Have you ever noticed that sometimes when people do bad things, bad things happen to them? A lot of people call this karma, referring to the Hindu/Buddhist concept that a person’s actions determine their consequences. I don’t practice either of those religions, but in Christianity we also have a similar concept that states that “you reap what you sow”. In mainstream spirituality, there’s the “law of attraction” and even in some wiccan belief systems they have the “3 fold law” that basically all say the same thing.

Regardless to what you believe in or don’t believe in, there is a common pattern we have seemed to have observed as a collective, which is that – what you give is what you get. Today I’d like to share some of my theories on the different ways that our actions bring about different results in our lives, and to offer my perspective that it really is about – perspective. 

First off, not every hardship is a punishment. I’d like to be very clear when I say that bad things do happen to “good people”, but even when bad things happen, it may not be a direct result of something that was caused. I very strongly believe that most experiences are intended to serve as lessons. This is where that perspective comes in, because if you can’t see the hardship as a lesson, then you’re going to think it’s a punishment, and if you don’t ‘feel’ as though you’re deserving of a punishment, then you will react instead of respond, and you won’t be able to learn from it. Sometimes when we aren’t able to learn from something that was sent to us as a lesson, we are forced to repeat it. Even when the purpose of said “hardship” is a consequence of an action, it can (and should) still be viewed as a lesson to be learned.

Now that we’ve cleared that one up, here’s my theory. Many people think that the action comes first, and THEN the consequence… but if you believe as I do that God knows what we are going to do before we do it, then could it be possible that sometimes the “hardship” comes BEFORE we act? Please hear me out! I bring this up because I have encountered several people in my life who I feel could have experienced this. Thankfully I have never myself had this experience (more on that later), and while the business of the people who sparked this theory is none of my own, I feel very much obliged to speak on the concept (without spilling their tea ofc), because this is … WOW.

Many a time have I found myself thinking “how could that possibly happen to this sweet person, they don’t deserve this at all!” only to be stabbed straight in the back by said person in the most malicious and ill-intended way, and to be left thinking “well maybe you DID deserve that”. The hangup though, was still that the “hardship” seemed completely unrelated to the betrayal, or anything else they’d shared that was going on in their lives at the moment for that matter. Now of course we can never know what’s going on with a person completely, and this “hardship” could be character development or “karma” due to a past infraction, but these special situations really had your girl thinking… could this be a “preemptive punishment”?

Now if this is God’s doing, why would he do this? I can’t answer for God, but I think the reason why I don’t feel personally affected by this specific type of character development is because I’m committed to love and light regardless to whatever “tests” may come my way. Maybe this theory about “preemptive punishments” is really just what God considers a test? A test of our characters, that if we “fail” (curse God, violent crash out, bringing harm, etc) as a result of us being angry that we were even put in a position to be “tested”, that our consequence would be exactly what we fear – rather than the positive upturn (something like a miracle) that happens instead?

Either way, we manifest our own destiny, but the test that was concealed as a hardship continues to run it’s course dependent on our attitude – OR if we choose to have faith that God has our best interests at heart, the miracle, an outcome totally unexpected… in the best way.

OK, there’s one theory for ya! I’ll keep a look out to see if I can say this theory can be “proven”. Now let’s talk about the category that myself, and I think most people fall into. Immediate cause, Immediate effect. I remember I used to back chat my mom when I was a little kid then go stub my toe after. My karma has always been instant, so I’ve never had a thing in the world to worry about. I can time that sucker like clock work. If I did something I KNOW is bad, I just wait. Thankfully I got enough spiritual sustenance in the “karmic bank” that I only get positive returns now a days, but even if you’re not as wealthy as me in that department, rest easy, this is the safest space to be in. So safe that I have hardly anything else to say on the matter, pretty straight forward. 

Now for the worst of it. Have you ever met someone so crooked, so evil, so vile, and yet it seems that they just keep. getting. blessed. no corrective actions, no consequences, no lessons, just blessings? HA! Don’t you worry, there times a comin’. There’s a theory in the spiritual community that when a person is committed to “being bad” that “the universe” doesn’t waste it’s time on correcting them after every little thing that they do. It’s a waste of time. Why provide a lesson to someone who is committed to not learning? No. Instead, they must wait. The consequences of their actions continues to build and build and build, until… BOOM!

IDK what that boom is exactly, could look different for everyone, but it will come. 

You may be wondering.. well what if that person who has accrued all that “karmic debt” suddenly has a “coming to Jesus” moment and decides to change their ways? Well, again, I can’t speak for God, but what I do know is that my God is a very forgiving God, so long as the heart posture is correct (sincere). How God chooses to absolve anyone is none of my concern, but what I will say is that learning is a requirement for soul growth and development so in order for that to happen, they gotta get taught some lessons!

I’m a Flower that is constantly growing. Can we be Buds? Can we root for each other and watch each other grow? Thank you for visiting my blog. Stay a little while longer, and read a little bit more. Until next time, XOXO