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WHY STRIVING BLOCKS GRACE — AND HOW STILLNESS REVEALS TRUTH

WHY STRIVING BLOCKS GRACE — AND HOW STILLNESS REVEALS TRUTH Many sincere seekers carry a hidden weariness — not from life itself, but from spiritual effort. They have prayed, studied, disciplined the mind, watched their thoughts, corrected attitudes, and yet something quietly lingers: Why am I still striving if God is present? This profound teaching addresses that unspoken question at its root. Grounded in the mystical and contemplative tradition articulated by Joel S Goldsmith, this message gently dismantles one of the most deeply ingrained assumptions in religion and metaphysical practice — the belief that God must be reached, attained, or persuaded to appear. Instead, it reveals a radical and liberating truth: the presence you seek has never been absent. The talk begins not with instruction, but with an invitation to stop. Not as a technique. Not as a discipline. But as an honest surrender of the inner struggle to “become spiritual.” The very effort to improve the self spiritually, we discover, often strengthens the illusion of separation — the belief that we exist apart from divine life. This teaching explores why prayer offered from a sense of lack becomes effort, why meditation driven by expectation creates tension, and why striving delays realization. Drawing on Scripture and deep spiritual insight, it shows that grace does not arrive through effort — grace is the nature of being. God does not come and go. Christ does not appear at the end of a journey. Truth is revealed when resistance ends. You’ll be guided into a deeper understanding of: Why stillness is not something you create, but something you uncover How effort belongs to the personal sense of self, not spiritual awareness Why recognition replaces practice at deeper levels of unfoldment How prayer transforms from asking into quiet communion Why Christ is not an attainment, but identity itself How surrender differs from passivity — and why it brings peace What it means to live from Christ rather than consult Christ Through this lens, familiar scriptures take on new meaning. “Be still and know” is revealed not as advice, but as law. “The Father that dwelleth in me, He doeth the works” is seen not as metaphor, but as lived reality. Spiritual effort gives way to spiritual awareness, and awareness restores rest. Influenced by the non-dual and contemplative insights taught by Joel S Goldsmith, this message speaks especially to the weary seeker — the one who has done everything they know to do and is ready for something deeper than methods, techniques, or self-improvement. It points beyond practice to recognition, beyond striving to stillness, and beyond seeking to resting in what already is. This is not a call to abandon integrity, love, or wisdom. It is a call to stop trying to produce them personally and allow them to unfold naturally as expressions of divine life. When effort falls away, life does not collapse — it reorganizes itself with intelligence and grace. If you’ve ever felt spiritually exhausted, quietly frustrated, or stuck in an endless search for peace, this teaching offers a gentle but profound shift in perspective. Not toward doing more — but toward letting go. #ChristianMysticism, #ChristConsciousness, #SpiritualStillness, #EndOfStriving, #BeStillAndKnow, #GraceNotEffort, #InnerPeace, #ContemplativeFaith, #NonDualChristianity, #SpiritualAwakening, #LivingFromChrist, #InfiniteWay, #SpiritualSurrender, #PresenceOfGod, #MysticTeaching, #PrayerWithoutEffort, #DivineIdentity, #SpiritualRest, #FaithAndGrace, #ChristianMeditation, #AwarenessNotEffort, #TruthRevealed, #JoelSGoldsmith, #InfiniteWayTeaching, #ChristianNonduality, #InnerStillness, #spiritualinsight , #restingod , #GraceAwakening