Power of Prosperity Series
December 2007: Life

Unity Church of Christianity Appleton, Wisconsin

Dear Congregant,

Last year we explored The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity by Edwene Gaines. Edwene bases her work on Charles Fillmore’s book Prosperity.

In 2007 we look at prosperity through another Charles Fillmore perspective, The Twelve Powers of Man.

Charles explains these as the attributes of God expressed through man. Each month we will take a power and see what an important part each power plays in bring abundant prosperity into our lives. As we journey into the "Twelve Powers of Prosperity," we wish you a year of abundance.

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Power of Prosperity
December 2007: Life

Webster’s defines “life” as

1. a principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animated beings;
2. the period of time between birth and death.

Charles Fillmore defines life as:

the expression of being which manifests as animation, activity or vigor.

He goes on to tell us that life is not a period of time. Life is. Life does not come and go. Life can neither be created nor destroyed. Life can change form or vibration so its appearance to us can be different but it never ceases.

Life is divine and spiritual. Its source is God Spirit. The flow of life is within man in his spiritual consciousness. He can be quickened with new life and vitalized in body only by consciously connecting to Spirit through prayer and meditation. Life is how God expresses the other eleven powers in us. Prosperity can be quickened in the same way.

With this precious gift of life, our creator has built into all of us the faculties we need to bless us with life more abundant. God did not bless us with his life in order that we should suffer and be inadequate in expressing His likeness. We were designed for happy, successful, healthy, worthwhile, prosperous living.

We often think of December as the month to give gifts. God has given us the ultimate gift in the power and expression of life, which is eternal. Life is a many faceted gift, coming to us as health, prosperity, and success, all of which are necessary to growth in consciousness. But like any other gift, it is up to us what we do with it. Living with a lack or limited thought pattern diminishes the gift of life. With life being the greatest gift of all, “Live the life you love and love the life you live.”

So now we have spent a year looking at how our twelve powers affect our prosperity. Have you come to any new insights? We are beloved children of a rich and loving Father whose great pleasure is to give us all we need to live this life and live it abundantly.

What the Bible says:

“As your life was precious today in my sight, so may my life be precious in the sight of the Lord, and may he rescue me from all tribulation.” 1 Sa 26:24

“The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.” Job 33:4

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” Jn 10:10

“You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Ps 16:11

“For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.” Jn 5:26

What Unity says:

“Life does not emanate from the mind; it is not a psychic or purely mental quality, nor does it spring from the physical.” Charles Fillmore, Revealing Word

“The real source of life is within you.” Charles Fillmore, Keep a True Lent

“If you ever doubt that life is a mind power, just take the word ‘life’ and declare it over and over. You will feel a new surge of enthusiastic life well up within you.” Catherine Ponder, The Healing Secrets of the Ages

“To think intently upon ‘life’ is to quicken it in action. To talk about energy, force, and power will cause the life current to flow swiftly throughout the whole being. So forget about growing old and begin to really live!” Catherine Ponder, The Healing Secrets of the Ages

“Praise is the key to the increase of life activity. If you depreciate your life you decrease your consciousness of life.” Charles Fillmore, Mysteries of Genesis

“We can and must help others to catch the higher vision of living, the development of soul qualities that make life a beautiful and helpful experience.” Myrtle Fillmore, How to Let God Help You

Ideas for practice:

• The real source of life is within you. Go within and close the door of materiality. Talk to God about your life problems; begin to release your hidden energies. Sit in silence. When thoughts occur, offer them to God and release them. Make it a daily process and talk little about what you are doing. Make journal notes as to where you feel life stirring in your body.
  
  
• Catherine Ponder gives us this exercise in her book, Healing Secrets of the Ages. The best method of activating the life force within you is in your quiet times of relaxation and rest, (especially good at night before sleep) start at the top of the head and mentally go down through the various parts of the body and decree “life, life, life.” As you do so, you will feel a certain current of electrical energy come alive within you.
  
  
• Take note in the above exercise if there is anywhere you did not feel the charge and revisit that part of the body. Sit in quiet and focus on that area. Notice what you feel and welcome the feeling. Keep note in your journal of changes in your energy or body.
  
  
• Take time to write a thank you note to God for the great gift of life. Tell God the great things that you are doing with this gift. For this is the gift you give to God.
  
  
• With your prayer triad decree life for each other and your loved ones. When situations arise, your mind wanders to anything but perfect, eternal life. Call on each other to pray “life” for one another until situations pass.

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