Enlightenment

You Deserve the Best!

May 15, 2012 By Rev. John W. Adams

– Rev. John W. Adams –
Negative conditions are not necessary!

You have every right to enjoy good health, happiness, financial plenty, and the very best of everything! It is absolutely not necessary for you to be unhappy or to be depressed. Neither is it necessary for you to feel disappointed, discouraged or to experience trouble.

It is not necessary for you to be unhealthy. You have positively no need to experience anything but outstanding success, radiantly good health, overflowing prosperity, and an enthusiastic interest and joy in living life fully. You should be positively alive!

Too many peoples’ lives are filled with bleak, depressing things, and this is truly unfortunate and needless. But many people assume that those things are inescapable or meant to be.

As long as anyone accepts negative conditions at their own value, so long will he or she stay enslaved to them. However, you need only to claim your birthright of freedom and make a positive effort and you will be free.

The key to better living: Get with God!

Happiness, success, good health, and prosperity are natural conditions. It is actually easier for you to demonstrate these conditions than the opposite. Inferior habits of thinking may obscure that fact for awhile, just as walking or sitting wrongly may seem easier than doing so properly, because you have become accustomed to that.

However, it is actually easier to do it rightly because you are then in harmony with the natural movement of Life. If you have ever waded in a stream moving against the current you now how difficult that can be. But when you turned around and moved with the current, it became easy to walk.

Frustration, depression, financial lack and unhappy human relationships are nothing more than bad habits which the sufferers have become used to and believe they must stoically endure. They believe those conditions are permanent, that there is no escape, that they must fight their way through life, but that is wrong thinking because there is a way out.

The way is to simply change the habit of wrong thinking to right thinking. It consists of moving with the natural flow of Life, and in working harmoniously with universal laws and principles rather than against them. This may be easier said than done because of a long-standing habit of wrong thinking; however, it can be done.

The key is in getting “with God” for it is “with God” that all things are possible. In getting “with God,” you are making of yourself a free and open channel through which Infinite Intelligence pours Its riches.

You needn’t accept something less

Some people have the idea that they must accept something less than God’s very best, or they have a distorted concept of what His best really is. That is wrong thinking. You never have to endure anything, especially doing without. You should never be willing to accept less than harmony, peace of mind, radiantly good health and overflowing abundance.

As the deserving child of God, that you truly are, it is divinely right that you should experience all of these things, to live just as elegantly and opulently ass possible. That’s the way God wants you to live.

Do something! – Take positive action!

Finally, it is only a wrong habit-a subtle one you may not even be aware of-that causes you to be satisfied with less. Granted, you may not be happy, but if you really did not want unhappy or unhealthy conditions in your life, if that is the way with you, then you would do something about them.

You would become very dissatisfied with the way things have been or may still be, and you would make a real determination-a definite commitment-to change things for the better and then get busy taking all the necessary steps toward that end.

Remember: With God all things are possible. So, get “with God.” This means to unify your thinking and feeling with God within yourself and let this be the motivating power to change your life for the better. By doing this one-day-at-a-time, for thirty days, or longer, will make a big difference.

From Rev. John’s book, Thirty Days to a Better Life.

• • •Copyright © 2012 – John W. Adams. Golden Key Ministry – Unity is a worldwide online prayer ministry, dedicated to healing and prospering all people. Rev. John W. Adams is an ordained Unity Minister. He has dedicated his life to helping people live the healthy, happy, peaceful and prosperous lives they are meant to live. Permission to reprint this article is granted provided the article is reprinted with no editing and the copyright notice is included.

Thankfulness

May 15, 2012 By Rev. John W. Adams

– Rev. John W. Adams –
A delightful, powerful mental practice

Thankfulness is a delightful, powerful mental practice that helps to keep you in tune with God, and to cause an ever-increasing flow of rich abundance in your life. Happier and more richly blessed are those who practice thankfulness.

Have you ever tried counting your blessings, and like the song say to name them one by one? An excellent practice is to write down on paper as many things you can think of for which you are grateful. Write at the top of the sheet, Thank You, God, for. . . Then list your blessings.

Or you can write, Thank You, God for. . . before each blessing, such as: Thank You, God, for my good health, Thank You, God, for my car (home, friends, etc.). Then, go over your list daily for at least 30 days. You might even rewrite the list each day.

