As we have discussed here on the blog many times before, the Law(s) of Attraction, in its simplest and most basic form dictates that "like attracts like"...when we take that simple idea further, we can draw the conclusion that our thoughts, both conscious and unconscious, are the basis for our reality...
I know that we've covered this territory, extensively, but we have to keep it in front of us so that we don't forget how important our thoughts are...the things that we focus our thoughts and attention on are the things that are going to grow and multiply in our lives...it's just that simple...
If people continually focus on the lack in their lives, even when they disguise their thought process in the form of "prayer requests", that aspect of their reality will grow and multiply...when they "pray", motivated by thoughts of how much they don’t have, or out of envy or bitterness toward those who have more than they do, or out of fear of losing what they do have, then their very prayers become counterproductive and work against them...
Directing our thoughts continually toward fear and lack will, according to The Law(s) of Attraction, beget more fear and lack...again, Jesus said, "To them that have will more be given, and to them who have not will more be taken away"...in a word, we are all determining our own level of external abundance by our internal consciousness...
If, on the other hand, people focus their thoughts and attention on the abundance already present in their lives, the blessings they have received and continue to receive every day, then those are the things that will grow and multiply in their lives...the Law of Genesis states that everything will ultimately produce after its own kind, so it stands to reason that blessing begets blessing and abundance begets abundance...
The one key to unlocking the power of The Law(s) of Attraction in our lives is gratitude...the more that you express gratefulness for what you now have, the more you have for which to be grateful...by embracing the feeling of appreciative thankfulness and applying it to every area of our lives, we arm ourselves with the power to overcome fear, lack, envy, resentment and all of the other negative emotions that heighten the wall between ourselves and the lives we dream of...Abundant Life is available to ALL...
Many people, when they are first introduced to the idea of Attraction, immediately and instinctually think of how it can be applied to money, but Abundant Life is much more than just that...it's why Jesus talked about "the deceitfulness of riches"...being prosperous doesn't mean being rich...
If you view The Law(s) of Attraction simply as a "get rich scheme", you're missing the point, entirely...Attraction and, in fact, true wealth are about much more than that...true wealth/abundance/prosperity applies to more than just the numbers in our bank accounts...it applies to the fullness and satisfaction we are able to achieve in every area of our lives...it's about ENJOYING life with our families and our friends, and having careers that are about purpose, and living every day to the fullest...it's about enjoying being alive, content with our current level of manifestation, while always knowing that more is on the way, and will manifest as we need it...
It's very possible for a person to possess great quantities of money, and still be very impoverished, indeed..."What does it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his soul?"...it's also possible for a person to possess a modest bank account and live simply, and still enjoy great wealth...if you like what you do every day, and it makes you happy to make a contribution to humanity through your efforts, and you are able to make a living at it and have all that you really need, then you are prosperous!
It all boils down to our ability to feel gratefulness for what we currently have and for everything we have previously experienced...but when you are consistently grateful, you will automatically attract abundance to yourself, even if you're not really looking for it...you can't separate the two...grateful people get more stuff...the very word "affluent" literally means "in the flow", and grateful people just enjoy gliding in the current of the River of Life, and then everything they need flows into their reality without them stressing over how to make the river move...when you choose happiness, you will attract more things that make you happy, and happiness attracts more abundance...
You don't have to pray about your "lack" situation, you just have to think differently about it..."The Father knows what you have need of"...when Jesus said to consider the lilies of the field, He was basically explaining the Law(s) of Attraction...His sermon wasn't about prayer and prayer requests for getting out of debt, it was about changing the way you THINK about abundance...all that stuff about lilies and sparrows and "Seeking first the Kingdom of God" is about PERSPECTIVE and ATTITUDE and THOUGHTS...
Stop worrying so much and start attracting a better reality to yourself by just enjoying what you have right now...
Stop praying so much about your needs, and start creating a different experience by your better thoughts...
God is good, and the Universe is Abundant...
