Chapter 3: The power of thoughts

"Thoughts have power; thoughts are energy. And you can make your world or break it by your own thinking."

Susan L. Taylo

"Do you know what you want? Do you recognize that you are the creator of your own experiences?

Esther and Jerry Hicks, authors of "Ask and It is Given," offer insights into understanding one's relationship with the Divine and with the entirety of one's existence. They describe it as a book that aids physical beings in comprehending their connection to the Divine and their true essence.

For those who find themselves not experiencing what they desire, whether it be due to a lack of finances, dissatisfaction with employment, instability in relationships, or unanswered prayers, Esther and Jerry's book clarifies the potential errors one might be making.

First and foremost, it's essential to remember that well-being is the foundation of our universe; it permeates through and to us. Well-being flows—it desires your alignment. It stands poised outside your door. Every desire you've ever wished, whether spoken or unspoken, has been energetically transmitted by you, received and understood by Source, and has already been answered. Now, it's about allowing yourself to receive it, one feeling at a time.

Have you considered that the entire universe orchestrates events and circumstances to fulfill your desires? Do you grasp the depth of love extended towards you? Are you aware that the creation of this universe, its fauna, flora, all serve the purpose of enhancing your experience?

Why my payers are not answered?

Why is it taking me so long to get what I want? Why my prayers are not answered? These are the most common questions asked. Esther clarifies that it's not due to lack of desire, worthiness, intelligence, fate, or others preemptively claiming our desires.

The reason you have not already gotten what you desire is because you are holding yourself in a vibrational holding pattern that does not match the vibration of your desire.

How?

Every thought vibrates, every thought radiates a signal, and every thought attracts a matching signal back. We call that process the Law of Attraction.

The Law of attraction: That which is like unto itself is drawn.

You understand this principle when you turn on your radio and deliberately tune your receiver to match a signal from a broadcasting tower. You do not expect to hear music that is being broadcast on the radio frequency of 101FM to be received on your tuner when it is set at 98.6FM. You understand that radio vibrational frequencies must match, and the Law of attraction agrees with you.

If there is something you desire that you currently do not have, you need only put your attention upon it, and, by the Law of attraction, it will come to you, for as you think about this thing or experience that you desire, you offer a vibration, and then, by law, that very thing or experience must come to you.

However, if there is something that you desire that you currently do not have, and you put your attention upon your current state of not having it, then the Law of Attraction will continue to match that not having it vibration, so you will continue to not have that which you desire. It is a Law.

The key to bringing something into your experience that you desire is to achieve vibrational harmony with what you desire.

The easiest way for you to achieve a vibrational harmony with it is to imagine having it, pretend that it is already in your experience, flow your thoughts towards the enjoyment of the experience, and as you practice those thoughts and you begin constantly to offer that vibration, you will be then in a place of allowing that into your experience.

Now, by paying attention to how you feel, you can easily know if you are giving your attention to your desire or you are giving it to the absence of desire. When your thoughts are a vibrational match to your desire, you feel good-your emotional range would be from contentment to expectations to eagerness to joy. But if you are giving your attention to the lack, or absence, of your desire-your emotion would range from feeling of pessimism to worry to discouragement to anger to insecurity to depression.  

So now, the only thing you need to do is gently and gradually, piece by piece, release your resistant thoughts, which are the only disallowing factors involved. Your increasing relief will be the indicator that you are releasing resistance, just as your feelings of increase tension, anger, frustration have been your indicator that you have been adding to your resistance. i

"Ask and It Is Given" encompasses 22 processes designed to aid in manifesting your desires. It comes highly recommended.

It is essential to never forget that you are a part of the Source. You are an everlasting extension of Source Energy, and goodness is the foundation of who you are.

The entire cosmos at your command. The Holy Quran attests to this:

It is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth and sends down rain from the sky, causing fruits to grow as a provision for you. He has subjected the ships for your service, sailing through the sea by His command, and has subjected the rivers for you. [Surah Ibrahim 32]

He has ˹also˺ subjected for you the sun and the moon, both constantly orbiting, and has subjected the day and night for you. [Surah Ibrahim 33]

And He has granted you all that you asked Him for. If you tried to count Allah’s blessings, you would never be able to number them. Indeed, humankind is truly unfair, ˹totally˺ ungrateful. [Surah Ibrahim 34].