Especially include things you may not call blessings, or may not be thankful for which would include challenges, appearances of lack, difficulties, and so on. Being thankful for these is a sure way to take the “sting” out of them and turn them into blessings. Also include what you expect to have such as your goals and desires fulfilled.

Another good practice

Another good thankfulness practice is to just declare: “Thank You, God” many times each day, doing this for anything that comes to mind, or happens during the day. If someone cuts you off in traffic, say, “Thank You, God!” Even if someone is rude to you, say, “Thank You, God!”

If you receive some money, say, “Thank You, God!” Or, if some money you were expecting has not shown up yet, say, “Thank You, God!” That’s the best way to speed the money on its way to you.

T Y G F T A T I M – Thank You God For The Abundance That Is Mine

Declaring the above, over and over, is a great prosperity booster that creates the Gratitude Attitude which in turn causes you to be happier and healthier, too. Print out these letters, make several copies and place them around your home or office to remind you to thank God for His abundance. Give them to friends, too.

With the economy as it is today, many people are struggling to prosper. If you, or someone you know, are one of these, you are especially urged to focus on TYGFTATIM. It means to lift your thinking above appearances to the vast abundance that your loving Father has for you and everyone, and to thank God that is your NOW.

Thank You, God for the Abundance that is Mine!

In the appearance of lack, declare over and over: “Thank You, God for the abundance that is mine” until your whole being resonates with God’s abundance. This will drive lack out of your consciousness and cause abundance to take its place in your mind, and in your life.

A woman did this when she didn’t know where food or money was to come from for herself and her small children. Unemployed, she began to practice thankfulness by first being genuinely thankful for what she had, and declared over and over: “Thank You, God, for the Abundance that is mine.”

Before long, she found a good-paying job and everything drastically improved for herself and her family. Eventually, she thankfully, met and married as wonderful, wealthy man.

Thankfulness is the expression of love

Thankfulness is not just something you do toward God, but toward every person. Just think how wonderful our world would be, if everyone practiced thankfulness toward each other.

Of course, this is practiced to a large extent in business, especially in stores although sometimes people will say, “Thank you” without giving it much thought or feeling. The more feeling you put into thankfulness, the more love there is in it because thankfulness is the expression of love.

A good practice is to say to others: “Thank you for what you do, for who you are, and for being you.”

Where do you live? Hopefully it is in the Land of Thankfulness as described in the following poem by Frank B. Whitney.

I Live in the Land of Thankfulness
Frank B. WhitneyI love the Land of Thankfulness
Where blessings overflow.
I claim it as my native home,
Most charming land I now;
And if I’ve need of anything,
No matter what it be,
I just give thanks with confidence
And see it come to me.

I like to live in Thankfulness!
Would live there all my days;
Would let its spirit stir my soul
And fill my heart with praise.
I questioned once how I had found
A place of such a kind;
Knew I’d discovered it, because
I’d thankful thoughts in mind

Oh, come with me to Thankfulness!
We ask this of you:
That you be always thankful, friend,
But this is all you do.
And if there’s anything you need,
No longer doubt or fear;
The thing you seek’s awaiting you,
It surely will appear.

Thankfulness opens and keeps open the doors and windows of God’s lavish blessings. It lifts your heart and gives God’s abundance wings to fly to you more easily. Go for it with all your thankful heart!

No Difficulty is Beyond Solution

May 15, 2012 By goldenkey

– Rev. John W. Adams – Regardless of how things may appear, there is a right solution for every problem. Whatever the difficulty may be, God has an answer and when you turn to Him in faith, believing, that answer comes.

The answer may not always come immediately or exactly as you have in mind, but as you pray in faith and wait, knowing and believing that the answer is coming, the answer does eventually come. It is very important that you believe and accept this.

God is always at work!

Even when you seem to need an immediate answer, it is most important that you exercise patience and faith, for in that patience and faith, God is working in and around you to provide you with what you need. You may not be able to see anything happening with your eyes, but be assured, God is at work. God is always at work. The answer is coming. Believe this is so, because it is. Accept this in faith.

Count on Change!

There is no difficulty beyond solution; no undesirable condition is permanent. Every circumstance can be changed. Change is the one thing you can count on. Whatever trouble is perplexing you, it has not always been with you, or in your life no matter how it may seem. Therefore it is a passing thing. Treat it as such. Relax, let go, and let it pass. Do not believe for a moment that it must or will stay with you forever. In fact, it is now on it way out of your life!

