"To become recipients of that which the Father would bestow, we should take the element of grace into consideration; that even beyond what we ask, seek, earn, or deserve under the law, God is more than willing to give" (Keep a True Lent 169).
"God, as the great creative principle of the universe, will always meet us more than half way. By becoming receptive to the 'grace of God,' we receive the measure of God's provision, which exceeds any of our imaginings" (Keep a True Lent 169).
Grace is always seeking to express as an abundance of good in our lives whether we think we deserve it or not. The nature of God is always GIVING! When we accept this truth, believing that God knows ways to bless us that we don't know of and that God is the source of those blessings, we open ourselves to the divine flow of opulent good, which far exceeds any good we can imagine for ourselves.
NOTE: God's grace manifests for us in many ways. Remember, it is always expressing as the increase of some good. As conscious cocreators with God, it is important for us to name and claim that good when we feel the impulse from God as heart desires. Charles Fillmore tells us that "desire is the onward impulse of the ever-evolving soul. It builds from within outward and carries its fulfillment with it as a necessary corollary" (Charles Fillmore Prosperity 27).
On page 23, we suggest that you write down some of the desires of your heart as a way of claiming your good for the glory of God. Beside your desire, write today's date. Then, when the gift is received, put that date in the next column. This will help build your faith in God's grace to provide for you.
The Gift of Grace
"[Grace] is ... the natural flow of the creative process in the individual" (Eric Butterworth Celebrate Yourself 126).
"Grace is the name given to the aspect of divine law which does not deal in 'even-exchanging,' but in the increase of good through greater giving" (Metaphysics I Tan/Divine Paradox).
"Grace is the fulfillment of the law" (See p. xv).
| THE GIFT OF GRACE DESIRED | TODAY'S DATE | DATE RECEIVED |
| __________________________________ | ____________ | _____________ |
| __________________________________ | ____________ | _____________ |
| __________________________________ | ____________ | _____________ |
| __________________________________ | ____________ | _____________ |
| __________________________________ | ____________ | _____________ |
| __________________________________ | ____________ | _____________ |
THIS, OR GOD'S EQUIVALENT OF SOMETHING BETTER! THANK YOU, GOD!
