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How's Your Faith? by Eric Butterworth
"Faith is expectancy. You do not receive what you want; you do not receive what you pray for, not even what you say you have faith in. You will always receive what you actually expect." ~ Eric Butterworth from Spiritual Economics
So, that begs the obvious question: What do you expect?
Look a little deeper and see if what you're getting is what you expect. You can't (!) receive what you "want" or what you pray for. You're going to get what you EXPECT. So, let's optimize our expectations!!!
And, let's start by taking a moment to write down a few things we expect:
I expect ____________________________
I expect ____________________________
I expect ____________________________
I expect ____________________________
I expect ____________________________
Well done. Now let's align your actions with your expectations. What are some action steps you will take that support the manifestation of those expectations?!?
I will _______________________________
I will _______________________________
I will _______________________________
I will _______________________________
I will _______________________________
NOW we're talkin'. (and doin' :)
"Faith is really your consent to let your own uniqueness unfold and to let that which is attracted by your uniqueness manifest in your life. Thus when Jesus said, "All things are possible to those who believe," he did not say that a swan can become a duck or that a nonmusical person can become a concert pianist. You cannot become something that is not the outforming of your own inner potential. You can only be you. However you can unfold more of the you that may have been long frustrated." ~ Eric Butterworth from Spiritual Economics
"When you pray, move your feet."~ Proverb
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"I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more luck I have." ~ Thomas Jefferson
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