Audaciously So, by Rev. Steph St. Amand

We are living the life of the Divine. Let’s act like it.

Isn’t it amazing that everywhere in nature, the interwoven expression of a Creative Mind is evidenced?  Everything in you, has been implanted into the very Divine DNA, or Universal Fabric, of your being; before you arrived here and took your first breath.  You are successfully living 100% of you all of the time.  Every day you breathe is the opportunity to make the ordinary extraordinary, and the sticky sweet. 

“Faith is of the mind and it is the match that starts the fire in the electrons and protons of innate spirit forces... When the trillions of cells in one’s body are roused to expectancy by spiritual faith, a positive spiritual contact results and marvelous transformations take place.” Charles Fillmore, Atom-Smashing Power of Mind, p.14

I love to think about the audacity one must have had in the late 19^th century as the New Thought Movement was awakening in the hearts and minds of our forbearers.  Ernest Holmes, Charles Fillmore, Emma Curtis Hopkins, imperfectly perfect as they were, they did not lack the conviction of their Faith.  I imagine, hands on hips and eyes raised to the possibilities of the future, while they declared, “I Am God.” How audacious! Christ Consciousness aroused in them so profoundly that movements were made, and metaphysical roads were paved. 

My faith is easy when I have such powerful evidence of God’s work in my life.  Just as the full expression of the oak tree is in the acorn, the full expression of Faith is already present within.  It is something that we cultivate and turn over in our lives until we find where Its Power is inevitable.  It’s not something we grow or expand, its something that we work out and work through.  Faith is an inside job.

Linda Martella-Whitsitt wrote, “To externalize faith is to disclaim our spiritual power. Faith's power is not in someone or something else. Faith is not the same as belief in. Those who say they have faith in another person or in God believe that someone outside themselves has the power to control, to fix, and to eliminate human problems. Yes, belief in God, as in “God will come through for us. He just has to,“ presumes a personality God that is a superhuman superhero, God is not a someone who acts but a principle that is.”  (Linda Martella-Whitsitt, Divine Audacity, p38)

You are God.  You are the Mind of the Infinite exploring the nature of Its own Being.  You are the only Superhero you need in your life.  It is okay for you to feel Life unfolding all around you in mystery and uncertainty, all superheroes do.  Superheroes have questionable pasts, and unsavoury moments, but in their imperfectly perfect authenticity, they are also convicted and steadfast in their values, principles, and what is hopefully the best for humanity. 

“Living in conviction is living from a prepared consciousness, in trust of the truths and possibilities that exist under the surface of material existence.  Living in trust is living the way I would live in fulfillment of my heart’s desire.  When experiencing physical symptoms of disease, I exercise faith in my essential wholeness, living as a whole person lives – I do what I can every day in support of my health, vitality, and well-being.” (Linda Martella-Whitsitt, Divine Audacity, p 43)

How do we exercise our Faith? Try new things and trust that you’ll be good at it.  Finish things you start and feel the satisfaction of completion, reminding yourself that you can do things.  Say yes to things outside of your comfort zone and gently rest your faith in the Presence whose activity is demonstrated through all that you do. 

I exercise my faith by putting trust in it. I work my faith out by never wavering, never questioning, never underestimating that the power that lies within me is the Power that fuels life Itself.  Faith Lives in me. I am a safe environment for Faith to exist.  I keep it healthy, fresh, and well fed with Spiritual Practice and a whole lot of Prayer. You are more powerful than you realize.  You are more powerful than you let on. 

Even though we look in the mirror and see what looks like a caterpillar, the butterfly is already becoming.  With faith in Oneness, with faith in the divine substance that folds Itself within you and unfolds Itself before your every step, we can live from that audacious place – and know that we are That I AM. And “you need do nothing more.” Emma Curtis Hopkins

Know who you are - You are Divine.  There is only One of you.  This is your Life, and you are making it what it is. You have the power to shift, change, evolve, grow. The world needs your authenticity, and the audacity to know that you are the One shining. 

Shine friends.  Shine.

 

Bio: Rev. Steph St. Amand is the co-founding Spiritual Director of 1 Love Awakening, a virtual community devoted to bridging hearts, awakening minds, and transforming lives. Called to spread the message of love and radical self-acceptance, Rev. Steph is a highly intuitive spiritual teacher, international speaker, content creator, and author; found in the award-winning, best-selling book, Navigating the Clickity Clack: How to Live a Peaceful Life in a Seemingly Toxic World, V3; and most recently seen in March’s Daily Guides for the Science of Mind Magazine.