2005-10-16-Greatest Changes Are Within
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Topic: Greatest Changes Are Within
Group: N. Idaho TeaM
Facilitators
Teacher: Machiventa, Elyon, Michael
TR: Mark Rogers
Session
Opening
Machiventa (Mark TR): Greetings, my friends, once again we meet together. I am Machiventa, pleased to join you for this small group, although we are aware that we hold class here not only for ourselves but for others as well who will do a makeup class to follow all that transpires. Such is the nature of such faithful students as yourselves who are so eager and earnest to gather in all that is provided for you that you may be the most well rounded students. I have enjoyed listening in on your conversation this morning and will acknowledge a couple of points that were made for the benefit of those who were unable to share. I would address the issue of the personal impacts you are experiencing as a result of the rising tide of spirituality.
Lesson
You have witnessed in your own lives that you are experiencing an uncertainty and instability about your footing in your lives, being forced to retreat from some of your comfort zones and advance to islands of stability that make themselves present around you. This is the tangible result of that which we have been forewarning you about for some time. The patterns that you are so accustomed to and used to in your lives may come into question, indeed, will come into question, and your more traditional methods must be reexamined in light of your new understanding and as a result of this pressure from outside. In fact, this pressure is from inside, and it is filling your vessel and squeezing out that which does not serve you in your upcoming ascension.
For all the time we have been in these classes together you have wondered and pondered the manifestations of the changes we have discussed and not until they become real to you and impact your individual lives can you possibly understand the nature of this growth upon your individual beings. We have constantly reminded you to fear not, that you are prepared for such infusement of spirit capacity. You are managing to tread water quite nicely, even preparing to sail on this rising tide. That does not mean you will not be buffeted about by the turbulence or become soaked to the skin by this outpouring, but you are standing firm in your convictions that this is but another step in your growth process. Even though it is uncertain to you at this time, you are extending your faith beyond your current boundaries of certainty to include that which is unknown but brought to you by the Father.
As you mentioned in your discussion it also becomes important in your preparation to sail these new waters that you determine that which is critical to load in your vessel and that which is merely burdening your voyage. Be not afraid to lose the additional ballast in favor of keeping your vessel light and buoyant for your journey. It is often true of human nature that many things that you think you need to be prepared are not the things that you need at all, and only a more experienced sailor can look with an eye towards what is necessary and proper to keep for such a journey. I would acknowledge the truth of the conviction stated here today that you should look for some of the greatest changes within rather than looking for great material manifestations without. The nature of spiritual advancement is wholly personal before it moves into the stage of being collective. Therefore the greatest opportunities for personal growth as well as for service are individual and personal. Your faithfulness in reporting to class and reporting to duty as it calls are what is required of you when new patterns and new definitions are necessary in your personal journey as well as the overall collective journey. You must maintain your dedication to your own personal growth throughout the entire process as the best means in serving the collective objective as well. Any good sailor is only as helpful as he is personally prepared to be of service. Therefore is it required of each of you that you maintain your own personal balance and skills that you may be of the greatest service when called on to act in service.
We have instructed you for a long season in the value of the individual personal growth. As we prepare to make further progress in ascension together it becomes crucial that we each maintain our individual balance and footing. This working together as a team is the opportunity to provide intimate service to other members of the team with the navigation of the obstacles that rise up before us and provide insight and understanding the one to the other as new growth circles are attained. As helpful as it is for you to come to us on the other side of the curtain, it is equally as helpful for you to reach from one to another and assist in attaining comparable levels of understanding, as you would reach down and assist your climbing partner to attain the level that you have mastered.
It is pleasing to witness the enthusiasm with which you are undergoing your training and preparing for a journey that is uncertain to you. This shows great faith on your parts and willingness to venture into the unknown with trust and assurance that this is the way. You have learned that you will be guided in those times of uncertainty, and you are not alone in your trials and tests but rather are leaning more and more on your spiritual compass and your God-positioning system to guide you through the fog.
Truly it is a joy to witness such an eager party ready to tackle the unknown and embrace the uncertain for the sake of spiritual advancement and service opportunities. I embrace this opportunity with you as a glorious chance to demonstrate the miracle of spiritual direction and the manifestation of the faith that we have. This is our opportunity to manifest the grace that we have been given at this time. This is our chance to unfold what the miracle of faith can provide. This is our opportunity to prove that even through the darkness or the fog of this existence we may find our way. These are the miracles that we are to be a part of in this time.
