. I jumped up and off we went even though he was very capable of driving himself. When I went in to pay for the gas there was woman at the counter who had run out gas. I offered to take her to her car.
As it turned out she had gone to high school with my brother so during the half mile drive to her car, conversation quickly moved to a more personal level. In that few minute drive the reason for all feelings that I had been having became clear. This woman had been engaged to the man I was dating (prior to me) for almost two years. She told me things about a secret life style he lived that would never work for me. Each thing she told me was like a puzzle piece fitting into my gut and the heavy feelings were gone.
It’s taken me a long time to really learn to trust these feelings implicitly. There have been times that I so wanted to believe in others that I’ve tried to brush them off but it never works. There have been other times where the situation has been very confusing making it very hard to trust what I was feeling. Eventually there were some things that happened that taught me to trust my gut no matter what.
The only question for me then is what to do when that feeling comes. It’s not always possible to work it out with someone through honest and open communication. So what to do when there doesn’t seem to be a way to reach an outer resolution? Go in. I go in and find a sense of peace once again looking to know that my safety, security, and happiness is not dependent on any outer circumstances, situations or people. From that place the outer situation resolves in whatever way is best for everyone. xo
Wow amazing, so true. let me practice this.
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Thank you for sharing this beautiful story… you helped me more than you will ever know… may your father RIP…
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Jane, how very true about that ‘gut’ feeling. Just yesterday I learnt to not to trust two people I thought I could. ‘Once bitten twice shy’.
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Thank you for being so honest and sharing your experiences with us. It has helped me so many times. I feel God has given you this platform to help us heal and grow as a group of friends.
You are a Blessing and I thank you for your wonderful posts and art. It touches my life in so many ways.
God Bless you,
Patty
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Wish l wouldn’t have jumped so quickly until my gut feeling had a chance to develop. Good for you, saved you from much heartache down the road.
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So very true! I follow my intuition explicitly ❤️
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Princess,
I concur with you wholeheartedly! I had a similar situation years ago about a man and the answer came in a dream. He had been dating my best friend behind my back. Needless to say, I lost not only my boyfriend but the woman I thought was my best friend as well. However, the loss became a lesson that God has given me this intuition and I’d be wise to listen when it calls.
As always, thank you for your wisdom, gifts, creativity and for being willing to be vulnerable with us. I’m very grateful ✨🙏
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So true 🙂 Thank you for sharing ❤️
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❤️❤️❤️
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