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For me, living with thankfulness and gratitude is an essential expression of my spiritual experience. For all things, I simply say thank you. It sets in me the attitude and intention to experience and express the higher aspirations of truth and good in all aspects of my life. I am thankful for many things, and what tops my list of gratitude is the gift of the Divine presence and power in each and every human soul. In our limited understanding we see the Divine in us showing up as 12 aspects, faculties, abilities and powers of the soul. These are: Faith, Strength, Wisdom, Love, Power, Imagination, Understanding, Will, Order, Zeal, Elimination and Life. As we develop these abilities and powers so we develop and come into a fuller and whole realization of our Divine potential and possibility. Consider the following expansion of the 12 Powers of the Soul and look each day for ways to live with greater experience and expression of their truth and good, in you, in your life, and in the world through you.
FAITH: Give thanks for the power of Faith. The ability and power of the soul to see, perceive and believe. Faith empowers you to connect and to collaborate with what is true and good. "In Faith I am empowered to see and believe the true and the good." STRENGTH: Give thanks for the power of Strength. The ability and power of the soul to persevere, endure and accomplish. Strength fortifies all of the other powers of the soul. It marshals you to aspire, and persevere into your best and highest good. "In Strength I am empowered to persevere and accomplish the true and the good." WISDOM: Give thanks for the power of Wisdom. The ability and power of the soul to discern, evaluate and apply the true and the good. Wisdom guides you into choices and decisions aligned with the unfolding potential of your highest good. "In Wisdom I am guided by intuition to choose that which is true and good."
LOVE: Give thanks for the power of Love. The ability and power of the soul to desire, attract, come into union and harmony with the true and the good. Love first desires you, and empowers you into a union with your individual and collective best and highest good. "In Love I am whole and connected to my best and highest good." POWER: Give thanks for the power of Power. The ability and power of the soul to have authority, dominion and control of the true and the good. Power enables you to stand and stay in your authority over your spiritual truth and good. "In Power I have authority and dominion over experience and expression of the true and good coming into my life." IMAGINATION: Give thanks for the power of Imagination. The ability and power of the soul to image, envision and dream the true and the good. Imagination enables you to dream and think creatively, to see a vision of what can be through the true and good that is. "In Imagination I am able to image and ideate a vision of my best and highest good."
UNDERSTANDING: Give thanks for the power of Understanding. The ability and power of the soul to comprehend, apprehend and know the true and the good. Understanding empowers you to recognize and know the spiritual truth and good of the everyday and the ordinary. "In Understanding I know the presence and power of Divine Good in my life." WILL: Give thanks for the power of Will. The ability and power of the soul to determine, decide and execute the true and the good. Will is the execute ability and power of the I AM. Will enables you to execute the true and good you see and believe in your life. "In Will I am able to execute that which is Divine Good in my life." ORDER: Give thanks for the power of Order. The ability and power of the soul to organize, manage and balance the true and the good. Order keeps you aligned with the lawful path and process of the unfolding truth of your Divine Good. "In Order I am lawfully aligned with the orderly manifestation of my best and highest good."
ZEAL: Give thanks for the power of Zeal. The ability and power of the soul to be enthusiastic, passionate and motivated about the true and the good. Zeal awakens your passion and motivation for what is true and good. "In Zeal I am enthusiastic about the Divine Good that is realizing in me and coming into manifestation in my life." ELIMINATION: Give thanks for the power of Elimination. The ability and power of the soul to deny, renounce and release all that blocks the true and the good. Elimination is the power of the Word to repent and turn from that which no longer serves you. "In Elimination I am empowered to cleanse and release all that hinders my good from manifesting in my being, my body and my life." LIFE: Give thanks for the power of Life. The ability and power of the soul to affirm, activate and enliven the true and the good. Life is the power of the Word to enliven the Divine Truth and Good that is. "In Life I am awakened to the enlivening and rejuvenating power of Divine Good, in every aspect of my being, my body, and my life." If you have any questions about the spiritual insights in this teaching, blog post or any other of my Spiritual Director services: counseling, coaching, teaching, programs or retreats, contact me directly at: info@cdlministries.com
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