CLOUD OF CLARITY

We are all looking for clarity in our lives. We want to know what we are meant to be doing, in both small and big ways. This level of knowing is attainable, provided we meet one important prerequisite: a willingness to do what is uncomfortable.

Many times we say we want to know what our next step is, but often we hope that step is relatively easy. This is why we are frequently unclear. The Light of the Creator only gives us something we truly desire. We can say day and night that we want clarity, but before we can ask for that, we must ask of ourselves, “If achieving my purpose requires going outside my comfort zone, am I still willing to do it?”

As we learn in Kabbalah, life is cause and effect. In this case, there is a distinct link between the willingness to do what is uncomfortable and the ability to receive clarity.
The system is set up so that we will only be shown what we are willing and desiring to do.

Is our mindset comfort first or purpose first? The place we are at in our minds will determine whether or not we achieve clarity.

One of the greatest examples of this is the story of the Israelites in the desert. The Bible says the Creator designated a cloud for them to follow. Every time it stopped, the people stopped. When it moved, they moved. Sometimes it stayed for months; other times it moved after one day.

Isn’t it great they had this physical indication of where they needed to go and what they needed to do? Yes, but the Kabbalists explain that the only reason they merited that was because they were excited and desired to go wherever they needed to go, whether it was comfortable or not.

Obviously, if they spent hours unpacking only to have to repack the next day, that was uncomfortable. But they wanted that direction. Foremost in their minds was achieving their purpose in life, and they knew without a doubt that the cloud was leading them in that direction. Their desire was what allowed the Creator to continue leading them.

We too can merit this type of clarity, provided we desire purpose over comfort. But as long as we choose the latter, we will remain in the dark.

This week focus on your priorities. Do you desire to be shown your purpose, regardless of whether or not it is something that is easy for you to do? When that is truly your mindset, you will gain clarity throughout your life. Desire purpose over comfort.

I often like to see things as equations, and to clarify this point, here is one I often think of:

PURPOSE > COMFORT = CLARITY