I am so honored and blessed to have such faithful companions as you to be on this journey with. I thank you for your steadfast attention to every detail of our times together. I am assured of the glorious outcome of our efforts both individually and combined. Thank you.
Elyon: I would greet you as well because I can. This is Elyon. I am so privileged to have been granted the opportunity of this ministry to this group. I will cherish this as one of the greatest experiences of my ascension career. I know that I have touched the lives of those whom I have come to be in association with, and I assure you that each one of you has touched my life as well, has expanded my journey. I consider you my personal friends, and that in itself is a miracle that we have developed this relationship, even this friendship, from one side of the curtain to the other in such unusual circumstances.
Pioneering this process together we have created a new reality. While it has become routine and even normal to us who have invested ourselves, it is nothing short of miraculous, my friends. I know that I treasure this relationship, and I perceive that you do as well. If this were the extent of this new and grand experiment, we would both have been enhanced and augmented in our journeys. But, my friends, I tell you this is but the beginning of the many miracles in store for us as we continue to create new realities, in fact, as we continue to usher in new patterns. These are our our gifts from on high. We are worthy of such gifts. We need to but realize this and embrace these gifts as ours, and therefore do we respond to the divine.
You have joined me thus far on this incredible odyssey. We have seen great things. Together we move forward and we will see many more great things. I know I can trust you to accompany me on this journey, as you have shown yourselves steadfast in your willingness. I give thanks to our Creator for providing us with these opportunities, for extending us this grace, and for bringing us together to enhance our enjoyment and augment our appreciation. Thank you, Father, and thank you, my companions, even my friends. Let us be humble in our acceptance of this grace, and let us be bold in the steps we must take to manifest that which is being given to us.
Thank you for accepting me once again into your forum and even into your lives. I know we share this common respect, and I cherish this relationship. I leave you now with the fond embrace of a close friend. Farewell.
Dialogue
Mark: Thank you so much for all you have done to bring such wealth into our lives. I speak for the rest of us when I say I cherish our relationships that we have. Thank you for your efforts on our behalf. Thank you.
Michael: This is Michael. I welcome your appreciation for those good and faithful servants who have accepted this opportunity to be of service to you. I recognize with you the value they have added to your lives. I stand with you in appreciation of that which they have accomplished through their mission. I hope you understand in this process that I will stop at nothing to reach you, and I will utilize every channel open to me and seize every option until we have established our own individual channels of communication.
I recognize the question in your hearts of the appropriate channels to avail yourselves of in seeking spiritual contact and spiritual understanding. While I welcome and recognize the relationship we share of parent and child and will always cherish any contact we may have, it is also my desire that you grow to understand the nature of your relationship with our Father. I never take offense, in fact, I take great satisfaction in your petitioning directly the Father of all. It is my purpose to facilitate your approach and understanding of the First Source and Center and, to the degree that you need assistance, I will help you. But eventually, my children, we both may worship together the Father of all. It is a relationship that I desire you foster which is distinct and separate from the relationship I desire to have with you personally, although when you approach me in an attitude of worship I may assist you in the redirection of your worship to the true object of your desire.
Bring me your understanding, your concerns, your desires, and I as your parent will assist you in the proper direction of your worship and of your petitions. You may come through me as you so desire, but you will grow to understand that I am only a portal to the First Source and Center who supports us all. While I attempt to portray to you the nature and . .. of the real nature and character of the very center of all. This may take some time for you to grasp, as immature as you are at this time. But rest assured I will take you by the hand and lead you step by step on the path to your understanding. There is no conflict in your desire to worship and your desire to receive the grace from on high, if it is channeled through myself or any of the others commissioned to act on my behalf. All avenues of approach are welcome. One day you will understand that all avenues of approach funnel down in the end to the very Source of all that we know, all that we desire, and all that we would worship.
Closing
Thank you, my children, for walking this path, for willingly taking my hand, and for manifesting the miracle that our Father would have made real. My peace and my love I leave with you, but I never depart fully from you. After one channel of communication closes I seek others. Rest assured I will find you in all ways. Take my love and for now farewell.