CONNECTING HUMAN NATURE WITH THE NATURE OF GOD

Sometimes we think we know exactly what we want. We set clear goals and develop well-thought-out plans, believing they will lead us forward.

Yet, despite all our efforts, we fail to achieve those goals. Repeated setbacks can be emotionally draining, painful, and deeply frustrating. Over time, this may even lead to depression and dis-ease. 

In our search for answers, we begin to move from one “solution provider” to another, looking for quick fixes. In the process, we may fall into the hands of those who take advantage of our vulnerability. They tell us what we want to hear, and we follow blindly, having unknowingly outsourced our thinking.

What could be responsible for this? Is it a jinx? Bad luck? Poor planning? Or perhaps the feeling that our prayers are unanswered? The truth is, we may never fully know.

However, personal experience and observation suggest that the difference between success and failure often lies in our inability to understand their relationship.

Success is commonly defined as the favourable accomplishment of a goal, while failure is seen as the inability to achieve it. But in reality, they are not opposites. They are partners in progress.

Often, we pursue goals that our current skills, knowledge, experience, or emotional readiness cannot yet support. This, in itself, is a breach of the natural laws that govern achievement.

As Ambrose Bierce once noted, there is no true failure in life, only learning through experience. Each setback prepares us for a future success. The difference lies in our attitude.

To do, have, or become anything meaningful, we must first understand the laws that govern it. Nothing happens by chance. Every effect has a cause, and every cause produces an effect. This is a universal principle.

It is often said that people are drawn to others who are like them. This is what some call the Law of Attraction. Others choose a different path, deliberately going against the norm. This is the so-called “road less travelled.” Both approaches, in their own way, require deep self-awareness.

True progress begins when we look inward, when we connect our human nature with the Nature of God.

As Albert Einstein observed, “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”

Life remains full of mystery. The more we try to force understanding, the more it seems to slip away. One way to appreciate these mysteries is through stillness. This is achieved by listening to the quiet rhythm of your own heartbeat. In those moments, you begin to sense a deeper order, a natural flow untouched by external distractions.

This awareness brings us closer to the rhythm of the universe. It aligns our inner being with a greater power, the force that sustains all existence.

Joseph Campbell expressed it beautifully: “The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe.”

To live well is to continually align our nature with that of the Creator, to become one with the force that holds everything together.

As expressed in the Tao Te Ching, “The universe does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone. The ordinary person is always doing, yet much remains incomplete.”

At our core, human nature embodies joy, love, peace, and harmony. Living in alignment with this truth allows us to remain connected to our creative source.

When we disconnect from this alignment, we face a choice. We can take responsibility, reflect, and reconnect, or we can blame others. Some blame family, circumstances, or even God. In desperation, others pursue their desires through unnatural means, going against the very laws that govern what they seek.

But when we try to achieve natural outcomes through unnatural methods, we inevitably create conflict with nature itself.

Nature has its own order. Our role is not to resist it, but to flow with it. This is not complacency, far from it. It is awareness. It is the discipline of knowing oneself, of listening inwardly, and of acting in harmony with one’s true nature.

Sometimes, our constant striving is itself a message. It may be telling us that what we seek is not truly necessary or that the time is not yet right. It may also be a signal that we need to grow, to develop the character and capacity required to sustain what we desire.

Within each of us is an inner voice, a quiet guide. Yet many of us rarely take the time to listen. We must learn to turn inward more often. Through reflection, prayer, or meditation, we reconnect with that guiding presence.

Trust it. It will not fail you.