Receive or Resist

Initially I was going to title this post "Receive vs. Resist," but it occurred to me that that sounded like it was some kind of fight, resulting in some kind of winner. Not so. What I am going to talk about today is a choice.

THE STORY

As you know, I have been working diligently to put into practice the things I am learning in my Beyond Freedom course. Mind you, everyone is working toward doing this. Top earners delve into their Beyond Freedom every day and go through it over and over. In fact, I heard Gene tell someone recently that he had gone through it about 9 times over the last 4 years.

This, plus my experiences with Dani over the last year, has developed my faith to a level I really never thought possible--and it's continuing to grow.

As I read my scriptures and other inspired works, new knowledge, wisdom, and understanding is popping out all over the place, and I am gaining the courage to let go and let God, as they say.

So I wrote a very personal affirmation about the person I want to be and my belief that, without question, God will help me achieve it. (I may post this affirmation at some point, but not now--it's not important for this journal entry and it's very personal.)

The first day using the affirmation was awesome! I felt so happy and inspired, and I began to feel that indeed, I was that person. But there was one thing in my affirmation that really required a tremendous amount of faith. In fact, some might say that it required a "miracle." (I will note here that I do not believe in miracles--with God all things are possible, which means that what we call miracles are just every day events for God--it doesn't require anything special on His part, it just seems special because it is outside of our experience.)

Anyway, in order for things to happen, you cannot just have faith. You must activate that faith with action. That is how you prove that you have faith. Otherwise, faith has no meaning. "For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also." (James 2:26, my emphasis)

My "miracle item" required me to do something very specific to prove my faith. I knew it. I knew it clearly. But I was not willing to do it.

Why? Didn't I believe that God was big enough to do this thing?

Immediately I went into this place of deep contemplation--almost despair--a place I had been before with other things I learned about in my Beyond Freedom. Previously, it had taken days to figure out what was holding me back. This time, I got down on my knees and cried out to God, and the answer came in minutes.

And I was shocked at the power of this insight.

THE LESSON

The answer was very clear: I had to choose to receive the gift. In my mind, I referred to this revelation being in "Receive Mode."

The idea of "Receive Mode" was so powerful that it brought to mind all of these experiences in which we turn it OFF--without realizing it, or without realizing the harm that it brings us. Let me rephrase that--without realizing the good that we deny ourselves by having it off.

I had in my mind the idea of "chi"--the Chinese concept that all around us is freeflowing energy (chi), and the blockage of that energy is what brings about disease (dis-ease) and discomfort. Acupuncture, for example, is designed to open up the blocked channels so that the energy can flow freely again and allow the body to return to its natural state of health.

What I saw so clearly is that this freeflowing energy is not just about health, but about every good that we desire.

How many times has someone offered to help you and you say, "Nope, I got it. Thanks." We THINK that we are actually helping the other person--being nice to them by not making them do something that we feel we can do ourselves (in fact, I would venture to say that "I can do it myself" is the entire problem with humanity--but that's a topic for another blog). In actuality, we are blocking the free flowing energy (for lack of a better term) of kindness, service, goodness, and happiness! We are doing the person harm by not allowing them to feel the warmth of kindness (and you should know by now that rendering service and helping another is one of the best feelings available to mankind), and we are doing ourselves harm by not allowing IN (not being in "Receive Mode") things that are good and kind and happy.

This same philosophy is why the concept of tithing and giving to others is such a powerful force in the universe. When we fail to give freely of our money, our possessions, etc., we are actually BLOCKING the free flowing of money/blessings throughout our lives. "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." (Malachi 3:10, my emphasis)

The wisdom continued as I realized all of the times that I have put up a block to receiving things into my life: "No--wait! I'm not ready!" and the moment passes. I can't even express what an eye-opening, soul-opening realization this has been to me.

And then, when I consciously started turning on my Receive Mode, the Law of Attraction kicked in, and I was able to manifest all sorts of amazing experiences in my life--things that maybe otherwise might be a little scary, but because I agreed to turn on Receive and just let them come in, blessings flowed.

Two more quick things:

1. Being in Receive Mode, as I mentioned, is scary. It means allowing things to come in that you don't know exactly how it will turn out and releasing control of that outcome. But that's the feeling of falling. It is a requirement to living by faith.

2. One of the things I manifested once I had this realization is the work of Bob Doyle. He is one of the teachers in The Secret, and runs a training program called Wealth Beyond Reason. A key point of his work is knocking out our personal resistance to the blessings that the universe has to bestow. He quotes Roger Lanphear, who says:

"We all want money, Right? Well, yes and no. You may indeed think you want money, but there could be some deep-seated fear about getting it. Maybe you are afraid your friends will think you’re too uppity and leave you. Maybe you’re afraid to manage it--all those investment decisions. Maybe you’re afraid you’ll lose your ambition, or that your personality will change. Maybe you’re afraid money will make it impossible to continue your career.

"If you don’t experience abundance, you can be certain you have some deep fear about having money. It represents pain to you. I realize that is not what you think you think. Consciously you want money and you can see all the benefits it could bring. Nevertheless, if you don’t now experience abundance, you have some deep-seated fear that you need to come to grips with."

So, continue in resistance, or start to receive. It's your choice.

TAKE ACTION

• If you like what you read in this blog and would like to find out more about the Beyond Freedom program, please contact the person that sent you here. If you found this blog by accident (knowing, of course, that there are no accidents), you may contact me at beyondfreedom@theremmersfamily.com
• Are you resisting the very thing that you have been asking for? If you truly, truly want it, consciously make the decision to receive. Just relax and accept what the Universe has to offer. You will be amazed at what starts flowing into your life.
• The next time someone offers to help you--say YES! No matter what it is. BOTH of you will be blessed because of it.