And don't say that you can't, because you totally can!
Gratitude is a learned thought process, but it's easy to do...
"...be progressively transformed (transfigured; changed in form and semblance) by the renewing (or: in the renewal; for the making-back-up-new again) of your mind [with other MSS: from The Mind; of the intellect; pertaining to the faculties of perceiving and understanding; of the mindset, disposition, inner orientation and world view] into the [situation and condition for] you folks to be habitually examining in order to be testing and, after scrutiny, distinguishing and approving what [is] God's will (design; purpose; resolve; intent): the good and well-pleasing, even perfect (finished, complete and destined)! (or: = the thing [that is] virtuous, satisfying and able to succeed in its purpose.)"
(Romans 12:2 - JMNT)
I love these phrases from the above passage..."Progressively transformed"..."...from The Mind (capitalized); of the intellect..."..."...pertaining to the faculties of perceiving and understanding"..."...inner orientation and world-view"...
I love that the TRANSFORMATION which Paul was referring to here really is the basics of Mind Power...I love that I know that the bottom line is that all physical reality is made up of vibrations of energy...as we have said many times before, your thoughts are also vibrations of energy, and as the Mind of God or the Mind of Christ continues to function through you in a creative way, you are perpetuating the original Creation of all living things, and are a viable contributor the the expansion of the Universe..I love that...and I love that this truth cannot be dismissed any longer as being simply a concept or a theory...this truth, which many of the authors of Scripture wrote about (whether they fully understood it or not) is a spiritual reality that is confirmed now every day through science, particularly through Quantum Physics...I love how Science is validating Spirituality today, and vice versa...
I love to see my good thoughts manifested...your thoughts are more than just influential, they actually affect what happens to you...they create your reality...to know this is so EMPOWERING...you are not a victim of Creation...you are powerful, more, really, than you even know...most people sleepwalk through their lives, taking little notice of their thought processes...they never think about how their mind moves, about what it fears (and why), what it pays attention to, what it says to itself, or what it ignores... people generally automatically go through the motions of eating, working, talking, worrying, planning, shopping, playing, etc., all with little to no attention paid to how they think, which is unfortunate...I love being aware of who I am, and of how my Mind is affecting things around me...I love understanding my unique, creative place in the Universe...
I love being around people who are curious...people who are interested in improving how they think...I love seekers...I love people who are open-minded, and are not afraid to challenge their mental and intellectual comfort zones...I love discovering truth...I love conversing with those who know about things outside of that with which I am familiar...I love revelation...I love good ideas...I love creativity...I love change...I love evolution...I love it when I see it in myself, and I love when I see it in humanity...
I love using Transformational Mind Power, which is simply directing your thoughts toward a desired outcome...I love that believing is seeing...again, this is Law(s) of Attraction 101...what you focus on you attract...it's just that basic and uncomplicated...Mind Power is understanding these laws, and knowing how to make our thoughts successfully work for us...
I love that I know that...
I love that I have people in my life who also know that, and who want to know more...
I love being connected to people who have tapped into using the Power of their Minds for good...
I love being alive and aware of this wonderful world in which we live...
I love being optimistic about that world, and about the future and evolution of Humankind...
I love that you read this post...
I love you...
My heart is very, very full today...
Love to all...
"...and then to be continuously renewed (or: from time to time, or, progressively made young again) by (or: in; with) the spirit (or: attitude; breath-effect) of your mind (or: from the mind which is you), and to enter within (or: clothe yourselves with) the new humanity (or: the person that is new and fresh in kind and quality) the one in accord with and corresponding to God (or: the person at the Divine level) being formed (framed, built, founded and settled from a state of disorder and wildness; created) within the Way pointed out (or: in union with fair and equitable dealings with rightwised relationships, justice and righteousness; also = in covenant participation) and reverent dedication (or: benign relationship with nature) pertaining to the Truth (or: in intrinsic alignment with reality)."
(Ephesians 4:23, 24 - JMNT)
