When Doctrine Becomes Your God

        A problem develops when doctrine becomes your God – when it becomes more important to you than the God you are supposedly seeking. When that happens and your doctrine’s belief structure collapses within you then often your path goes with it, if not even your belief in God. This is true as well if there is a particular person whose integrity is vital to the degree of your commitment. If that person is shown to be less than perfect then your ‘faith’ is betrayed and you fall away from your spiritual path. I would argue that your path has already been diverted if either case is true but you may not yet be aware of it. It is important to build your spiritual path on a personal relationship and commitment to God rather than base it on the veracity of a doctrine or the moral perfection of a spiritual leader.

        This does not mean that if you discover that the integrity or morality of the person who you follow is corrupted in some fashion that the message that they deliver is corrupted.  God and the Ascended Masters can't wait for perfect people to do the work that is there to be done.  Often they must choose those who are less than perfect to be their tools, their messengers to the world, and if they aren't perfect then, well, the experience of being a tool can often further them on their path as well as you on yours.