A Walk of Trust
San Diego Gathering – Morning Session—A Walk of Trust
In this one-day workshop, David Hoffmeister goes deep into guidance, divine providence, and how the Holy Spirit uses everything to build up our trust as we answer our calling. Many heart-opening parables incoming!
Gold Nugget:
“So when I was reading about Helen wanting a used Borgana coat for a certain amount of money in New York City, and Jesus guiding her and directly taking her to the store, where she could get a used Borgana coat for the amount of money that she wanted to pay, I was like, That was impressive. That tells me a lot about the power of prayer. Some people say, ‘Well, Jesus’s not interested in Borgana coats and everything.’ No, Jesus’s interested in dictating his A Course in Miracles through the scribe and saving time. And that is a classic example of how prayer and trust and guidance can save time, not only for Helen, but for her task that she had of scribing A Course in Miracles. That blessed all of us. That Borgana coat that was used and for that price, was actually a time saver for all of us, so she could spend her time working on A Course in Miracles.
So I would say that main thing with trust is that when we pray, we have to really be honest and look at the perimeters of the prayer. Like Jesus did with Helen. Like, ‘If you said, “Find me a Borgana coat, this price, so on and so forth,” I can help guide you for that. But, if you wanted to save even more time, you could change the prayer to, “What is the best coat for me?”’ You see, take the perimeters off the Borgana, the price thing. And that’s for all of us. Jesus says, ‘It’s not that you ask for too much.’ He says, ‘You ask for far too little.’ And the reason we limit our prayers is we put these demands and these perimeters on our prayer. And then that actually doesn’t save us time. It actually takes more time.”
Recorded at the California One Day Workshop and TMIYM Tour on March 9, 2019 in San Diego, California
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