Giving is the first Law of all creation. An attitude of
“getting” creates a congested state, a paralyzed condition, and limited action.
As long as we maintain an attitude of “getting”, we shut out the spirit of
giving, which limits the flow of good that can come to us.
As you
pray, you must release your prayer into the Universe and let it go. On little
things, such as the desire to locate a certain book, it is often easy to just
send it out there and forget about it. And frequently, even with no further
thought on our part, these things just come to us effortlessly. However on the
bigger things, we tend to maintain a stronger attachment to them, such that we
have not fully released them to the Universe to do Its part. Because we still
have strings attached, anxiety and tension prevent us from receiving them back
to us in physical form. We must release the pressure and let go, allow things
to flow naturally out, and then back to us.
More than
just a prayer is required, however. We must give before we can receive—that is
the Law. Whether it is your thought, your deed, your service, or your money,
giving always precedes getting. Our focus must be entirely on giving, and not
split between the two ideas of giving and receiving. You cannot say, “After I
get, then I will give”—the Law doesn’t work that way.
Money is
merely a means of exchanging value. If you give money, do not do it carelessly
or to those who don’t make an effort to help themselves. Your giving should be
systematic and purposeful, because if it is given carelessly you cannot expect
a good return. Help those who help themselves, without strings attached, and it
will come back to you. Do not give to those who would not appreciate it or
improve their life with it. It will only hurt both of you.
Tithing is
an orderly, systematic, and successful form of giving [I interpret this as not
necessarily traditional church tithing, but giving to any good charity or
cause]. If you develop a methodical plan of giving, you create a steady flow of
reciprocal good to be received.
However,
tithing must be done in the right spirit—not just to “get”, but with an open
heart and true expectation that you are merely serving a role in the flow of
abundance throughout the Universe. Give only with honesty, sincerity, and in
good spirit.
Even if you
earn a pittance, give a certain percentage of it away each and every time
you get paid. And in a short period of time, you will see it coming back to
you in greater quantities than you could imagine.
But giving
is not all we must do—we need to prepare to receive. Our preparation serves to
demonstrate our active faith in the process. To prepare means to create a space
of some sort for that which you expect. The story of Elijah the Prophet offers
an example, when three kings came to him and asked him to prayer for rainfall
in a desert drought. Elijah told them to have ditches dug to collect the coming
rain, and they did as they were told. In no time, rain fell, and the ditches
were full of water for the men and the horses. They had properly prepared a
place to receive just what they needed.
The key to
the Law is this:
We
are continually drawing into life what we give and expect.
If we want
to get, we must give. If we fail to keep our desires in line with our
expectations, it will create confusion, and we will not receive. Maintain full
expectation that things will work out, and they will.
“There is a
power within, greater by far than any difficulty that you can ever meet; that
power will never fail to see you through.”
But can you
ever ask too much of the Law? No, because you cannot be conscious of a need
or a desire unless the possibility of its fulfillment already exists. You
can receive only that which you can conceive. And you can only get the
equivalent of what you give.
Give only
with a free and willing spirit. It must have no obligations or attachments.
Otherwise it may be returned to you with obligations or attachments. When you
become unselfish to the point of yielding to the Law, you have been born anew.
Your attitude towards the Law, towards fellow man, and towards your own life
circumstances will take on the character of your new way of thinking.
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