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The Good You Seek Is Seeking You! - Page 2

© Richard Kent Matthews

I have learned to use affirmative prayer.

Affirmative prayer makes a statement rather than a request. It removes the prayor from the position of neediness and places her in a position of power. It creates an answer rather than a question. It assumes the universe has already established the way before the affirmation is even voiced. The prayor speaks his word, knowing that all is fulfilled, that the only thing necessary is to open to receive. Interestingly, that may be the hardest part. Opening to receive is crucial. Receiving is different from taking. Without good receivers there can be no good givers. Make sense?

No begging, no sense of victimization, no fear about the outcome, no concern that one is unworthy of a good result. Just complete trust that the Law of Spirit is firmly in place, and never fails.

The Bible puts it this way: It is God's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Can it be any more succinct than that?

I now offer for your consideration a way to implement affirmative prayer into your own life. Only one caveat: the blocks to receiving your good include fear, anger, and unforgiveness. You'll discover why along the way. And you'll notice I didn't mention doubt. Though some of the success gurus will tell you that doubt is another one of the blocks, I have found that to be unfounded. In the beginning of my affirmative prayer journey, I doubted most of the time. But the universe (or, if you prefer, God) is faithful, even when we're not. So don't worry about doubt; it will accompany you on this journey until you are ready to discard it. And that's perfectly fine.

Here are twenty points, some as questions, some as statements, for you to consider before I share the actual practice of affirmative prayer with you. They may seem daunting at first, but they will gradually become easier to understand and work with.

1. What do you really want, at your core? If you don't know where you want to go, you'll end up where you're headed. (This is key. Most of us don't know what we want.) 2. If you're an expert at something, what is it, and do you want to pursue it? 3. How do you appear to yourself and to the world? 4. How can your talent, your art, your core desire, your expertise benefit others? 5. Who are your important personal and professional connections? How can you increase your network?

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