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Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24
Last week I talked about the levitra brand canada power of choice, directing attention to what we are saying “yes” and “no” to concerning our present state of mind (quality of inner life). The above instruction on prayer, attributed to Jesus, is an equally simple idea that again involves mindfulness and choice making. In this case we define what we ask for and we hold the affirmative state of mind of having already received what we ask for.
It’s worth mentioning here that answers to our prayers may not come as the full-blown vision that we hold. They may appear as “first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear” (Mark 4:28). We are envisioning the “full grain in the ear” so we do not recognize the cialis canada online “blade”. There is also another dynamic to consider: there may be a better solution to our need than the one we envision. We may be looking for a specific change in circumstances, for example, when all that is needed is some change of attitude.
Certainly a helpful change of attitude is the one that affirms, “That which I ask for is already present.” It is very possible that the “blade” of the answer you seek is found in completing some task you have been putting off or avoiding altogether. This may seem totally unrelated to your prayer request, but completing such tasks often sparks new inspiration and a jump-start in your creative energies.
Holding the attitude that you have already received what you ask for in prayer means that something of this answer is accessible to you right now. We affirm that there is only one Presence and one Power. With this understanding, things that seem unrelated are, in fact, totally related. Try doing something you’ve been putting off. Make no announcement as to why you are doing it and expect nothing in return. Just do it and see where it leads. If another thing to do comes to mind, do that as well.
Let the thing you ask for in prayer represent a desired state of being. When you pray, be open to this or a better way of achieving your desired state of being. Pay attention to promptings to action, even when they seem unrelated to your named good. Think of your action as the blade, the tender sprout that leads to the answer you seek.