God’s good is not just around the corner. It is within and all around you now. Open your mind and heart to His presence and power, and know and accept that He is giving you the desires of your heart now. But do not be anxious. Anxious, hurried, worried thoughts and feelings tend to force your good away from you. Your relaxed, peaceful, faith-filled thoughts bring your good to you.

Your help comes from within you

As you lift your consciousness to the level of God-consciousness, you know there is nothing impossible to understand, to overcome, to change. You know you have the power, strength and energy to do whatever you need to do, and the courage to move forward in faith. Your help comes from God within you. Turn within to His loving, wise presence, be still and wait upon Him.

Life is meant to be lived lovingly, abundantly, fully, joyously, positively, and victoriously. You are to fully realize your oneness with God and give expression to the divine spirit that is in you, as you. Lift your consciousness and let your horizons expand to new vistas of possibilities. You are able to see better than before; to see more clearly the vast good that is ready for you now.

As you lift your vision, you see the beauty and marvels of life, and there is new light upon your path. The solutions to problems and difficulties come more easily, too.

Open Your Mind

It is always so much better to lift your vision above apparent problems than to remain mired in them. God intends for you to be happy, healthy, joyous, peaceful and prosperous, and for you to enjoy these things now. Open your mind to His infilling of rich good; to His love, faith, peace, harmony, and life. Know that, right now, His vast rich good is available to you and is, indeed, yours now.

Keep your vision uplifted today. Make a determined effort to look for the good, to be happy, and to practice the presence of God within and around you. As you do, problems and difficulties become as nothing and fade away. They change into solutions.

Refuse to give in any longer to thoughts or beliefs in inadequacy, lack or limitation, or that a difficulty has no solution. Believe the solution is forthcoming now, and that it is with you now although you may not yet see it.

Help Yourself

God is your help in every need. He is the solution or answer to every difficulty. Give more thought to Him than to the difficulty and the difficulty will go away. Do everything you can to help solve the problem knowing that as you do, God is working in and through you to bring about the right and perfect answer – the divine solution. In essence, it is God manifesting Himself.

Pray this Positive Prayer: God is within me as the right answer to every problem. I am grateful for the right solution now.

From my book, Positively Alive !

Are You Asking the Right Questions?

May 15, 2012 By Rev. John W. Adams

– Rev. John W. Adams –

Unfortunately and ignorantly, most people ask the wrong questions and the answers show up AS their lives. Then they wonder why life doesn’t treat them better.

Have you ever asked, “Why do I never have enough money?” “Why am I so unhappy?” “Why is it so hard for me to get along with other people?” “Why is it so hard for me to lose weight?” Or, similar questions?

And guess what? You never have enough money, are never as happy as you’d like to be, it’s often difficult to get along with other people, and as far as your weight is concerned, the only thing you lose is the battle to control it.

Here is an easy way for you to have, do, and be what you really want: Ask the right questions! For instance:

Instead of asking, “Why do I never have enough money?”, ask: “Why do I always have plenty of money?”
Instead of asking, “Why am I so unhappy?”, ask, “Why am I so happy?”
Instead of asking, “Why is it hard for me to get along with other people?”, ask, “Why am I so loving and easy to get along with?”
Instead of asking, “Why is it hard for me to lose weight?”, ask, “Why is it easy for me to always be at my right weight?”

You may want to vary or change these questions to suit your particular need, if so – Do it! Create your own questions.

Sincerely ask your questions over and over and pay attention to the feeling that comes when you ask positive questions.
You are asking as though it is already a done deal, which it is!
Ask your questions audibly and/or silently. Sincerity is a key to success because you are asking questions which you definitely want answered.

Extremely Important!

Do NOT answer any positive question you ask. That is not your job.

Ask the question and let Infinite Intelligence answer it. That is Its job. When you ask a positive question enough times, with feeling and sincerity, the answer will show up AS your life. There is no way that it cannot!

Asking the right questions will work for you when you work it.

Please do not underestimate the power of asking the right questions. I have published two books by asking the right questions. I have also manifested a new home, plus many other things. I know a lady who manifested a new car in two weeks by asking the right question! Two other people got very good jobs with excellent pay by asking the right questions.

Ask, and you will receive!

I have taught this technique to many people, and it has worked for some of them. The reason it may not work is when a person stops using it or they don’t use it. Do not be lazy or indifferent about this technique.

