There is perhaps no other belief as pervasive as "I'm not worthy".  Feeling unworthy seems fundamentally ingrained in the human experience. So much so that I have to conclude it is part of experiencing the polarities of this earth dimension.

Worthiness issues come in various degrees and levels but the one I want to talk about is the most basic; the idea that all man is born in sin and therefore unworthy from the get-go.  Where did that idea come from?

I asked my Higher Guidance this question. At first I couldn't understand the reply but now it seems obvious.

The Gift of Separation

Almost from the moment of birth our Soul has the perception of being separate from the source of love, a seeming separation from God. This is so we can know ourselves to be something other than the Source from whence we came. How can a drop of water be differentiated from the ocean unless it is first separated?  Far from being a painful experience of separation, it is one that the Soul relishes and embarks upon with thrilled anticipation. It's a grand adventure!

How does this separation become interpreted as a worthiness issue?

Survival - first and foremost

Our existence is a creation of our Soul.  This existence must live within the rules of our earth; one might say the "earth Nature programs".  Of paramount importance living within the earth Nature programs is the primal drive for survival.

We are also created with awareness, a consciousness by our Soul.  This consciousness makes judgments on acts being right or wrong; it makes judgments on what we like or dislike; and it makes judgments on guilt or guiltless.

Interestingly, what we are sometimes driven to do for survival can be at odds with our "conscience".

When an animal kills in the wild for survival it does not have to wrestle with the morality of the kill. However humans, for the most part, wrestle tremendously with various aspects of survival. The instinctual impulses of survival are seen as lower than or less "godly" than the higher kindly self-sacrificing endeavors.

Throughout history mankind has sought to resolve this worthiness issue through power, control, self-sacrifice, and self-punishment in an effort to "earn" worthiness, redemption and salvation.  It is pervasive and interwoven into all aspects of our existence: government, religion, society, community, family, and self. 

Breaking the Self-Punishment Habit

On a personal level it often takes on the guise of subtle self-punishment. Guilt and shame are the underlying emotions. Even a simple scenario such as a knee-jerk reaction of blaming a coworker when your boss yells at you can be traced back ultimately to survival.

Fundamentally the question is; if my Soul is divine, does my human nature have the right to exist? We tell ourselves the only purification will be when our souls are reunited with Source and finally the human body will be shed and thus the lowly nature of man conquered. However, nothing could be further from the truth. 

What is the resolution for this fundamental worthiness issue?

Being a Drop of God

My Guidance says we need to remember ALL IS GOD.  There is nothing that is not. As a creation of God's we need to constantly remind ourselves that we are so loved!  All of us!  We are cherished.  Realize you don't have to punish yourself for being human - celebrate it! The nature of man was divinely designed and is every bit as much God as the Soul.

You are carrying God with you and it is God that is seeing through your eyes, hearing through your ears, touching with your hands - experiencing through YOU!  God has not marooned your Soul here on earth, punishing you in a human body and waiting for you to return. How could that be since your very existence was the creation of God's in the first place?

Think of the ocean, and a drop of water from that ocean.   Are they both water? Of course. Is the drop of water the ocean? Of course not. In the same way, we are a drop of God.  We're not here to earn our worthiness and prove that we are God (because we already are); we are here to have the experience of being human and express God through us.

How about you?

Is worthiness an issue for you? Do you feel fundamentally unworthy simply because you exist as human? How does that manifest in your life? Take an honest look at all the ways you punish yourself, either overtly or by your internal critic as a way to "straighten" yourself out because of an underlying worthiness issue. Resolve to remind yourself who you are carrying with you and how loved you are. 

Your worthiness is always assured.