I met a reader from FL recently who wrote me with details about her life and her hopes. Here’s an excerpt from her email and my response.
She wrote:
Girl yesterday I broke down and went back to the book store and bought the book “The Secret.” There is something about “The Law of Attraction” and “The Secret.” That seems to be pushing me in and towards it’s direction and even though I’ll admit that I’m somewhat skeptical about it I’m doing what I feel led to do.
What’s weird Tee is that suddenly since hearing about it and researching it, I’m beginning to hear my own inner and outer voice, I’m beginning to see how I think and operate when faced with certain issues. And I’m stopped in my tracks as I realize that this is not how I’m suppose to think.
Remember I told you that I ordered the Law of Attraction book? well I’m still waiting for it to arrive and although I should have been somewhat content in knowing that it’s on the way, here I am parting with more money, when God knows I really can’t afford into it. Anyway, after I handed over the money the cashier handed me a $5 bill and told me that it won’t last long, I then said, true, along with it’s brothers, $10, $20, $50 and $100 bill. Now girl the tongue can bring death or life right? Yet it was so easy for me to one accept the negative statement from the cashier, instead of rebuking it and worse than that adding to it. Lawd have mercy! AWARENESS! is a good thing.
I look at it now and realize that I could have said, it will last because my money is blessed, I see that now. I see it but I’ve never spoken like that, instead I accept the negative and ultimately the curse.
This morning I was going through my handbag and there folded in the flap of my purse was the $5 bill. And what came to mind is this, tape it to the back page of “The Secret.” book. It will last and it will multiply and continue to grow, even from the back page.
Amen!
My response:
You’re on the right track. Remember money is fluid. It flows in and out of our lives…and it’s supposed to. If you hold onto it and horde it IT WILL LAST, but you won’t get anymore. If you violate the law of use, meaning not using the gifts or things that you have been blessed with, you clog the supply of increase.
Think about your closet. It can only hold so many clothes, right? If you want new ones you have to get rid of the old. If you are WEARING your clothes, then they WEAR out causing you to NEED new clothes, which makes room for the new ones- INCREASE. It’s automatic!
Use your gifts. Use your money. Bless others. When someone says, “It won’t last.” in reference to money or even your blessings, you say, “I don’t need it to. There’s more where that came from.”