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CHAPTER ONE

THE POWER OF THOUGHT

Do you pray? Even if you don’t think you do, you do. Even if you don’t believe in a God, Spirit or Higher Power, you do because every thought you think, every statement you make, and every belief you hold is a form of prayer that “answers” you back by attracting into your life or manifesting outwardly as some form of physical thing, outcome, situation, circumstance or condition. Whether you believe this or not, whether you are conscious of this or not, your word is Law in the universe!

Those of you who do pray in a more traditional manner, if even occasionally, may sometimes feel that your prayers don’t really work, or seldom the way you’d like them to. Do you often get the answers or the results you seek? If not, it may be because of the way you are praying, to an individualized, judgmental God that is out there and separate from you, to whom you are petitioning in fear, need and doubt, attempting to win his favor with contrition, promises and persuasion.

As a matter of fact, Spirit, or whatever term feels most comfortable to you, is not an individual personality separate and apart from you, but is an infinite, Intelligent Creative Principle, Power and Force that perfectly expresses and lives in, through and as you! As an expression of Spirit, what is true of It is true of you. Therefore your word, on an individual level, like Spirit’s on a universal level, is Law in the universe.

Your universe. It has power. Because of this, every statement you make or thought you have, based on your innermost beliefs, sets into motion certain spiritual Laws which manifest in one form or another. When you speak your word, whether in focused, directed prayer or through simple everyday statements, you put into motion the spiritual Laws of Cause, Attraction and Manifestation/Effect. These Laws or Principles are as real as any laws of physics, and work just as predictably, scientifically and, in a sense, as mechanically as any physical law. Every thought you have or statement you make (cause) triggers a physical or energetic reaction (attraction), which results in a physical form (manifestation) or outcome (effect).

The world of physical reality around you – and in you – is, in fact, the accumulation of an infinite number of effects created by an infinite number of underlying causes, stretching back through time. Your very life, right now, is the effect, or result, of your beliefs, thoughts, words, actions and re-actions which over time have manifested as your reality and have created your experience.

Why? Because what you believe to be true, you attract into your life. This is the Law of Attraction, and your use of it is often unconscious. This happens because the Universe is an intelligent spiritual system that does not judge or play favorites. It is neutral and impartial, giving back equally to all.

It always says “Yes!” automatically out-picturing back to you everything you think into it, positive or negative, whether you’re aware of it or not.

It should also be said, however, that although everything happens through you, seemingly unforeseen events also can, and do, sometimes impact you from the “outside”, apparently from out of left field and over which you seem to have no control. It is how you interpret, think about, respond to, and deal with these seemingly unexpected events, however, that makes the difference. What you believe, think, say and do about them determines the effect they ultimately have on your life and how they will shape your experience.

So, just imagine now how your life might look if you were always aware of the power your beliefs, thoughts and words had to create your experience, and of your ability to use that power! Wishful thinking? Absolutely not. This book is a practical guide to facilitate you into bringing your unconscious thinking, speaking and praying into the light of conscious awareness and proactive direction. As such, every thought you think and every word you speak out-pictures as your perfect reality and attracts your good in a powerful, positive manner that you create, no longer a seeming “victim” of circumstances. As a perfect expression of Spirit, a happy, healthy, love-filled, prosperous and fulfilling life is your natural birthright. The five Steps of Affirmative Prayer described and exemplified here will move you down a clear, smooth and fulfilling path that allows you to create, according to your faith and belief, the kind of life you choose.