The True Triumphs of Life
by Gabriel of Urantia
Individuals of true artistic talent in any field on this fallen world must realize that they are in a war, so to speak, and in order to succeed (that is to meet one’s God-given destiny), they need to be overcomers of many obstacles. It is much easier for an unspiritized soul to succeed since the fallen system is set up to complement the materialistic, non-spiritual mind.
As spiritual warriors of the light brigade the obstacles for you are many and mighty. You must constantly be overcoming both lower tendencies of the inner nature and lower influences of the external world.
Internal battles can include:
• Overcoming false loyalties
• Overcoming misplaced compassion
• Overcoming getting too fat or too skinny
• Overcoming habits that prevent you from staying in good health
• Overcoming mad cow disease by overcoming the desire to eat hamburgers
• Overcoming your own sense of the fear of being great
• Overcoming lack of discipline in many areas of your life
• Overcoming procrastination
• Overcoming self-pity
• Overcoming false pride
• Overcoming the sense of not being understood
• Overcoming all types of rejection
• Overcoming the feeling of getting too old to meet your destiny
The external world doesn’t make it easy either:
• Overcoming the wishes of parents for your careers over God’s will for you
• Overcoming the false security of third-dimensional (dominant culture) paychecks
• Overcoming marriage to a person who is not a complement to your life’s calling
• Overcoming painful divorces where you feel emotionally and financially crippled, as well as being separated from your children
• Overcoming being unable to move geographically to where you may have to go at certain times in your younger years to further your experience and career if necessary
• Overcoming the stigma of having a low-paying job that keeps a roof over your head and gives you time to pursue your true dream instead of tying yourself up in a higher-paying, more demanding job that would take more of your time
• Overcoming bacteria and viruses
• Overcoming the earth changes i.e. earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, and other natural disasters
• Overcoming terrorist attacks
• Overcoming the winter that makes you want to hibernate
• Overcoming negative films that seem to be all too common
• Overcoming boring and inane television programs
• Overcoming the oldies on the radio that keep millions of listeners in the past
• Overcoming false friends and acquaintances who wish to keep you less than you are meant to become
• Overcoming the jealousies of others who will not recognize your talent
• Overcoming misrepresentation by the corporate media (or by anyone else) once your higher message begins to get out there enough to make some difference
• Overcoming the time lag of justice on a fallen world
• Overcoming the lower mass consciousness of the dominant culture
Once you begin to express new thoughts to the commonplace minds, you challenge their belief systems, their way of life. To advance up the ladder of higher consciousness, you must decide that you are going to lose loved ones—family members, friends, and hopeful friends. You must be willing to be misunderstood and misrepresented. The higher you are willing to climb the spiritual steps, the lonelier the search becomes.