Happy Christmas Eve! I love this day and I feel so blessed to be with seven members of my family this Christmas time. Many of us are so grateful that we can feel comfortable to gather again and that fear of covid is not so present any more.
One of the questions I ask Spirit on a regular basis is “how can I be more helpful?” I am interested in being more clear, more open, more available, and offering more assistance and support with the choice I make as the leader of the Power of Love Ministry, but also as a participant in life.
And Spirit responds. Spirit gives me such wonderful ideas and insights!
I once shared a fundraising request on facebook, to support our offering more free classes and services to those who are interested and a couple of people reacted with attacks. They said I was begging for money. It didn’t bother me because I know it’s my job to fundraise for the ministry so we can offer more and more free things.
Some people are of the opinion that a non-profit organization shouldn’t ask for donations. This is something that does come up in the A Course in Miracles community.
I’ve been an active spiritual student for about 35 years. And in all those years I’ve noticed there are two opposing thoughts that are very strong in spiritual circles and they repeatedly generate conflict.
There’s the spiritual teaching of “ask and it is given.”
And then there’s the ego thought of “it’s better to give than to receive.”
If it’s better to give, is it still okay to ask?
People who believe it’s better to give than to receive may have a deep-seated sense of unworthiness. Sometimes they’re giving in order to get approval and validation. And sometimes their belief in their own unworthiness will be projected onto others.
In my spiritual practice of the past 25 years, I’ve definitely learned the value of asking. It helps heal the sense of unworthiness, because we wouldn’t ask if we didn’t feel worthy. I’ve learned to ask for help from anyone and everyone. I don’t believe it’s better to give than to receive because everything that I receive comes from Spirit.
Spirit is the only Source of all. Ask for something worth having, like spiritual insight, and it SHALL be given. Try it out for yourself. PROVE God in your life.
When I receive from a person, that person is representing Spirit in my life – they’re RE-presenting Spirit to me.
ACIM says, “I am here only to be truly helpful. I am here to represent Him Who sent me.”
Isn’t this true for all of us and not just ACIM students? It seems so to me. Therefore, isn’t it helpful to also be a good receiver? Isn’t it inspired to be a good “asker” in order to represent Spirit?
In my experience, asking for support and assistance, whether it’s from Spirit or from my brothers and sisters, is a way to be in the flow of Love. We’re designed to be the perfect givers and receivers of Love. Letting the Love flow back and forth, in and out, is the way to maintain a true vitality in our heart and mind!
Are we blocking the flow of Love by thinking it’s better to give than to receive?
In this ministry, and in our Masterful Living Community, we’re consistently giving and receiving. We’ve developed 4 levels of classes because people join and after a year, they’d like to continue again, year after year, growing together. So, I’ve been directed to have many levels so people can continue to develop their awareness and spiritual skills together. We’re a spiritual family that is powerful and beautiful.
To be of service to the Light, in the ministry of the Love of Christ is the greatest service.
What I’ve witnessed is that those who become Mastery Circle facilitators, and who go into the Spiritual Counseling Certification Program, grow their consciousness at a rapid rate. We have so many ways that people can offer Love through our support groups for Parenting, 12 Steps, Sexual Abuse Recovery, Chronic Pain & Illness, Grief Support, Forgiveness Fridays and even more groups that meet on a regular basis to improve the quality of our life and the healing of our hearts and minds. It’s quite beautiful.
If people weren’t willing to receive the support, there wouldn’t be opportunities for those who would like to grow through giving and sharing. We require both the receivers and the givers to complete the circle.
How beautiful is it that we can be the giver in one moment and the receiver in the next? As a minister, I really depend on getting a lot of support from the invisible as well as the visible – and that makes it more possible for me to give and give. Spirit gives me so much, I have lots to share!
There have been many times over my more than 20 years as a spiritual teacher and counselor that I have dropped to my knees in gratitude because someone desperate reached out to receive support from me. In being able to offer compassion and care to someone else I was lifted up, I was healed and transformed – more times than I could possibly count.
While it may have seemed to the outside observer that I was giving something, I have ALWAYS received more than I gave. Spirit filled me up, and taught me something beautiful in the process.
When we give from the heart, no strings attached, then we’re actually receiving a great gift because we’re wholeheartedly in the flow of Love.
For many years now in our Masterful Living community, I’ve witnessed that those who give back, who share and offer support to others, they grow their consciousness faster than those who don’t serve. It’s not magical, it’s miraculous, and it’s not that anyone is special, it’s simply the very nature of Spirit.
Those who receive, receive from Spirit. Those who share, IF they share FROM Spirit, they will be filled up. ACIM says, “to have, give all to all.” And receive from Spirit so you have something to give!
To them that have (the consciousness of compassion) even more (Love) will be given. And to them that have not (the consciousness of sharing) even what they have will be taken away. This is the clear teaching of Jesus that has been shared with us from the gospel of Matthew.
Do this to experience more flow of Love:
Let’s learn to ASK Spirit for more insight, more clarity, more willingness, more ways to truly helpful and fully surrendered to Spirit. These are the things worth asking for, because they are the things that we can share with everyone, since all minds are joined.
When one is healed, all are healed.
When one is lifted, all are lifted.
As we move into this year, I’m asking for the maximum load in spiritual expansion and clarity. Of course, I will share it with you.
I pray for your spiritual expansion and clarity and I ask you to pray for mine.
Together, all boats rise on this tide of Love!
Are you interested in making some new, spiritual friends? Consider joining us!
In my year-long Masterful Living Program a number of people have healed their depression, gone off anti-depressants, let go of old hurts and sadness that has troubled them for decades. What would you like to do? What would you like to be? How would you like to feel about your Self and your life?
If you’re interested in doing that with me next year, come join me in Masterful Living 2024. It’s our 16th year, and it just gets better and better.
If you have questions you can book a FREE Exploratory Call with a Quantum Counselor and get all your questions answered. Follow your intuition – if it’s right for you, you’ll know. You can book a FREE Exploratory call now.
RIGHT NOW there’s still an early bird BONUS with my Masterful Living Program 2024. This is my very best program. If you make the commitment to yourself NOW, you’ll have so much to look forward to next year – including tremendous healing and transformation and a beautiful community of like-minded souls who are willing to do this work together! Give yourself that gift right now and you’ll be amazed at how your connection with Spirit will bloom!
NEW PODCAST EPISODE! The new episode of my podcast’s topic is Stepping Into the Real World. Let’s make that move from the illusion and delusion of separation into the Real World of Perfect Love. There is a path laid out for us if we’re willing.
