{"id":138,"date":"2009-02-17T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-17T15:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2009\/02\/law-of-attraction-in-action-prayers.html"},"modified":"2009-02-17T15:21:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-17T15:21:00","slug":"law-of-attraction-in-action-prayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2009\/02\/law-of-attraction-in-action-prayers.html","title":{"rendered":"Law of Attraction in Action: Prayers +"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is post 27 in my series on the Law of Attraction in Action. You CAN use your power to attract all that you need. I do it every day! Read the posts in this series<\/a> to see how.<\/p>\n

I once spoke at a Christian conference. Afterwards, a lovely woman who I\u2019ll refer to as Laura, introduced herself and preceded to tell me about all the troubles she was going through. She assured me that she was a good Christian\u2014her father was a minister\u2014and she prayed for help each day. In fact, she had everyone in her church praying for her. Laura asked if I\u2019d pray for her too. I reassured her that I would.<\/p>\n

She was stunned when I then asked\u2014\u201cWhat are you doing for yourself besides praying?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Laura stammered but no real answer came out. She looked confused. \u201cWeren\u2019t prayers enough?\u201d she asked. No. When you have true faith, you don\u2019t need to ask everyone you know to pray for you. By running to everyone she could find to help her pray, Laura put out a message that she was afraid her own requests wouldn\u2019t be answered. That expresses doubt, which says you have a lack of faith in getting what you want.<\/p>\n

Prayers without faith in the prayers won\u2019t manifest good results!<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s NOTHING wrong with praying. All prayers are good. But Laura\u2019s fear was obvious. She didn\u2019t expect to get them answered, so she turned to everyone, including me, to do it for her. Praying, like doing affirmations, can be empty words if your thoughts deny them.<\/span> Once I was convinced that my prayers get answered when my thoughts are clear and faithful, I didn\u2019t need others to pray for my. I know my intentions go directly to the source.<\/p>\n

In order for prayers to work, you must also show that you\u2019re serious about getting what you\u2019re praying for.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to have concrete actions and thoughts that show you expect to get what you say you want. Laura was so busy counting on others to pray for her that she broke her own connection with God. I asked her if she talked to God or put herself in His hands with trust as she prayed. She looked sheepish. This woman, brought up in the church by a father who was a minister, was so scared and desperate to improve what was going wrong that she attracted more of the negatives. Laura asked me what she should do.<\/p>\n

I suggested she work on developing her relationship with God <\/span>and do what she could to put out positive thoughts about getting what she needed as she prayed.<\/p>\n

Laura needed to talk to God while she prayed, share how scared she was, and, ask for guidance in getting past the fear. It\u2019s critical to focus on what you\u2019re looking forward to having when your troubles got resolved, instead of focusing on making problems go away. The latter keeps your thought on your problems, and the Law of Attraction brings more problems. The more Laura depended on others to pray for her to improve her life, the less she got because she wasn\u2019t trusting that it would happen.<\/p>\n

The more she thought about all that was wrong with her life and talked to others about it, the more Laura put those troubles out to the Universe and the more the Law of Attraction kept them coming!<\/span><\/p>\n

I told her about a minister I once heard speak who changed my life. He was a crusty old Irishman and his delivery was crisp and bluntly when he said, \u201cYou can pray a lot, many times a day and before you go to bed. You can ask others to pray with you. But if that\u2019s all you do, you know what the result will be? You\u2019ll be the best darn praying person. And, you\u2019ll always be praying for what you won\u2019t get if you don\u2019t get up and let your actions and thoughts show that you expect to get it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Praying is like the condiments in a meal. Strong positive intentions cook the main course of what you want.<\/span><\/p>\n

You need both. Ever since I heard the minister talk I\u2019ve redefined what it means to pray. For me, it doesn\u2019t mean saying what I want and sitting back waiting to get it. If you\u2019re not ready for a healthy romantic relationship, prayers alone won\u2019t bring you one. But loving yourself more and becoming whole on your own shows God that you want the kind of romantic partner who is strong and loving too. If you want to be rich, watch for opportunities that can help you make more money and do the work to achieve it. If you want to move to a better living space, start looking for one as you ask God to show you the perfect space.<\/p>\n

You can begin by asking to be shown the best opportunities for getting what you pray for, and take advantage of them to the best of your ability!<\/span><\/p>\n

God often speaks to us by presenting situations. Watch for these! It may not be obvious that God is speaking to you when something unexpected happens or you see a good possibility for making money or you keep bumping into a neighbor who might be someone to date or the many other signs that God is communicating. Help the Law of Attraction to work with you to attract positive goodies by letting your actions reflect an effort to get it.<\/p>\n

* Show yourself love<\/span> and you\u2019ll have the best chance of meeting more loving people.
* Improve your skills<\/span>, try every opportunity, be the best employee you can be, and enjoy the money it can bring.
* Call realtors and search websites<\/span> and papers for an apartment and the right one will come.
* Say thanks in advance <\/span>for what you intend to get to show that you believe your getting it is a given.
* Get enough sleep and make eating healthy and exercise a priority<\/span> to attract feeling better.<\/p>\n

The next day, Laura greeted me with a smile. She had her first real talk with God and felt more hopeful than she had in ages. She was now actively praying by talking to God and felt it working. And she thought of some things she could do to help herself!<\/p>\n

Give your prayers more punch with your intentional thoughts and actions and they\u2019ll begin to work for you!<\/span> And, always remember to say thank you when they\u2019re answered, whether it\u2019s when you see the results or like me, have strong enough faith that they\u2019re coming so I know they’re answered well before. ?As you connect to your source, the prayers will become more real to you, and the good old Law of Attraction with work with, instead of against what you want.<\/p>\n

See all the Law of Attraction in Action Series.<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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