Today I finished reading Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. It’s amazing how God always finds a way to give you exactly what you need at exactly the right time. Coelho’s fictional novel of a Shepard boy’s journey to fulfill his “Personal Legend” is an extraordinary story of truth, love, wisdom, and empowerment. Just yesterday, I was asking God for direction, guidance for the choices I am making and the life I am building. God is faithful and over the past few days he has truly been opening my eyes, mind, and heart to find inspiration and meaning in everything that I encounter. I watched Beyonce’s The Year of 4 and her last quote of the film was this:
“I’m learning how to drown out the constant noise that is such an inseparable part of my life. I don’t have to prove anything to anyone. I only have to follow my heart and concentrate on what I want to say to the world. I run my world.”
I even had a random conversation with a stranger that seemed to echo and confirm the very things I’ve been tossing around in my spirit. God is constantly developing my skills to be in tune with my heart and the world around me. On of the greatest messages in The Alchemist is that when your heart makes a choice, the entire universe conspires to help you achieve your Personal Legend because when you succeed and become better the world succeeds and becomes better. Each of us is intrinsically connected to God, each other, and the world around us. When we truly begin to love ourselves and listen to our hearts we begin to see that God is working within us to help us manifest our greatest dreams. In the end, it is He who receives the glory for our triumphs.
~Lorenz