Give it a serious try for at least six months and I believe you will be pleasantly surprised at how easy and effective it is, and very happy with the results. When it does work for you, please write and tell me about it.

It’s simple! Refuse to ask wrong, negative questions, and insist upon asking only right, positive questions.

Results speak for themselves!

To learn more about asking the right questions, visit this website: www.Afformations.com

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Copyright © 2012 – John W. Adams. Golden Key Ministry – Unity is a worldwide online prayer ministry, dedicated to healing and prospering all people. Rev. John W. Adams is an ordained Unity Minister. He has dedicated his life to helping people live the healthy, happy, peaceful and prosperous lives they are meant to live. Permission to reprint this article is granted provided the article is reprinted with no editing and the copyright notice is included.

Personal Options

May 15, 2012 By Rev. John W. Adams

– Rev. John W. Adams – Welcome to the age of computerized living! Isn’t it wonderful?! I have been on Mother Earth for quite a number of years and I remember when a computer was unheard of. The closest thing available was a manually operated adding machine. When the first computer was built, it was immense! Then there was the creation of the micro-chip which drastically changed everything.

I remember, too, the old telephones with the rotary dials or you had to call an operator to connect you with the party you wanted to talk to. It was not uncommon for the operator to listen in on your conversation. That’s how local gossip was spread around.

Soon we had the automated dialing system and push-button phones. My how we have progressed! I resisted having an answering machine for a long time because I thought they were too impersonal. However, quite a few years ago, I bought one. I had no idea how much that would change my life. I have since changed to Voice Mail. Now, when I call someone, I expect to get a recording and am surprised when a get a real live person, especially the one I want to talk with.

So often, when you make a phone call, you will not only get a recorded message, but be given several personal options. You are told to, “Select from the following menu.” How nice! Sometimes I don’t know what they are talking about so I wait for the operator-a real live person-if one is available.

In thinking about this, it seems that life is a lot like that. We all have personal options. We were given these when we came to live on Mother Earth. That hasn’t changed and never will. Life is a series of continuing personal options.

I am sure that Infinite Intelligence created things that way to make it convenient for us to live life in the way that we choose. The choice is always ours.

Unfortunately, some people are not aware of this and make choices indiscriminately without much thought, if any. They think of something and go ahead and do it without understanding the process or the activity of mind and manifestation. And, too often, people, when given choices-which we all have-choose the lesser instead of the greater. This is usually the case when someone believes his or herself not worthy of much.

We all have the option of making our lives as we want them to be; however, sometimes we do so without realizing that we have more personal options. Perhaps, we did not tune in to, or listen to the whole or main menu.

Forest Gump (in the movie) had it all figured out when he said, “Life is like a box of chocolates.” There is quite a selection and you don’t always know what you will get. That is true in the best of circumstances, and thinking, but when you understand the thinking process and how the circumstances of life come about, you know you have more options than might appear.

The secret is in getting still and turning in to the Source within you. The Master Teacher said to, Ask and you will receive. Seek, and you will find, knock, and it will be opened to you. In other words, open your mind to the Main Menu, and make your selection. It is yours for the asking, seeking, and knocking.

Now, it may not be quite as easy as that, but it’s a lot easier when you understand that you do have options; that you can control your thinking and you do have a choice-many choices!

Walking and hiking are two of my favorite pastimes. Often, I will just walk on the streets near where I live, but occasionally, I will go hiking in the mountains or desert. It is always, of course, my choice. I can choose which path to take or how to vary my walk to make it more interesting.

Richard Lynch wrote: “If we are at present in work that is uncongenial we need not lay the soothing balm to our souls that a martyr’s crown is coming to us because of this.” What the position gives to us is an opportunity to gain self-mastery, after which we gain dominion; of our circumstances. We control circumstances only so far as we control ourselves and the greatest person in the entire world is the person who is most conscious of self-dominion.

So take dominion. Go within and select from the Main Menu, your personal options and make your life more exciting, fulfilling and fun! Go for it with all your heart!

• • •Copyright © 2012 – John W. Adams, Golden Key Ministry. All rights reserved. – Unity is a worldwide online prayer ministry, dedicated to healing and prospering all people. Rev. John W. Adams is an ordained Unity Minister. He has dedicated his life to helping people live the healthy, happy, peaceful and prosperous lives they are meant to live. Permission to reprint this article is granted provided the article is reprinted with no editing and the copyright notice is included.

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