What does abundance mean to you?

I just finished the 40-day program from The Abundance Book by John Randolph Price.  It isn’t the first time that I’ve done the program, but everything made a lot more sense this time.  It just reminded me that sometimes we have to hear the message more than once.  Not to mention that it’s been a few years since my first pass at the program, so I’m not even the same person I was when I read it 2 or 3 years ago.

The Abundance Book is all about shifting your perspective when it comes to prosperity.  It tells us that any lack that we are experiencing is due to our lack of awareness and faith in the existence and presence of God within us (that’s what I got out of it anyway).  The author defines money as my own natural energy yield, and explains that how much of it we have is a reflection our consciousness.  If we spend all of our time focusing on what we are lacking, we will continue to experience more of the same.  When we focus on the abundance that we experience in our lives every day, we are open to receiving more of it.

There are 3 major lessons that I’ve learned during this round of the 40-Day Prosperity Plan:

1. Consciousness and awareness of the presence of God within is key

Faith is such an important aspect of all areas of our lives.  To know, understand and believe that we have access to the power of God at all times is what is going to all allow you to manifest the abundance you desire.  We all know how frustrating it can be when you feel like you’re doing it all on your own.  This book is a reminder that you don’t have to.

2. The answers to all of our unfulfilled desires are within

I know that I’ve fallen into the trap of looking to other people, places and things to provide whatever it was that I was looking for.  Whether it was love, respect or money, I had expectations that something outside of me was going to make it all better.  The Abundance Book explains that the answers we are looking for are always within.

3. In order to achieve real and long lasting prosperity, we must be willing and able to surrender to the power of God within us

Control freaks, listen up! 😉 If there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that forcing things to happen doesn’t work.  When we think that we are the ones that are in complete control, we think that we can make the impossible, possible.  The truth is that the impossible happens when we surrender and put our faith in God.  We quiet the mind and listen to the divine guidance that resides within us, and we take inspired action. Everything is always unfolding as it should, not necessarily how we want it to.

I’m glad that I decided to revisit The Abundance Book and the 40-Day Prosperity Plan.  If you’re feeling inspired to revisit your thoughts on abundance and prosperity I highly recommend reading this book.  If attracting abundance and prosperity isn’t a challenge for you, it will serve as a reminder/explanation of why you don’t struggle with it, and maybe even provide you with an understanding that will help you to attract even more abundance into your life! ♥