(Spiritual statements) Do You Need Spiritual Fuel?

November 21st, 2008 admin Posted in spiritual |

By Dana Rongione

Gas prices. It seems like that’s all some people can talk about. You turn on the news, and you hear about gas prices. You pick up the paper, and you read about gas prices.

Frankly, I’m tired of hearing about it. Does the constant rise in gas prices affect me? Of course. Am I aggravated that it takes more money to feed my car than it does to feed my family? Absolutely.

But, how does complaining about it help any of us? How does it help to keep such a negative topic in the forefront of our minds day after day? It doesn’t help us at all. In fact, it hinders us from focusing on more important things, like spiritual fuel.

I don’t know a lot about cars, but I do know that they must have gas before they will run. No fuel, no go!

Our bodies work in the same way. God created us in such a way that our bodies need nourishment from food in order to work properly.

So, acknowledging what we know about our physical bodies needing fuel, why should we think our spiritual bodies are any different? Why do we often deprive our faith of the fuel it needs to grow and thrive?

In Philippians 3, Paul said, “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended.” In other words, he’s saying, “I’ve not arrived. I still have a lot of work to do on my faith.”

I think we can all say “Amen” to Paul’s statement. I believe we can agree that we have not reached the level of spiritual maturity that we long for. We possess the faith, but are we fueling that faith?

The Bible compares the Christian walk with a race. So, let me ask you this question: how often are you making pit stops? I don’t watch much auto racing, but more than once, I’ve seen a driver lose the race because his car ran out of gas. You can almost hear the conversation he has with himself as he passes that last pit stop. “I can make it a little father. I have enough fuel to finish. If I just keep going, I’ll win this thing.”

Good thought. Bad plan. By not giving his car what it needed, he cost himself the race. Not only did he not win, but he didn’t even get to finish the race.

Aren’t we like that sometimes, too? So busy with our daily demands and weekly routines, we bypass our spiritual fuel. We know we need to read the Bible, but it’s often just too difficult to fit in into our schedule. Our daily time with the Lord is interrupted by phone calls, sick children, or job emergencies.

Day after day, we struggle through, forsaking our spiritual fuel, then wondering why life is so difficult and why we can’t seem to gain any ground in our spiritual walk.

God has shown me time and time again that if I will devote the time to fueling my spiritual man, He will give me the time and energy to accomplish everything else on my “to do” list.

Try it out. See what happens when your spiritual tank is full. It will cost you some time, but you’ll soon discover that it’s well worth the price.

Dana Rongione is a full-time freelance writer in Greenville, SC. She enjoys sharing her faith, her love of writing, and the many opportunities now available to freelancers. For faith-filled messages, check out her blog at www.danarongione.blogspot.com For information on how you can make money writing at home, check out www.productsupplycenter.com/web62203

How to Easily Manifest Your Desires
By Becky Kimes

I would like to begin by posing a question: Are we human beings having a spiritual experience or spiritual beings having a human experience?

I believe that we are spiritual beings having a human experience. But what does this really mean?

To me, it means that all of us are direct extensions of source or universal energy. This is the creative and powerful energy that makes everything from the tiniest grain of sand to the star systems that we are not yet aware of.

This alive and intelligent energy magically connects us to everyone and everything in the universe. This intelligent energy becomes apparent when you are thinking of someone and that person calls you within minutes, or even seconds.

Or you see the perfect pair of red shoes in a catalogue and know that they will look fabulous on you. Later that day you decide to try a new restaurant for lunch for no apparent reason. In the shop next to the restaurant you see your perfect red shoes in the window. We call such occurrences coincidences or synchronicities.

Think about your last coincidence. Now you know that it was source energy in action.

Because we are extensions of this energy we too possess powerful creative abilities, even though we may have forgotten that we have them.

You can activate control over your manifestation capabilities. Manifesting is your natural ability to have your thoughts physically materialize into the world.

You are already a powerful manifesting being. Whatever you are thinking about, and feeling is already being manifested into your life right now. You are always manifesting something whether it is a romantic date, a new pair of shoes, financial debt, a car accident or an exciting new business.

Whatever you focus on expands and you bring more of it into your life. The key is to focus on what you want and release all the doubts and resistance you may have regarding receiving your desires.

Remember I said that we are spiritual beings having a human experience. Being human means exploring, experiencing and enjoying all the wonderful material opportunities that are available to us.

What possibilities do you want to explore during this lifetime? Take out at least three clean sheets of paper. Make a list of all that you want to be, do, or have. List at least 30 items under each category. Are you ready to manifest them and bring them into your reality?

Manifestation is bringing spiritual possibilities into material form. It is just as easy to manifest a million dollars as it is an empty bank account. It is your creation simply by the focus of your thoughts.

Become crystal clear about what you want to create in your life. Your absolute clarity will assist in allowing and strengthening your connection to source energy. When you do this, your wants and desires manifest easily and naturally in perfect timing.

Becky Kimes is a master energy worker and life coach who helps people manifest their ideal lives and businesses. Visit her at http://thrivingonpurposenow.com for free resources that you can immediately use to manifest your desires.

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