Living in Delight

One of our favorite TV shows is Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ~ because it personifies the human spirit, and the intense inner desire we possess to reach out and help others. A hallmark emotion of this show is "Delight" ~
* the incredible delight of the family, when they view their new home;
* the obvious delight of Ty and the design team, in showing the home;
* the heart-warming delight of the builders and volunteers, who never fail to proclaim they receive so much more than they give!
Delight is an intense emotion, and one that truly opens the Consciousness to allow a free-flow of abundance and prosperity to come to you, in ways you would never begin to imagine!
In our Sunday service, we share a Prosperity Blessing during our offering time, in which we repeat together, "Divine Love, through me, blesses and multiplies all the I have, all that I give, and all that I receive."
This is actually a perfect outline for understanding an Extreme Level of Delight. Lots of individuals tend to think about money when they hear this blessing, but let's "amp it up" into a description of our consciousness, and see a deeper message!
Delight in all you have:
Of course, this tells us to be grateful for the things we have without begrudging what others possess, or always wanting more.
But let's consider a deeper meaning: what about all the things we don't particularly feel grateful for? Think about things like illness, money problems, work issues, etc.? The real secret here is to live from a state of delight, even in the midst of these kinds of issues. Regardless of what we "have," we are grateful! Not for but from! Living from that sense of delight in knowing we are one with God and all is well, we can recognize that every experience is simply "curriculum," from which we can learn and become stronger.
Delight in all that you give:
This part of the blessing reminds us to delight in the things we give to others, but it goes so much farther than that. Become aware of other ways you give and pay attention to whether you are giving gratefully. We give through words; expressions; help; comfort; time. For example, we recently hosted some friends who were visiting from out of state. Ten of us celebrated their visit for a dinner, ranging from age 17 months to 89 years old! It was an incredible evening, where everyone gave their time, joyfully, to come together as family and friends. What a joyful gathering we all had!
Give joyfully! We pen the word "Gladly" on all our checks (right above the words "Pay to the order of"), and it helps us experience a sense of joy as we send our money out into the world. By allowing a sense of delight to flow through us, we are able to send that joy out to others through our words and actions. Giving with delight enriches your prosperity, and the prosperity of everyone whose lives you touch!
Delight in all that you receive:
Think about a gift you gave to someone recently. Recall your excitement in choosing it (or making it), and how you felt as you wrapped it up and delivered it. Now, imagine that you receive no acknowledgement at all. Nothing is more disappointing than giving something, and not feeling a sense of appreciation on the part of the one you gave it to. It breaks the flow of the giving and receiving cycle.
Think about a compliment you received, that you negated and threw back at the giver! Recall offers for help, that you have glibly refused. Any time you do not receive with delight, you cut off the cycle of giving and receiving, and you put a kink in the prosperity flow into your life.
Sometimes receiving with delight is the toughest challenge of all - particularly when we find ourselves experiencing need, where we must take help from others. But if we can just remember that by receiving with delight, we are actually helping others who are giving - and we are maintaining that Giving/Receiving Cycle, keeping it flowing in our lives!
Charles Fillmore is quoted as saying, "It has been found by experience that a person increases his blessings by being grateful for what he has. Gratitude even on the mental plane is a great magnet. When gratitude is expressed from the spiritual standpoint, it is powerfully augmented."
When we live life from a Spiritual Consciousness of Delight - delighting in all that we have, all that we give, and all that we receive - we will discover that everything we ever need will flow to us as we become one with Divine Abundance.

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Drs. Bil & Cher Holton are Spiritual Leaders at Unity Spiritual Life Center in Durham, NC, where they practice positive, practical, progressive Christianity. Visit their website at www.unityspirituallifecenter.org">Unity Spiritual Life Center and sign up to receive a complimentary 4-week e-course.

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