You've heard it said that things have to get worse sometimes before they can get better; that the getting worse process is actually a part of the improvement process; that what seems failure is actually success being born in the situation. That's chemicalization!
Chemicalization sounds like a negative process, but actually it is a very positive one, a natural, normal one. Though it is an uncomfortable experience, it is worth going through, because it is always a sign that cleansing is taking place. Something higher and better always results from this experience.
When these periods come, remind yourself, "This is nothing to fear. This is not evil. There Is only good at work In this experience. Healing Is now taking place In my world. I rest, relax and let It." As you nonresistantly meet chemicalization in this way, very soon brighter conditions will appear.
Emmet Fox has described the healing process of chemicalization:
It seems as though everything begins to go wrong at once. This may be disconcerting, but it is really a good sign. Suppose your whole world seems to rock on its foundation. Hold on steadily, and let it rock, and when the rocking is over, the picture will have reassembled itself into something much nearer to your heart's desire.
Chemicalization means that things are coming out In a better state of affairs than ever before.
Regardless of what seems to be happening, It never means anything else. When a physical or mental disturbance arises after your deliberate use of right thinking, it is always a sign that your right thinking is at work clearing out the negative, so that the positive power of good can gain complete dominion of your world.How To Restore Your World To Perfection When you praise and give thanks for the opulence of the Universe, you open the way to receive it in your own life! You can praise a failing business into a successful one. You can praise an empty pocketbook into one of abundance. You can praise a sick body into one of renewed health. You can praise an inharmonious relationship into one of peace and release.
Words of praise and thanksgiving can restore man's world to perfection. The Hebrews were shown that their sufferings came when they were disobedient to the law of praise. (Dent. 28:47, 48)
A woman once used the power of praise on her sewing machine, which was out of order. After she praised it, her sewing machine gave her no more trouble. For years a housewife had wanted a new rug for her living room floor. She heard of the law of praise and began to praise her old rug. Within two weeks, a new one appeared from an unexpected source!
A watch repairman had done all he could to repair a certain watch, to no avail. Then he heard of the power that praise has even upon inanimate objects. He placed the watch in question on a shelf, blessed it, praised it, and left it alone for several days. Later when he inspected it, the watch ran perfectly. The whole creation responds to praise and is glad.
You can restore your world to perfection by declaring often words of praise and thanksgiving such as these: "Words of praise now restore my world to perfection. I praise and give thinks for the opulence of the universe. I praise a failing business into a successful one. I can praise an empty pocketbook into one of abundance. I can praise a sick body Into one of renewed health. I can praise an inharmonious relationship Into one of peace and release. The whole creation now responds to praise and is glad."
How Your Prayers Of Protection Can Help Others
You have the ability constantly to do protective mental and spiritual work for others, as well as for yourself. In fact, some of the greatest prayers you can ever pray for other people are prayers of protection.
A worried widow was concerned about her headstrong teenage son who insisted upon racing his new car. He had met with several accidents in driving and his mother feared for his life, but had been unable to persuade him to stop racing. At a weekly prayer group, the members joined her in using the well-known Unity Prayer of Protection for him:
"The light of God surrounds you. The love of God enfolds you. The power of God protects you. The presence of God watches over you. Wherever you are, God is, and all is well."
The mother then said no more about the forthcoming races but trusted to divine protection and the results were interesting: When her son's car was tested at the "time trials," it was found defective and he was not allowed to race it. Continued prayers of protection helped this energetic teenager begin to mature and develop other interests.
A young businessman was driving across the country to Southern California on a business trip. His mother read in the morning paper of a flood and she immediately spoke words that her son was divinely protected. Later she heard from him saying some local business had interfered with his leaving home when originally planned. By being detained, he had avoided the flooded areas, whereas if he had left when originally planned, he would have been in the midst of the flooded district.
One of the humorous stories that Florence Shinn relates in her book, The Power of the Spoken Word, is that of a lady who had seven children. Instead of worrying about them all the time, she casually spoke words of protection for them, and they all grew up safe and sound.
One day a neighbor had rushed in and said, "You had better call your children. They are all climbing up and down trees. They are going to kill themselves." This mother calmly replied, "Oh, they are only playing tree tag. Don't look at them and nothing will happen." She refused to worry about them, and nothing did happen.
