Hey there !
My husband, Dan, is “navigationally challenged.”
Even when he is driving to a place he has been to before, there’s a good chance he is going to get lost at least once. If he gets to an intersection and needs to turn left or right, 98% of the time he will go the WRONG way. Even HE jokes about it, “If I think I need to turn LEFT, that probably means I need to turn RIGHT!”
I remember the first night I met him, when we were both living in Chicago. Navigating around Chicago is one of the easier cities to navigate because its streets follow a “grid” pattern AND because it’s easy to know which way is EAST (it's Lake Michigan).
That night we first met, we were outside talking by my car. Dan had ridden his bike. As he strapped on his helmet to leave, he looked around as if he was trying to get his bearings.
“Hmmm… the Lake is that way (pointing) so that means I have to go this way.”
The only problem was that the direction he pointed was due WEST. (And this, despite the fact that we were less than 3 blocks from Lake Michigan.) LOL!
Despite all of this, Dan adamantly REFUSES to learn how to use GPS on his phone.
I share this with you, with Dan’s permission, because it struck me that what he does when driving is not all that different from what I have done for much of my life around money. And it’s the same pattern I see going on with the people I am meant to serve.
When it comes to money, I have spent most of my life trying to handle it myself – the making of it, the spending of it, the saving of it. I’ve known where I wanted to go and was determined to “get there” ON MY OWN. Even when all of my efforts didn’t get me where I wanted to go, I still kept trying to figure it out, fix it and do it myself. I liked to be IN CONTROL – even if all of
my efforts TO control only made me more OUT of control.
I was no different than Dan. I REFUSED to use the GPS system that was available to support and guide me around money.
So - what GPS system is that?
I’m referring to God, Spirit, the Creator of All – whatever name you use for the Source of Life.
All of my life, I BELIEVED in a God that is loving and abundant and who wanted the best for me. For years, I had devoted the first hour of my day (or more) for time in prayer, meditation or spiritual reading. It was my time of “connection” with God when I would ask God to guide me. But
then I went about the rest of the day trying to figure it out and do it myself -- ESPECIALLY when it came to money.
Maybe it was the messages I got growing up Catholic – messages about not being able to serve God and money. Stories of saints who gave up all of their material possessions to follow God. The story of Jesus telling the rich young man to sell all his possessions and give them to the poor.
Money and God just did NOT go together – at least not in actual practice and the way I was navigating my life. If I really got in a bind, I would send a 9-1-1 prayer for help skyward. Then I’d go back to trying to handle it all myself.
When it came to MONEY and what seemed like my physical well-being and safety, I wanted to be in control. Like Dan, I was refusing to use GPS – no matter the fact that I kept ending up at a place OTHER than where I wanted to be feeling frustrated, scared, pressured and stressed.
I’m FAR from perfect, but this pattern of “going it alone, driven by fear, trying to control” around money started changing three years ago… and has REALLY changed this past year.
And what I now KNOW (in my bones) is that my life AND finances work so much better when I live them in CONNECTION with God. When I tap into what I affectionately call “Divine GPS” or “God’s Prosperity System” for my life.
Rather than continuing to think and OPERATE as if God and money are separate, I’m learning to trust in and surrender to the Abundance that God wants to give TO me and THROUGH me – day by day, moment by moment.
Not only has my income and savings increased, my fear, driven-ness, pressure, overwork and exhaustion has decreased. I am more relaxed, peaceful and happy – even on those days when I’m not sure how I will pay the credit card bill in full.
Yes – I still have those days AND I continue to pay it in full each month. :-)
THIS is what I want to support you to experience as well, my friend. Which is why I'm emailing you today.
What I’ve learned is that the first step in using this Divine GPS is to simply say “YES” – to say “YES” to all that God wants to give TO you and THROUGH you – knowing that the One who created you wants you to have all that you need to be the fullest expression of who you were created to be. This includes money.
It really is that simple… even if it may not always be EASY. Like me, you may BELIEVE in a loving and abundant God yet, because of past experiences, not be able to FULLY TRUST it.
Which is why I am offering two other things to support you.
First, , I invite you to consider joining me for Surrender to Abundance-LIVE at the end of this month. Because the entire weekend is, among many things, designed to support you to better use and trust the Divine GPS that is available to you – including with money.
I’ve created a simple page (and message from my heart) where you can learn more about it. When you read it, you'll know if this is meant for you - even if some part of you really doesn't like the idea of "surrender".
Second, I’ve written a little prayer you can use each day that will support you. I encourage you to say it out loud each morning and as many times as you can throughout the day. (Print it out and hang it on your wall to remind you.)
Here it is…
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Dear God [Spirit, Universe, Source of All, or whatever name resonates with you]…
Transform me into one who fully trusts You and your love for me. Help me to turn to You for guidance in all of my affairs – especially with money.
Fill me with peace as I trust You to provide all that I need, including money, in perfect measure and perfect timing. Show me what is mine to act upon and what is mine to surrender to You – and give me the courage to do both.
Change me into one who wants what You want for me – knowing that You want only the best for me. Free me of anything that limits or blocks Your ability to work with and through me. Help me to receive ALL that you want to give knowing that I am worthy of it all.
May “YES!” be my prayer to You this day and every day.
And so it is.
Amen.
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, I encourage you to use this prayer daily for the next 30 days (and beyond) and see what happens – both in terms of money but also within YOU. And, if you care to share, I’d love to hear!
As for joining me at Surrender to Abundance-LIVE!, please know that we have less than 10 spots left so be sure to check it out PRONTO! Perhaps your Divine GPS is leading you there…
Blessings on your day!
With MUCH gratitude~