There are almost as many ways to pray as there are people praying. What is Affirmative Prayer, besides being one that actually works for us? We hear from Dr. Ernest Holmes, the founder of The Science of Mind, that Affirmative Prayer is when we pray, we should pray believing. What a concept!
Affirmative Prayer is based on the principle of oneness. There is no separation between you and Spirit, God, call It whatever or anything else in this universe. This is not the stereotypical form of prayer in which people are making demands, pleas, or begging to a distant, far-off ‘God’ who seemingly may or may not answer!
By praying as if believing, or affirmative, we are able to change the state of our thoughts. This way, we recognize the attributes of God, unify ourselves with those attributes, realize that our desired outcome is at hand, give thanks, and let God take over. This is combining the old AA adages of KISS (Keep it Simple Stupid) and Let Go and Let God!
Hence, I say, this is a very simple program for very complicated folks. Just breathe and believe. Then let your Higher Power do His work. Do everything, especially praying, using the affirmative. When this is done, I AM Happy, Joyous, and Free. You can be, too, if you KISS and Let Go and Let God! So very simple so don’t complicate it by overthinking. God bless you!
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