Surrendering to the Universe

The fact is, our ego wants what it wants, and when it wants it. But when you are trying to make something happen in your life, the universe will respond to your resistance instead. The curious thing is, when it comes to the law of attraction and manifesting what you desire, the universe won’t give you what you desire, only what you need in the moment. That’s because the universe operates through divine timing.

It’s a curious thing that the universe opens up for you when you let go of all expectations. So while you are attracting more abundance, you must be patient. In the meantime, have compassion for yourself because everything is always happening for a reason. Sometimes you don’t get what you want because the universe has bigger plans for you, and more prosperity than you ever thought possible might just be around the next bend in the road.

A test of true inner strength is when you find joy when there isn’t any joy. Because how can you expect to be happy in the future when you can’t find something to be happy for in the present? When you are trying to make big things happen in your life, and you want it more than anything in the world, the universe will mirror the feelings of resistance that you are holding inside for your current situation. But when you intentionally sit with the pain of longing or loss and then turn it into something positive,

you will raise your spiritual vibration. And when that happens, the universe will respond accordingly.

For instance, you keep fantasizing about the house of your dreams, and yet you currently live in a little one-bedroom apartment. So every time you come home for the day and see your front door, instead of feeling frustrated, give silent thanks for it. Let the universe know that you are so thankful to have your little home in all of its imperfections. Allow your current situation to effuse you with joy. Because the more you are grateful for everything you do have, the more you send the universe the message that life is a gift. And when that happens, the universe will want to send more beautiful blessings your way.

To get really intentional about surrendering to the universe, you must first let go of your ego. In order to do that, you need to practice self-love. That’s because, at its very essence, the universe is made of love. And since you live in a beautiful, mysterious, cosmic universe that is at its very core, benevolent, you will attract abundance into your life when you tap into the love that is inside of you.

That means that you must pay close attention to your self-talk because what you think will self-perpetuate into a pattern that will either propel you on a path forward or prevent you from reaching your full potential. So be gentle with yourself, because you shine all the brighter in your life when you first nurture the love that you have for yourself.

So take some time to sit quietly and ask your soul what it needs to experience joy. Because if the universe is a benevolent entity, you are meant to be happy, and if your soul’s purpose is to find bliss, then it’s a completely attainable concept. When you let go of the burdens that keep you from living your full potential, you begin to make choices that align with your inner truth, both consciously and subconsciously. In other words, you are surrendering your ego and trusting that the universe is there for you.

To tap into your intuition, it’s vitally important that you find a place within yourself in which you find flow and harmony. For instance, you can do a visualized meditation where you imagine that your happy place is a garden and each seed that you plant is something that is close to your heart. What flowers do you want to grow in your garden? Maybe it’s a hobby, like painting or reading. Maybe it’s something more all-encompassing like providing for your children in a way that serves their needs. If that’s the case, one of your flowers could be cooking healthy meals that your kids enjoy.

The point is that it’s personal to you and the more you cultivate your garden, pulling out excess weeds, discarding what doesn’t serve you anymore, the more you lean into your personal truth. That means that you need to shed the obligations and social pressures that pull you back down into your ego. When you surrender what’s no longer serving you, you find alignment within yourself and connect with your higher purpose.

Now comes the hard part. In order to surrender to the universe, you must first traverse the darkness. You might even have a dark night of the soul kind of moment. That’s where you have a deep spiritual awakening in which you experience an ego death. It can happen with a sudden traumatic event, or as you go through the shadow work that’s necessary for your soul’s growth. If it has happened to you, you know it, for it’s a moment of blinding clarity as you transcend the darkness within into the light that awaits you. But as intense as the experience is, it’s a blessing as well because it gives you space to create a new version of yourself, a higher, more spiritually enlightened self.

So when you are feeling hopeless, as if the entire world is conspiring against you, you need to go through the emotions. Sit with it, feel the pain and the loss of what you yearn for, deep within your soul. When you are willing to embrace the light, you must surrender to the dark. The truth is, you create resistance in your life when you don’t do the shadow work. But when you do you will be like a phoenix rising from the ashes as you transcend the boundaries that you have placed on your soul. Because the truth is, sometimes when you are feeling the most broken, you shine the brightest.

In other words, you need to know when to take a leap of faith. There are moments in life when you need to do the Big Scary Thing. Whatever that is for you, if you have been tuning into your intuition, you’ll know what that is.

Because here’s the thing. The universe will give you what you need, but when you are wallowing in hopelessness that your situation will never change, don’t expect the universe to show up for you. There is a time to sit with your pain and suffering, but there comes a moment in life where you need to take inspired action, and trust that the universe will catch you. It all comes back to divine timing, and of course, pure unadulterated faith.

The good new is, the universe knows what you need the very moment you need it, and that’s a comforting thought. It’s when you become aware that now is all we truly have that you make it your life’s priority to open up to abundance and experience deep fulfillment. To some people, your actions might look selfish or strange.

But when you listen to the calling of your soul, you come to the realization that self-love is the answer, the only answer, and that’s the moment you come into your truth. Taking inspired action is when you open up to freedom, fulfilled desire, self-acceptance, and forgiveness for yourself and others in your life.

When you operate at such a high frequency, you radiate conscious awareness on a cosmic level. That’s because when you surrender all that you have for all that you aspire to be, you inspire others to do the same. So take that leap of faith. Because when you find unwavering faith in the univers, you finally learn how to fly.