The following are a sampling of the many gems of wisdom that God has shared with us as we have been actively involved in creating our own partnership with God. Enjoy!
God does not care what name you use to refer to God, use whichever name feels best to you. The important thing is that you call on God and know that “I AM and that my spirit is within you, integrated with your very being.”
Obviously, the change in you that you are seeking will not come with breathing in God just once, rather it will come over time and with continuous, sincere practice. However, if it is your soul’s sincere desire to turn your life over to God and let God lead the way, as your senior partner, the practice of breathing in God and breathing out ego will not fail.
The only thing you need to do, to be successful, is to get yourself (your ego) out of the way. That is why it is critical to constantly be breathing in God and blowing out ego. If you consciously focus on bringing God in and get ego out of the way then everything naturally falls into place. This is what Jesus meant when he said “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all else will be added unto you.”
God knows you will forget to breathe in God and blow out ego. God knows you will likely fail over and over again. God promises to always be there to help you remember and start again.
It is important to blow out ego completely. Remove ego completely from your thoughts. When you say “Thy will, not mine” you must mean it with all your heart.
As you breathe in God’s spirit, his peace will fill you completely, calm your mind and God’s healing power will be felt throughout your entire body.
Breathing in God and blowing out ego is the best way to solve all your problems because all your problems lie in your ego.
Anger is often the result when you allow ego to take over and is usually from the “little me” not getting its way or feeling threatened, in some way. Either way, the solution is to submerge the ego and allow God, through the “greater me” to be in charge. It is at these times that breathing in God and blowing out ego is indispensable.
Creating your partnership with God, through breathing in God and blowing out ego, will change your life as the true you emerges and blossoms. Also, the struggle with ego never ends and you will need to remain vigilant in blowing out ego.
As you live your new life in partnership with God you will notice that by living in this new way you will be noticed by others and you will find yourself naturally leading others by example with no need of preaching to them.
You will find yourself seeing God in everything and everyone, because God made everything and everyone and actually IS in everything and everyone. As this happens it will make all of life a grand adventure.
You will learn that when you successfully allow God to be in charge of your life and no longer focus on “self” you will tend to grow younger rather than older. As you realize the power and truth of being in partnership with God, your eyes will be uplifted, your wrinkles smoothed and you will be inspired with hope and power.
You will find that you cannot change people, but that God will change you and others will want what they see in you and be drawn to you. God will then work through you to help people change themselves. God will do the work.
Love is the essence of God. God is love and love is God. It is God’s love that creates everything. If you choose to identify with God’s love and be a channel for that love it can flow to your neighbor. You can then breathe in God and through your loving intention blow God’s love out to all of mankind, thus making the world a better place for all.
Learn to see God in everyone you meet. In doing so, you will encourage people to be the highest and best they can be and bring out their most noble capacity. This simple act will support and acknowledge the underlying truth that we are all one. This is unity in action.
Be in love with your life and work with a song in your heart. In doing so, obstacles will turn from stumbling blocks in your way to stepping stones back to God.
True prayer is the practice of recognizing the presence of God in your life and acting accordingly. By doing this you are able to be a channel for God’s love into the world.
The principle of moderation is never more critical than in the area of finances. Anytime someone accumulates too much wealth, they begin to find that their perspective becomes warped. Whereas, they may have experienced much joy from a small amount of money, when they had little, they find that, now that they have lots of wealth, even a large amount of additional money brings them relatively little, if any joy. In addition, they tend to worry about losing what they have accumulated, rather than being grateful for being in the position to share this surplus with others less fortunate.
You will come to realize that the peace you seek can only be found through partnership with God. You will learn not to judge those who do not have their own partnership with God, as you remember that there was a time that you didn’t either. You will also find that if you do not stay vigilant, your ego will rise up and regain control from God. Allowing this to happen will destroy your peace until you remember to breathe God back in and blow ego out, thus restoring your partnership with God, as your senior partner.
The partnership with God is what Jesus was modeling for us. He was constantly saying that it was the Father (God) who did all the wonderful deeds, attributed to him. This partnership is what is referred to as the Christ Spirit or the presence of God (in man) and is available to all. This is why Jesus told his disciples that they too could do all that he did and more. Jesus dedicated his life to demonstrating the partnership of man with God and encouraged others to live their lives the way he did, putting God first.
When you wake in the morning, spend time with God, seeking God’s guidance for the day. By doing this you will realize that you are not alone and that your senior partner, God, leads the way. This will lead to a deep sense of peace and joy in your heart and gratitude for the many blessings coming your way in this new day.
Whenever you feel that breathing in God and blowing out ego is not working well, allow yourself to take a break. This is a natural occurrence that even the great prophets and saints experienced. Give yourself permission to find a retreat where you can relax and get close to God. Remember to keep breathing in God and blowing out ego and turn any troubles or concerns over to God. You will find that God’s spirit will fill you with its love and power and your faith will be restored to an even greater level than before.
Any time that you find yourself in an “impossible” situation, it is important to remain calm and be still. Turn the situation over to God and patiently wait on God’s guidance. Nothing is impossible to God as God is able to make a way where there is no way.
For optimal health and well being it is important to eat natural foods, as much as possible, and to bless all that you eat. In addition to blessing your meal, as a whole, before eating, it is important to eat thoughtfully, blessing each mouthful. You will find the food will taste better, digest more easily and really nourish your body. Thoughtfully eating and blessing your food allows the full “spiritual” potential of your food to be released, allowing for maximum vitality.
Stay focused on the present. Do not waste time or energy regretting the past or worrying about the future. You cannot change the past and the only way to affect the future is in the present, so put your attention there. Only by doing this can you be open to the great possibilities that today offers.
