Thursday, June 21, 2007

God Will Provide

I have had several clients, especially during a Relationship Psychic Reading, who got upset with me when I told them that they had to make an effort to meet their Life Partner. You cannot sit home all the time and expect the person of your dreams to knock on your door. They told me that since God will provide, He will bring the person they are meant to be with to them with no effort on their part.

I know someone personally who expects a million dollars to drop into his lap with no effort on his part. He gets very upset when I tell him "It ain't gonna happen!"

I am reminded of some stories which speak to the issue of 'God Will Provide' or 'Let Go Let God.'

In the first story, floodwaters had risen to the level of a person's porch. Someone in a truck came by and offered to give the man a ride out of the flooding area.

"No," he said. "God will provide."

The floodwaters continued to rise and the man had to climb onto his roof. A boat came by and offered him a ride.

"No," he said. "God will provide."

The floodwaters continued to rise, drowning the man. When he arrived in Heaven, he asked God why He didn't save him.

"I sent you a truck and a boat. You refused to get in them."

I heard another story which speaks to this belief by Joe Vitale.

A man had a beautiful garden in his backyard. Another man saw it and stopped to admire it.

"You have a beautiful garden here," the second man said. "It's really God's garden, isn't it?"

"Yes, but you should have seen it when God was taking care of it himself."

To create what we want in our lives, we must take the steps necessary to create it. The Universe will give us assistance, but it is up to us to accept the help. It is up to us to go places where we can meet people. It is up to us to go to school to learn a profession. It is up to us to pick up a pen or the computer to write. The Universe cannot make those efforts for us.

Take the steps today to create what you want in your life. Decide what you REALLY want. Write down what is needed to create it. Then start taking the steps necessary to make it a reality.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Trusting The Universe

It is very important to recognize that we create what we focus on. If you focus on not having money to pay your bills, you will continue to not have money to pay your bills. If you talk about being broke, you will always be broke.

A year ago, my daughter, Samantha, made her transition after a lifetime of illness. At that time, our income came through caring for Samantha instead of her being in a nursing home. When she died, we lost all of our income.

I was terrified. I had no idea how we were going to pay our bills. I felt helpless and frightened.

I knew that if I focused on my fear, I would never survive. I knew that the Universe will provide for us if we could only Trust. So, Trust I did, and miracles happened in my life!

Gratitude is very important for creating prosperity consciousness. Each day, I would spend time being grateful for what I had.

I would tell myself “Today, my bills are paid.”

“Today, I have money in the bank.”

“Today, I have food to eat.”

I would find all the things I could to be grateful for that day. If a large bill was due next week, and I didn’t know where the money would come from, I only focused on the fact that today I didn’t have to be concerned.

When I paid a bill, I was thankful that I had the money to pay the bill on that day. I paid the bill with a positive attitude instead of begrudging the fact that I had to spend the last money in my bank account.

I have learned many ways of creating prosperity consciousness over the last year.

Honor your money. Keep the money neatly in your wallet, not wadded up in your pocket. Put the highest denomination bills on top, and arrange them in order to the lowest denomination. Fold the money in half so that the highest denomination is on the outside, blessing the money as you do so. You might say something like “Divine Love, through me, blesses and increases all that I receive.”

Each time you get paid, treat yourself to a dinner out, a new shirt, a massage, etc. It does not have to be anything expensive, just some way of honoring yourself. This will help you to feel good enough about yourself to Trust that more money will be coming to you. It also shows the Universe that you Trust that you will have the money you need when you need it.

If you see a penny on the ground, instead of walking over it and ignoring it; pick it up and be thankful for the wonderful gift from the Universe. When you can be grateful for small change, you are showing the Universe that you will be grateful for larger amounts.

Each night, as you are going to sleep, go through your day and be grateful for all the small triumphs that you experienced that day. Show gratitude that your coworker was pleasant that day, that your lunch tasted especially good, that you saw a flower blooming. The more you find to be thankful for, the more the Universe will give you to be thankful for.

If you do experience what feels like a financial set back, see it as an opportunity to practice Trust on a deeper level. The ability to Trust no matter what has gotten me through the last year. It has created miracles in my life and in my finances.

I guarantee that Trusting the Universe completely and totally will create miracles in your life too!

Namaste,
Rev. Claudia McNeely DD
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