Empowered Peace: Hakuna Matata, It Means a LOT of Worries for the Rest of Your Life

As I feel asleep the other evening I prayed to God about a reoccurring situation in my life. It has plagued me from childhood and has not given me rest for over 30 years! I've prayed about this situation many times over the years and I have asked God to take away this horrible happening that comes over and over again. I have had periods of rest and even joy and happiness, but they are always short lived. I would always be waiting in the back of my mind for the trouble to come and steal my happiness.

You see I have always had barriers to my successes. I have not yet tasted the fullness of my destiny and as I went to sleep the other day, God showed me to myself. He explained to me very clearly, through different Disney characters the circle of my life. It seems strange I know, but I have learned to trust God when He speaks to me, no matter how peculiar it seems. God has not led me astray yet!

God showed me this happening in my life was fear. The Lion King was particularly relevant to the unfolding of this epiphany. I watched The Lion King again before writing this post and the reality of my error was clear.

Simba, the main character in The Lion King, suffered a great trauma when he was a child. His dad was violently murdered by his brother Scar and Scar then blamed Simba, his nephew, for the murder. Scar encouraged Simba to run away as the solution to his problem. When Simba ran away he was befriended by two outcasts named Timon and Pumbaa. Their philosophy for life was of course, Hakuna Matata!

Hakuna Matata is a slogan that represents a problem free life. Timon advised Simba "when the world turns its back on you, (you should) turn your back on the world." There are many problems with this philosophy. The first problem is your state of denial. You are forced the believe your life is perfect and ignore an emptiness inside of you that cries out to be filled. You can not turn your back on the world and expect to fulfill your dreams. The world needs you to contribute your gifts in a constructive manner. When you reject the world people in need of your contributions lack and suffer. You put yourself in a position that forces you to throw away your dreams because your dreams are fulfilled by touching the world around you.

The second problem with this mentality are the limitations you place on your creative being. The world needs you to be you! Not Barack Obama or Mother Theresa, it needs you because God created you with a specific plan and purpose. Hukuna Matata means you are selfish and self-centered because you choose not to care about the world around you. You intentionally desire the world to feel the pain and rejection you have inside. You also devalue your entire existence. If you really knew how priceless you were, you would never think of yourself, only others.

Scar represents many aspects of a stagnant life. For me he represents fear. What does he represent to you? The only way to live a life of Empowered Peace is to confront your "Scar." The scenario that plays itself over and over in your life will continue to occur until you deal with your internal Scar.

Confronting your inner demons can be intimidating to say the least. But it is possible and more importantly it is freedom!