MARCH 7
I AM RICH WITH THE RICHNESS OF GOD
…every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills…for the world is mine, and the fullness thereof. Psalm 50:10, 12
How beautiful was the thought of Jesus when he told us to “consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin; And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” Jesus was telling us to identify ourselves with the abundance of nature, the constant outpouring of the divine Life in goodness, in riches, in everything that makes for happiness and wholeness and success. God cannot fail. The Divine will never fail us if we have implicit confidence in It. But if we are so caught with fear and doubt and uncertainty that it becomes necessary for us to take time every day to reaffirm our union with the great out-flowing givingness of Life. This is the purpose of prayer and meditation. It is natural that we should wish the more abundant life. It is right that we should accept it. God has already made the gift; it is up to us to receive it.
Today I receive this goodness. Today everything that I am and have is increased by it. I identify everything I do with success. I think affirmatively, and in all my prayers I accept abundance. Whatever I need, whenever I need it, for as long as I need it, will be at hand. I no longer see negation or delay or stagnation in my affairs, but rather, claim that the action of the Living Spirit prospers everything I do, increases every good I possess, and through me brings gladness and joy, happiness and success to everyone I meet. Everything I think about shall be animated by the Divine Presence, sustained by the infinite Power, and multiplied by the Divine Goodness.
Taken from “ 365 Days of Richer Living” by Ernest Holmes and Raymond Charles Barker
