In Marianne Williamson’s book, The Law of Divine Compensation, she says, “Putting love first means knowing that the universe supports you in creating the good, the holy, and the beautiful. It means knowing that you’re on the earth for a purpose, and that the purpose itself will create opportunities for its accomplishments.”
I used to think my purpose was to make enough money to survive. And quite frankly, it was a purpose I wasn’t necessarily good at fulfilling. For me, being in survival mode limited my view of the world around me.
It is one of the reasons I love our teachings and her book. The book invites us to trust that the Universe is already moving to correct any experiences we may have of lack or loss because wholeness is its natural state. Spirit doesn’t withhold things from us; it flows through us. The trick, if you will, is to remember that it responds to the consciousness we bring. So, we can block our flow by the power of our thoughts.
So how do we make love the bottom line in our life? First, it’s not a matter of “What can I get?” and more a choice of “How can I serve?” When you go into a place of business, you can tell immediately if the energy is one of service. Those are the places we usually revisit—often.
In life, when we come from fear, we tend to hoard, compete and mistrust. When we allow love to guide us, we are more apt to create, give and collaborate.
When a group of us founded Everyday Center for Spiritual Living, it was an act of absolute love. It started in our living room. Some Sundays the only people who were present were me, our music team, the Core Council members and practitioners. We could have doubted and gone to fear, and yet our faith persevered and people kept showing up. I am happy to say that the Center is still going strong.
I find it interesting that even when love is the bottom line in something we have created and in the people, we associate with, we sometimes run a deficit with ourselves. We tend to be our own worst critic. Our inner critic can run rampant telling us we’re not good enough, we’re too old/young, and I could go on—forever! Truth is, that negative self-image is not who you are. We are God in form, and nothing we have ever done can undo that.
I certainly had no concept of God or being God in form. Finding a Religious Science (CSL) community and studying the Science of Mind opened up a whole new sense of purpose and belonging for me. Am I always in that zone—no, of course not. I am human, and my monkey mind still likes to run rampant if I let it. The difference is now I have the tools. I’ve learned that I can’t demonstrate beyond my own level of consciousness. So, the question then becomes, “Why do I want to limit my good?”
Life is full of opportunities, and the abundance of the Divine is ever-present; give yourself grace and let go and let God.
Blessings on your journey,
Rev. Gayle
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