Self-Contemplation

Author : Tina Montalto
When Moses was up on the mountain receiving the Ten
Commandments, he asked God how shall Moses answer the question, what
is his name? And God said unto Moses: I AM THAT I AM.What does that mean for us as individualized centers of God? We are the first part of that name. We are the "I am". Spirit being all, is the infinite, unifying circle "I Am That I Am."We concentrate on the "I am". This is the concept of self-contemplation. Self-contemplation is what you think about
yourself, how you identify yourself, how you define yourself.When you think or say statements that begin with "I am . . .", you
are contemplating yourself. You are defining your freedom or your
limitations. This is very powerful, and why many strong and
effective affirmations begin with "I am."All the studying, all the understanding, all the belief in the
Absolute Goodness of the Universe (God), will not be healing or
of help or comfort to us, if we do not start first with
self-contemplation -- because Spirit and Law can only express
for us by expressing through us. Our minds are
the gatekeepers of the Universal Flow of Good. We can either have
the gates opened or closed. It is our choice.The mechanism that opens or shuts those gates is our
self-contemplation. Our self-contemplation is what lets us
believe and subjectify an idea. Once we subjectify an idea,
it must be expressed in the physical world.Here's an example. The Universal Flow of Abundance is
constantly available to us. It is flowing around us and through us.
We block the flow through us (and into our experience) when we
believe statements like " I am bound to work hard all my life for
very little." " I'm just trying to make ends meet." "That's for
rich people, not me." Can't you just feel the gates closing down
tight? Can't you just see the flow going around us like water
moving around a rock in a stream?We can believe there is Good in the Universe, but until and
unless we see ourselves as Good, we will never experience
that Good.That is why I say it all boils down to self-contemplation.
You cannot experience anything that you
do not first accept in and for yourself. If you think of yourself
as an average Joe, average things will happen in your life. If you
define yourself as an employee, you will never have your own
business. If you identify yourself as a victim of a disease, you
have stopped the flow of health and healing in your body. If you
know that people find the loves of their lives, but that won't
happen for you, you have just contemplated yourself as unworthy of
such love, and love will flow by.The words "I am" are incredibly powerful because they are your
direct connection to Divine Power. You are the "I AM" in "I AM
THAT I AM". "I AM" is the presence of God in you --
just as "I AM" is literally in the name (nature) of
God (I AM THAT I AM). "I AM" is the individualization of the
absolute, unconditioned, limitless, all-expressed, Divine
Intelligence, Cosmic Consciousness of "I AM THAT I AM." This is a
profound, spiritual understanding of what we would humanly think of
as just two little words.Just think, when you say "I am . . .", you are invoking the
creative power of the Universe.Consciously use the "I am" self-contemplation as a tool to improve your life.Tina Montalto is the founder and president of Conscious Kernels, Inc., an ePublishing company specializing in spiritual eBooks and audio books. She is the author of "You are What You Think" available for free at the company's website: http://www.consciouskernels.com She has also created and serves as instructor for a 7-week eCourse on Spiritual Mind Treatment also available at the website. In addition to providing a selection of original eBooks, Conscious Kernels offers a free monthly eNewsletter, a community-building discussion board, spiritual retreats, and e-greeting cards.
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