The first step in the dance of prayer is recognition: remind yourself of the nature of
Life/God/Spirit. This is the main ingredient in affirmative prayer: recognition. You must know what the nature of Source is before going further. If, for example, you used to believe that God was an angry, vengeful God, now is the time to remind yourself
of the greater truth. Remind yourself of the lawful and loving nature of God. In Unity we are taught that God is absolute good and that because that is true it
also means that we are absolutely good too. We are not birthed out of original
sin but out of original grace. (Please click here to read Dance with Prayer Part I)
The second step in the dance of prayer is unification: remind
yourself that you come from Life/God/Spirit.
If God exists and is everything good and wonderful, but you're on the outside looking in, why even bother
to pray? Remind yourself that God is the source and the creator of everything,
including you and including your desire. Everything is made out of substance
and Source is the substance out of which everything is made. We shape this substance
with our thoughts, words and our feelings. Unification is a crucial ingredient
in this dance of prayer. (click here to read Dance with Prayer II)
The third step in the dance of prayer is realization: know that if you can desire it, imagine it, picture
it, it must exist in Mind. Otherwise, where did you get the idea? Remember, the first premise is that there exists a fundamental Unity. There's no place other than Mind
to get your idea.
Charles Fillmore says, “Desire for
anything is the thing itself in incipiency.” That means the thing you desire
is not only for you, it has already been started toward you out of the heart of God and your desire is but a sneak preview
of what is to come.
In order for your prayer life to be truly
effective, keep contemplating spirit's nature as your own; when you have an inner feeling of "YES!” that's when the
realization arrives. When you open your eyes, your desire may not be sitting
on the floor in front of you, but don't be fooled...Mind is already at work unfolding it.
If doubts arise, don't just turn away. Face them! Talk to fear,
let it know what you know. Often I will tell fear, “Thanks very much, but
God’s got that!” Fear is always going to be with you, it’s
ok to acknowledge fear; it’s not ok to let fear immobilize you. If you
feel that you could never afford a new car, you might say, "Infinite Mind has given me this desire and along with it everything
I need to let the power of law flow through me, manifesting my desire in perfection and joy. God IS supply; God IS wealth,
so there is nothing to fear...because God is right where I am".
When
you have recognized that God is all there is, and completely unified with that belief, the "realization" comes that "all is
well" and that "it is done." When you have experienced a richness and deepening
as a result of the first two steps, the third step is a declaration of the Truth you have realized. It is always worded in the first person and in the present tense.
You are not asking for anything. You are declaring and affirming the Truth
and that it is already done. This is where understanding faith comes in.
What
you are seeking is seeking you. Everything…past, present and future…is
now floating in that stream of consciousness that we call Infinite Mind. We do
not so much originate thought as we register thought that is already in Infinite Mind.
All future inventions are already known in that Mind long before human inventors allow those inventions to download
in their mind.
REMEMBER:
The realm of ever-expanding good has already been given to you. If you
don't believe it, Source can't do anything more for you. You might say:
The
Truth of God is the Truth of my life. I easily and effortlessly accept my greater good, knowing it is my Divine right and
privilege to experience the very best that life has to offer.
There are no obstacles, past experiences or beliefs,
which can keep my good from me. I am always in the right place at the right time
and the Intelligence of God within is in perfect action at all times.
There are no mistakes
in Spirit and this is the Truth of my life. Therefore, all is well, all is in order and Life supports me completely.
In closing I am including this love prosperity
prayer that I say each day:
LOVE
PROSPERITY PRAYER
Love
is my financial advisor. My prosperity is unlimited.
Love
fills my life with abundant good. Love is my golden key to infinite
riches. Love guides me in its way of joy, peace and prosperity. Even though I may wander into seeming lack, I shall not fear, for love is always
with me. Its nurturing substance prospers
me. Love provides abundantly
for me to easily pay all financial obligations. Love fills my life
and my bank accounts with unconditional money, my wealth overflows. Thankfully, love prospers me in every wonderful way, every day of my life. And I forever do business in the nature of love.
Amen.
