Beginning Spiritual Prosperity With Prosperity's First of 12 Affirmations

Prosperity's 12 Affirmations are affirmations derived from scripture found in Exodus chapter 20 known as the 10 Commandments and from Matthew chapter 22 where Jesus gave cited the two greatest commandments. The truth of these scriptures can be applied to any aspect of life and in this context we are using their eternal truth to fortify and expand our awareness of abundance and prosperity. The affirmations form a solid foundation upon which to base our thinking and actions when working with the intangible aspects of prosperity. The affirmations help us to feel worthy of prosperity and to cultivate and apply our spiritual understanding to our experience of prosperity. In general our non-material, invisible and spiritual abilities are fundamental to our experience of prosperity and they can be summarized as our relationship with Life Itself or God. The affirmations also apply to our relationship with our fellow human beings and the rest of material creation.

Let's consider Prosperity's 1st Affirmation for example, "I look to God as my only Source of wealth and supply". Prosperity's 1st Affirmation is the bedrock of our practice. When we energetically affirm that we look to God as our only Source of wealth and supply, we are focusing inner spiritual, mental and emotions energies which create the possibilities for God's blessings to be attracted to us. As we consistently assert and practice Prosperity's 1st Affirmation we learn that deep within our sense of Being, that every thing and every non-thing, e.g. feelings, emotions, ideas, etc.; is born of God. By first looking to God for our supply and wealth we are practicing a positive faith that the Creative Life Force is providing and orchestrating the material, circumstances and relationships we need to sustain life, thrive and experience well being. This practice is particularly powerful when we look beyond our immediate circumstances and appearances and create images of God to pouring blessings into or Life experience at the perfect time and in the perfect manner for our use and the enrichment of our Soul. In order to have this type of experience of the more abundant life, we must understand the principles of life that make such experiences possible.

Sometimes that understanding comes from experiencing a life of lack or poverty. Rev. Diane Harmony, author of the book 5 GIFTS for Living An Abundant Life, says that abundance has been a key motivator in her life. She experienced lack and limitation to the point that she was forced to look to God as her only Source and thereby learn at a deep level how to dismiss lack and embrace abundance.

Try it for yourself, the next time you feel you have a need, before looking for which bank account to use or for which credit card is under its limit, look first to God. Pray a prayer similar to this:

"Our Father, creator of all that Is, I thank You for my life now. I thank You for continuing to give me the breath of Life and all that I need to sustain, maintain and elevate my life experience. Dear Lord, I now look to You as my only Source of Life, health, happiness, peace and prosperity. I now surrender to Your Presence and Power within me and I am receptive to Your prospering ideas that are now fulfilling my non-material and material needs. I am now open to the free flow of money, people and ideas into my treasure chest, my network and my mind! Thank You God! Amen!"

As you move forward from prayer into action, you can get more ideas about how to incorporate spirituality into your prosperity consciousness by visiting Prosperity's 12 Affirmations Blog at http://www.prosperingtimes.com/blog And as a special gift, please accept a free download of an interview with Rev. Diane Harmony, author of the course and book 5 GIFTS for Living an Abundant Life at http://www.prosperingtimes.com

Attract Abundance and Get What You Want by First Focusing on What You Want!

The first step to a more successful life is as easy as pie because all you first need to do is start paying attention to the flow of thoughts in your mind. At the moment, your thoughts are scattered and unfocused. Scattered and unfocused thoughts are about as useful as an umbrella in a hurricane when you are trying to attract abundance into your life. Whereas thoughts that are controlled and focused on your desires and preferred outcomes are powerful forces that work effortlessly to draw the things you require to you.

Your life is entirely of your own making, so look at how you are living. You claim you want financial abundance but you are constantly moaning about how expensive things are and dwelling on lack and absence. You may wish for more money and abundance but you will never get it while your consciousness is one of lack and worry. Or perhaps you are looking for a more challenging job or one that pays more. However, if you keep telling yourself that these jobs just aren't available to someone like you then guess what? You will NEVER have a better job than you have now because in order to attract abundance, you first need to have an abundance consciousness.

If you really want to change your circumstances then you must first change your consciousness. A successful person is on who has a success consciousness and a wealthy person is someone who lives their life with a prosperity consciousness. These people didn't get where they are today by focusing on lack or poverty. They became what they are by first nourishing the required consciousness which then enabled them to attract to them the necessary tools and opportunities to get what they wanted.

You may say that it's easy for people who already have wealth and prosperity to have a successful consciousness, but these people didn't start out that way. They were once like you, thinking and dwelling on lack but through effort and concentration they built a success consciousness that enabled them to become aware of what they needed to do in order to attract abundance and get the most out of life. The consciousness always comes before the reality because your inner world will and does dictate your outer world.

