Who Is This “Universe” We Talk About?
One of the questions that comes up from time to time is why I use the term “Universe” instead of God or Jesus or some other title.
That’s a fair question and I want to clear it up right now.
Simply put, I use the term Universe because it feels comfortable to me and because it seems so big, expansive and all encompassing that it just fits with who I am. Additionally, I work with people from all different religious and cultural backgrounds and the term Universe is a little more global than using a name that might imply a certain set of beliefs.
Having said that, I totally understand that other people prefer a different term that fits in better with their cultural or religious background and beliefs. In fact, I encourage you to use that termsand often in coaching sessions we’ll talk about praying or meditating or otherwise communicating with God or Allah or whoever you deem appropriate.
The thing to remember is that it’s not the name we use but the relationship with our creator that counts.
When you foster a close and open relationship with your creator you open yourself up to the flow of all that is which makes your life infinitely easier and also increases your manifesting successes. So please feel free to use the words that feel most comfortable to you. I guarantee that you will be heard :)
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It’s interesting… My husband and I had this conversation after we watched The Secret. We are both Christian, though he has been for much longer than me (my blog, in fact, is a Christian blog). Initially, as I considered the implications of positive and negative thinking, I was inclined to believe that the angels who I believe answer our prayers might not grasp the concept of negativity (therefore, when we think in the negative, about the things we DON’T want, they don’t understand) and therefore that our prayers (or thoughts) aren’t answered exactly how we might otherwise have anticipated them being answered.
My husband suggested that it isn’t God or the angels who answer these prayers or our thoughts, but that the law of attraction works as a simple universal law or a law of nature.
I know that some Christians and other religious groups don’t like this because they feel that the Law of Attraction or positive affirmations are “witchcraft” or “sorcery.” I guess we just feel differently. We believe that God wants to prosper us and that this is simply our way of allow Him to do that. :)
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Good points Rebecca…thanks :)
One of my Christian clients pointed out to me that God may have set it up to work this way. She also has a good point!
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Yes, that is what my husband says — that any universal or natural law that is in place is the work of God the same as anything else is the work of God. If He is working for our benefit, then why shouldn’t the law of attraction work?
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Great point! As long as you believe, it doesn’t matter the name, because it is the relationship that counts!
Ed
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One of the questions that comes up from time to time is why I use the term
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Cool. I hope you found this post helpful then :)
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