If worried mothers of teenage daughters and son, and worried wives of philandering husbands would fret less and surround their loved ones more with prayers of protection, there would be fewer unwanted pregnancies, less illegitimacy and adulterous behavior in their family circles. Through prayers of protection by even one member of the family, true family happiness can by restored for Its members. Replace nagging and name-calling with prayers of protection. The results will astound you!
The Divine Law Of Hidden Justice
Charles Fillmore has written:
"Many persons doubt that there is an infinite law of justice working in all things. Let them now take heart and know that this law has not worked in their affairs previously because they have not called it into activity. When we call our inner forces into action, the universal law begins its great work in us, and all the laws both great and small fall into line and work for us."
Begin now to "call" the divine law of justice into action by proclaiming:
"There is a hidden justice at work in my life and affairs, and it becomes visible now." Begin to "call" the divine law of justice into action for other people, who seem to be at the mercy of unjust experiences. Declare for them,"There is a hidden justice at work in your life, and it becomes visible now." That is the greatest thing you can do for them. We often waste a lot of time feeling sorry for other people. This never helps them or solves anything. James Allen has written: "Suffering is always the effect of wrong thought in some direction. It is an indication that the individual is out of harmony with himself. Suffering ceases for him who is pure." When you see someone who seems to be a victim of injustice, you can begin to help him to think right, if he is receptive to right thought. In any event, you can begin to think right about him by decreeing love and by calling on the hidden justice in the situation to appear. It is especially good to remember that you can call the law of justice into action for other people, when they seem unable to invoke it for themselves.
This is especially true where children are concerned, for they seem defenseless against apparent injustice at the hands of others. When you observe this, remind yourself of this great truth: the soul of man is created in the image and likeness of God and has been given dominion over every phase of life. The soul of man has the power to choose the circumstances into which it will be born in order to grow, unfold, and develop certain talents and abilities. When you find a child growing up amid injustice, you can know that his soul chose those circumstances before birth through which to evolve, and ultimately to fulfill its divine destiny. You can know that such a one is a strong soul who will often go on to a better adult life than will youngsters around him who are meeting less strenuous challenges. As you read the biographies of great people who have made splendid contributions to mankind, you often find a history of apparent injustice in their early lives. Instead of feeling sorry for children amid injustice, affirm that the hidden law of justice is at work for them, making all things right.
In like manner when you hear of a man dying an "untimely" death, it seems unjust, especially if he leaves a wife and young children behind. But the soul of man decides when it will leave this world and under what circumstances, so there is truly no injustice. Always the power of choice has been exercised, though perhaps subconsciously. The soul is fulfilling its divine destiny in some way you cannot humanly see or understand. Man is like an iceberg. In reality we see only a small part of his entire being. Declare often,
"As I 'call' on the divine law of hidden justice, both for myself and others, it becomes visible now."
The Wise Men Christmas Gifts To You
If I could have a holiday visit with you in my desert home, you would probably be amused to find beautiful hand carved figures of the Wise Men on hand in the various rooms. Most of them have been collected on quick vacation trips to Mexico over the years. And they are a part of the year round decoration. Why? Because they symbolize the prosperity theme of the Christmas Story. Having them on hand year round reminds me often that the gold, frankincense, and myrrh of the Wise Men are bountiful gifts to you and to me, too, just as they were to the Christ Child on that first Christmas.
As this Christmas Season approaches, allow me to share with you the Wise Men Christmas gifts of old:
Gold symbolized the gift of abundance. "I bless you with abundance and plenty at this season. You have plenty to spare and to share, and you share It joyously. Your giving enriches you and your world."
Frankincense symbolizes the gift of pleasantness. "I bless you with the gift of pleasantness and joy. In your every thought, word, and act. May pleasantness and joy enhance and enrich your life at this holy season."
Myrrh symbolizes the gift of healing of all unhappiness and bitterness of the past or present. "I bless you with healing of all unhappiness or bitterness of the past or present. God Is turning all of your experiences to good!"
(This is also appropriate for this Easter Season. I was thinking of the oils that were given by the Magi on the birth of Jesus, which are mentioned above, and how the woman may have used them to anoint/heal/dress the wounds of Jesus in the burial tomb.
So the symbols are for all times and all occasions, at least for me, that's how I feel about it. So too this article touches on these times, this Season/Cycle of this Earth and it's people. Ana)
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