Start by stopping excuses and reasons. Just do it! Whenever you feel that you want something or to be something more successful then start thinking of ways to have that. Think only of how it WILL happen and bypass the reasons why it could fail because they will serve you not. The only obstacles before you are the ones that you place there out of ignorance. Something you may once have perceived as an obstacle will become something else entirely, they will become stages and learning points that you have to learn in order to progress to the next level which will inevitably be more successful than the last one and so on.

Richard O'Neill is a TEFL Teacher and a trainee life coach who hopes to one day open his own spiritual retreat to aid others in their healing process. For some useful info and resources on meditation and how to attract abundance go to http://www.learntomanifestdesires.com

#5 - What Are the First Steps to Living Life "More Abundantly"?

Now that you know what an abundant life is and why you should live it, it's time to step out on faith and begin your new life. But there is one thing that should precede action in every situation. (I know... it's rare that a coach would discourage a client from taking immediate action - I do!)

Before I give you specific actions to take, I must first ask you to commit to living your life more abundantly. You see, without commitment there will be no follow-through! Without commitment, when the problems, criticism and negativity come, you will not be able to stand strong and live the beautiful life you desire. Commitment is standing firm on a Spirit-led decision- even when it's uncomfortable to do so.

So, if you are ready to live your life more abundantly, ready to experience the hand of God in every area of your life, then I ask you right now to commit by saying these words aloud (and, yes, it's important that you say them aloud because there's power in speaking - remember Proverbs 18:21 death and life are in the power of the tongue!):

"I commit to living my life more abundantly."

Making this commitment to yourself will help you to stand strong and do what it takes to live this awesome lifestyle! Your actions will not be affected by feeble emotions (like fear or discouragement) - you will be able to move forward, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, despite how difficult situations may appear. Those fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5 will help you to overcome in the face of adversity. You truly will be able to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Cor 5:7).

Now that you've made the commitment to live an abundant life, here's some work for you to do (Remember, the diligent Christian is unlike the lazy man in Proverbs 20:4. The diligent Christian plows!). So here are the 3 changes must follow the commitment you've made:

1. You must change your mindset - you must possess an "abundance mindset". This is not to be confused with the mindset of financial gain that's popular right now. My definition of an "abundance mindset" comes from Philippians 2 and it requires that you "let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus." To have Jesus' mindset, you must do 2 things:

a. Humble yourself

b. Esteem others higher than yourself

In this chapter Paul shares exactly how Jesus humbled himself and how God exalted Him as a result. Simply put, look for ways to bless others, encourage, love and uplift others! Look for ways to comfort those around you. Follow Jesus' example! If you want to be exalted, humble yourself. If you want a full, abundant life, learn to think highly of others and look for ways to serve them.

2. Change Your Speech - According to Mark 11:23, You will have whatsoever you say, if you believe in your heart and don't doubt. There is significance in saying, my friend. If you are going to live an abundant life, you will have to learn to "speak life"!

I want you to begin blessing your home and your workplace. Bless your family and your marriage and your friendships. Speak life over your finances. And don't just say it - like Mark 11:23 says, believe it. Believe in your heart that you will have whatsoever you say, and begin to say those things you want. Don't let there be any negativity in your vocabulary! Change your speech!

3. Change Your Actions - You will have to make a conscious decision every day to walk in the spirit and not in the flesh, and trust me when I say, this is not an easy thing to do! But remember, the Holy Spirit gives us power! Paul advises us in Galatians 5 that if we walk in the Spirit, we won't fulfill the lusts of the flesh.

In other words, we have to walk a different path - model Christ's behavior. A very significant part of "abundant living" is righteous living - not just believing and speaking, but doing as well! It's making good decisions. It's showing love, kindness, humility and servitude! Remember Matt 7:17? It says every good tree brings forth good fruit. The world will know you belong to Christ by your fruit! Your fruit are demonstrative of abundance. So change your actions to show forth your abundance.

When you decide to live abundantly, you align your thoughts, your speech and your actions with that decision. I pray that the Holy Spirit will help you to renew your thoughts, focus your speech and discipline your actions. I believe these 3 will changes open the door to a brand new life for you!

To learn how you can begin living an "abundant life" in just 7 days, (and get a free audio download!) visit http://www.abundantlifeebook.com. Encouragement Coach? LaVondilyn J. Watson, author of 7-Day Trek Through Abundant Living, helps Christian women like you live a full, meaningful life in spite of trials and tribulation!