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The Universal Airways
How can someone misuse the Universal Airways? One way is by trying to orchestrate your prayer response. That is by asking for something specific to occur in a particular way, within a certain time frame and expecting that it will happen exactly that way. When you wish for something specific and focus so narrowly, you are closing your mind to hundreds of other possibilities, thus blocking results. For example, let’s say that you want to attend an out-of-town seminar but your car breaks down two days before the event. You can pray that your mechanic will fix your car in time for you to drive to the seminar or you can pray that you will be able to attend the seminar. The first prayer limits the possibilities-you focus only on the car being fixed within your time frame. The second one, however, allows you to open up to other possibilities. That prayer might be answered by a coworker offering you a ride to the event. Someone may loan you a car or you’ll notice an inexpensive flight advertised. Sometimes what we have in mind for ourselves is not as beneficial to our growth as what God arranges for us. How often have you asked for something and received something completely different and it turned out to be a much better solution? Don’t focus so narrowly that you become blinded to the gifts in your midst. I recall an instance when I almost refused a gift. I was living alone for the first time in my life and found great joy in the solitude. When a coworker asked if she could move into my large home with me temporarily, I balked at the idea. I didn’t want anyone else in my space. But something nudged me to reconsider and Ann moved in. A few months later, I met Leigh. Like Ann and me, she was experiencing a serious life transition and circumstances led to her moving in with us. Here we were three women alone, each on a spiritual path and all writers. The months we spent together were magical - it was truly a time of accelerated growth for each of us and this was made possible through the fact of our togetherness. That experience became a large lesson in my life to always be open to the possibilities as they might just be a gift from God. It’s my belief that the key to using the Universal Airways is to pray, then trust that God hears - knows what is best for you, & will answer. When you wonder, doubt, challenge, devote a lot of time & energy to directing the results, you may be blocking them. As an example, instead of asking God to arrange for a $250 bonus from your employer to make a car payment by October 12, ask that the means to clear up the debt be made available to you or simply that the debt be taken care of. That continue on page 7
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A Sampling
From: Andrew Georgiades How is one able to maintain spiritual discipline when our daily working lives offer so many opportunities for temptations & failing to reach the standards we set ourselves? *********************************** My husband looked outside again this morning & he said there is nothing there. He is spooked too. I had put my little one down for a nap, a little while ago. I heard him laughing. And crying as if he was startled, then a while later laughing. What was the noise?? It was so powerful. Do I have another spirit here? Can you tell me about him/her? "Good or Bad" spirit? Again, I’m not sure what the fee is for this one... or if you would like to talk to me over the phone. This is very serious to me, I need to know what I am dealing with. Thank you, Jennifer *********************************** From: Maria Subject: Confused Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 I live in Australia and I am 36 years old. I am married and have 4 children. I have a question that really needs a little attention, at the moment, and I don’t know who to turn to , to get some real advise. My husband Mario, is 39 and I knew from the beginning that we were soul mates, but I really didn’t even understood what that word actually means, until just a few weeks ago, I have entered the spiritual awareness after 4 years of learning on my own. Well I see the world in a very beautiful place and I have come to discover that all the new spiritual experiences I was having and seeing in my new life, my continue on page 8 |
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If there is a
God - a source of greater power - why aren’t all of our prayers
answered? Why does it seem that sometimes God isn’t listening? Could it
be that I’m the one who isn’t listening? Am I misusing the Universal
Airways - the channel that carries our prayer requests to God?
