Since beginning to study Spirituality and how it affects me, I have heard about affirmations. Of course, I was skeptical. I didn’t see how saying a bunch of words would help at all with anything. Man, was I ever wrong! Again, huh? Emmet Fox, who was my 1st Spiritual Advisor, wrote The Golden Key. This was used by the founders and early members of AA as their 1st Big Book. This is spiritual advice from the master to the newbie like me. Whoever wants to improve his or her life.
I have a lot of Irish in my ancestry. So I tried to be a great drinker. And failed! I always thought that I was a great poet and wordsmith, too. After reading some of Mr. Fox’s work, I paraphrased some of what he wrote in this teaching. I made an affirmation from it that I use to this day. It starts my day off perfectly. It is: “God is working through me. I have dominion over my thoughts and emotions. I am inspired by divine guidance and wisdom. My own true nature is spiritual and perfect.” This seems to cover it all and it does for me.
I had thought that my God was a punishing, judging tyrant sitting on a Golden Throne “Up there in Heaven” somewhere. I then discovered that he is a existing, forgiving God. He dwells inside my heart, not “up there” somewhere. So, he always knows just what I am thinking. What I am doing. Or even thinking of doing. This scared me at one time. Now it inspires me.
This led to an affirmation that I learned from my present Spiritual Advisor, Reverend Stephanie Sorensen. From the Flint, MI Life Enrichment Center. It goes: “I am a Spiritual Being. Living in a Spiritual Universe. That is covered by Spiritual Law. As a Divine being, I am an individualized expression of God. And one with all that exists.” I had the blessing to have been shot and survived. Thus I experienced a small taste of the Spiritual Universe. I very willingly use these two affirmations daily. Sometimes more than once a day. It is amazing how stress free my life is becoming. Do I still have stresses? Of course I do. Living in the Human Condition is the reason that I do.
All it takes to calm these stresses is using one or the other of the affirmations, or both. Whatever the occasion calls for. Yes, I called getting shot a blessing. I surely wouldn’t advise going out and trying to receive this type of blessing. But, for me, it was. Why? Because this has given me strong insights. Step 11 speaks of “Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him.” I just KNOW that He has my back. He has always been there for me and everyone. I just was not ready, able, or willing to accept this. I combine these affirmations with the shortened version of the 3rd Step. Just say “God help me.” Combined, they are real game changers. My life was turned around completely. Yours can be too. But, only if you let it!
Do you want to feel Happy, Joyous, and Free? Then, why don’t you just try it. If it doesn’t work, come back and tell me about it. When it DOES work, tell and show EVERYBODY about it. The choice is yours. Please choose wisely!
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