No, It’s My Source
Sometimes in our lives, we experience
the need to keep up with the Joneses. We
see something that someone has and think, boy! I wish I had that, or something
like it. Sometimes we harbor resentment
if we can’t have what others have. It
may be his talent, or her wardrobe, or his good looks or her penmanship. Often, there is no rhyme or reason for
feeling the way we do, because the Creator has gifted each of us with wonderful
and unique abilities, bodies and desires.
But sometimes the feelings just come.
What we need to realize is that we
don’t have to feel less than a valuable creation because we don’t have whatever
attributes someone else has. We all come
from the same source, and the Creator is that source.
*Read The Well by Tari Follett.
When we think about the things that we
want from life, we usually think of a lot of hard work, a job that pays well
enough to meet our needs, winning the lottery and so forth. We think that our fellow human beings are
responsible for seeing to our needs. Not
that we are necessarily asking for a handout, rather, we tend to think of them
as being part and parcel of our security.
Our society, our parents, our friends all say that is the case. If we are in business for ourselves, our
customers are the source of our income.
If we work for someone else, the boss is the source of our income. If we have a disability, the government is
the source of our income, and so on.
But let’s break through that
myth. Suppose that the Creator, the
energy form that made the entire Universe, is where the buck stops. Suppose that we don’t have to worry about who
will buy something from us, if we have advertised properly, if we have produced
enough parts, filed enough papers, or served enough meals. Suppose that the only thing we have to do is
work alongside the Creator—who is already seeing to all the needs that everyone
on the earth can possibly have.
Perhaps you think that is a lot of
supposition. But what
if? Perhaps you’ve heard the question, “Does the raven worry about his food? Is he not arrayed in beautiful feathers?” That being so, why should we humans, who were
created a little lower than the angels, worry about whether or not we are going
to have enough food, clothing, shelter, gasoline for the car, and so on?
Now this may seem to you to be a blind
leap into something beyond faith, to make the assumption that the Creator is
going to make everything all right. And
yes, there are certain things that need to happen in our lives to help that
along, and certain things that we need to know fully in our hearts and minds,
as well as efforts that are needed to ground the energy, but yes, we can all
“get there.” We can
As
The Bible says, “It is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the keys to the
kingdom.” What this means is that the
Creator receives pleasure by meeting the needs of every individual. Do you believe it? Does it sound too good to be true? The Creator receives pleasure when the needs
of every individual are met.
Now
let’s not get ridiculous and suppose that we can make a wish and like a magical
genii the Creator is going to drop a winning lottery ticket in our lap. Things are not going to come
quite that easily. There is work
involved to create the flow of energy needed to make the Universal machine
work. You have to oil the system.
According
to certain systems, the performance of rituals takes care of the work. Some traditions focus on meditations, while
others suggest giving to charity. The
New Age answer is to repeat affirmations.
I would tell you, after several years of working on this problem—meeting
financial and physical needs—that it takes a combination of these things in
order to grease the wheels of the Universe.
But what I have found, also, is that the knowledge that the Universe is
One, There is None Else Beside the Creator, that is
the greatest secret to achieving anything and everything that we want in our
lives. You just have to build that
bridge of energy to make your desires known and to open a place for them to
come through, in their entirety.
Sounds
good, eh? But how do we do that? One of the quickest ways to get started is to
remove negativity from your thought patterns.
Do not think ill of others, apply forgiveness as necessary, including to
yourself, and write affirmations regarding the things that you want. Why do we have to turn around our thinking
about others? Especially if we think that
they might be keeping us from our good?
Because not doing so creates a blockage between us and our good. We have to take responsibility for our
thinking. We are the only ones who can
keep our good from coming to us. If we
truly accept that there is none else besides the Creator, and the Creator’s
will is for us to have everything we desire, and the Creator receives pleasure
from giving us what we want, then by all means, step out of your own path and
allow the Creator to have his pleasure.
No one, absolutely no one, can keep your good from you. Another person achieving his or her greatest
wishes does not lessen the likelihood that yours will be fulfilled. Another person being jealous or thinking
negatively about you or even doing negative rituals against you cannot lesson
the likelihood that your greatest wishes will be fulfilled. IF you acknowledge that the Creator is the
source of all good and you willingly submit to the fact that the Creator
receives pleasure in the fulfillment of your wishes.
So
you might say that if you affirm to yourself, that “There is None Else Beside the Creator” then you are doing all the work that you
need to do to make your dreams come true.
And once the energy flow is established, that is exactly right, with the
possible exception of giving thanks when we receive something, no matter how
simple it may seem. For example, it is
good to give thanks for waking up in the morning. It is wise to give thanks for meals. It is important to give thanks for all manner
of income. To give thanks for all the
people we love being in our lives shows that we have understanding. And so on and so forth.
Another
way of building the connection with the Creator is to give thanks for the
healing and welfare of others. Simply
stating, “I give thanks that it is the will of the Creator to send a complete
recovery from Heaven, spiritual, mental, emotional and physical healing
to: Jerry, Tom and Fred, for
example.” By stating that you are giving
thanks, you are accepting the notion that the Creator already knows our needs
before we ask about them. This makes the
energy work quickly and efficiently.
Keep in mind the importance of asking not only for yourself and your
loved ones, for who would despise their own family? But also affirm health, prosperity and all
good things for others. A note of
warning, here, however, is that we may not know the best thing for others, so
it is wise to ask the individual if you may pray or affirm for them before
doing so. Keep in mind also, that the
Universe is very literal. Be specific in
the manner in which you would like your request fulfilled. As the saying goes, “Be careful what you wish
for—you just might get it.” Think of all
the possible ways in which your affirmation can be fulfilled, then try to
narrow the field so that you don’t end up having to do something you would
prefer not to. In other words, give
thanks that your income increases through a particular means, such as lottery
winnings.
When
you have begun to get results from building your connection to the Creator, and
having given thanks for this, it is important to give back to the
Universe. Keep in mind, that since all
of Creation depends upon the good will of the Creator, that
sometimes the Creator works through human angels to see to the needs of
others. In that respect, it becomes
reinforcing of the connection with the Creator to do part of that work by
giving to those who are needy. In fact,
when one’s funds are low, it is an act of faith to jump-start the receipt of
income by giving to charity, whether through financial donation, service, or
goods.
So rest assured that there IS enough
water in the well for everyone to drink their fill.
What someone else has in no way diminishes what you can receive, even if
someone is intent upon doing so. There
is none else beside the Creator—and it is the Creator’s good will to give you
the keys to the kingdom or anything else that you might desire.
May
you be richly blessed!