Spiritual Contracts

Like everyone else in the world, every now and then, I need to remind myself of the spiritual contracts in my life.

A spiritual contract is an agreement that your spirit (or soul, or being, or energy) entered in to with another spirit while it was waiting to be born of this earth. Imagine this: your spirit is in the spirit world (or heaven, or the universe, or the beyond) waiting to be born into this life. While it is waiting, it strikes up a conversation with the spirit next to it.

Your spirit may say something like this: "During this time on earth, I would really like to learn patience. If I could learn to be a more patient person during my next lifetime, that would really make me happy."

The spirit next to you hears your request and says: "You know what? I think I can help you with that. During my next life on earth, I will seek you out and help teach you patience." Your spirit smiles, shakes the hand of the other spirit and thanks them. A spiritual contract has been struck.

Now, you are how-ever-many-years into your life here on earth and finally, finally, the spirit with whom your spirit self spoke to long ago has found you. He/she has searched through the millions of other souls on earth and has finally located you after all this time. And now he/she is teaching you patience. They may be really annoying. They may be frustrating you or creating havoc in your life. But it is a very nice gesture since they have gone out of their way to help you learn patience. I am sure you are thankful for their help. They are fulfilling their spiritual contract to you and helping you become a better person. Now is the time for you to be grateful for their help.

Please don't treat them with anger or aggression. Please don't gossip about them or slander their name. They are here to teach you. You asked them to find you and mold you into a better person. Accept them. Thank them. When you do, they will move on, eager to fill their own destiny and learn their own lessons.