{"id":39,"date":"2009-04-29T12:29:06","date_gmt":"2009-04-29T12:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/yourdailyspiritualstimulus\/2009\/04\/managing-your-financial-crisis-from-the-inside.html"},"modified":"2009-04-29T12:29:06","modified_gmt":"2009-04-29T12:29:06","slug":"managing-your-financial-crisis-from-the-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourdailyspiritualstimulus\/2009\/04\/managing-your-financial-crisis-from-the-inside.html","title":{"rendered":"Managing Your Financial Crisis From the Inside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Where is God in the middle of this financial crisis? Is this recession<br \/>\nhappening because we being called to learn and to live our lives<br \/>\ndifferently? <\/p>\n<p>These are questions I ask myself. Of course, I don&#8217;t know the answer to<br \/>\nthese questions in any definite way, but I do have my hunches. Since<br \/>\nwhatever is happening is God&#8217;s will, perhaps we should consider that<br \/>\nthere is some greater purpose and lesson for all us, individually and<br \/>\ncollectively, to reflect on? <\/p>\n<p>For myself, I know that whenever things get challenging in my life<br \/>\n<i>externally<\/i>, it&#8217;s usually due to something going on with me <i>internally<\/i>.<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve come to know that it&#8217;s always about being in right relationship<br \/>\nwith God and allowing Him to work through me and around me. The more I<br \/>\ntrust and allow, the more my life expands. But this has not always been<br \/>\nso. Like everyone, I have also experienced times of negativity and<br \/>\ndoubt in which there was little room for receiving God&#8217;s grace. So now, I<br \/>\ntry to be vigilant in finding and releasing any negativity or resistance so that I am open and receptive to receiving God&#8217;s<br \/>\nofferings. I&#8217;m a bit like a Bounty Hunter, tracking down my own opposing forces to grace in exchange for God&#8217;s bounty of inner peace and<br \/>\nabundance.<\/p>\n<p>There truly is more money, more of everything&#8230;but sometimes we&#8217;re<br \/>\nlooking for it in the wrong places. Money and security is not some<br \/>\ndistant place outside of you. It is a place that you create on the <i>inside<\/i> through cultivating your relationship with<br \/>\nGod. In order to have, you must be fully available to receive. <\/p>\n<p>The questions I ask you to reflect on today are: <br \/>\nWhat might be blocking you from fully receiving God&#8217;s grace?<br \/>\nIs there something you need to let go of so that both arms are free to receive his Embrace? <\/p>\n<p>Everything comes from and ultimately belongs to God and there is, I<br \/>\nbelieve, an infinite supply that is available to each of us. This<br \/>\nsupply ebbs and flows in direct relationship to our consciousness and<br \/>\nwillingness to let go and let God.<\/p>\n<p>Today might be a good day to get some encouragement from Beliefnet&#8217;s, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/MarthaWilliamson\/\">Martha Williamson. <\/a>Watch this great video called <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/MarthaWilliamson\/2008\/06\/where_theres_life.html\">&#8220;Where&#8217;s There&#8217;s Life.&#8221; <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a Prayer for Receiving:<\/p>\n<p>Dear God, please ease our hearts in this world of uncertainty, <br \/>\nAs we balance that which we desire with our true need, <br \/>\nAs we look for higher values in the midst of material loss, <br \/>\nAs we remember the wealth and abundance born of your creation, <br \/>\nAnd know that as you move us from fear to love, <br \/>\nWe will be enriched with the treasures of spirit and peace. <br \/>\nAmen. <\/p>\n<p>~ Victor Fuhrman <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where is God in the middle of this financial crisis? 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