I came across a post from Radhi Devlukia that discussed what it means to receive and what we do with our time when we are waiting for something to manifest for us.  She said a friend of hers told her, “Sometimes we need to slow down and get clear on the vision, we have to slow down enough to receive.  We prepare ourselves for the prayer.”  Manifesting isn’t about begging and receiving on hope.  It’s about feeling our way to who we are (like we spoke about yesterday in regards to killing doubt) so we know clearly what we need and what we need to do.  It isn’t a wishing well with the hope that things appear out of nowhere simply because we want them.  This is about being clear on the want and what we can do with it and then preparing for it in the physical. When we pray we are asking for clarity and understanding what we need to do to receive it.  As we talked about a couple weeks ago, receive is a verb—we need to be actively ready to do what we have to in order to acquire and act on our gifts. 

So when we pray that too is receiving—it’s receiving a message of what is aligned with who we are, what our purpose is, and what we are meant to do with it.  It’s also a way of receiving the instruction for what we need to do to fulfill that purpose, how we can help the world with our innate gifts.  It is literally a preparation for what we have to do and how we are meant to live our lives.  We can get all the answers if we are quiet enough to hear them and diligent enough to listen.  That means we have to slow down and quiet our voices, we have to slow down to allow the message to catch up, we have to slow down to integrate the next steps we are given, we have to slow down to see the big picture, the reality of what is, and mostly, we have to slow down enough to receive/catch the package.  Be ready, be alert, be attentive because the truth is, what is meant for us will not pass us—but they never said that we wouldn’t pass IT if we keep moving before we allow it to arrive.  There are times we are waiting for the package to arrive, but if we leave the house before it gets there, it just sits.  And then there’s the chance of it getting stolen or damaged while waiting for us.

The other advantage of slowing down is that big picture I just mentioned.  Time gives us perspective and experience allows for foresight when faced with a similar situation to what has happened.  So when we use our time to find our answers, rather use our time to allow the answers to come, we learn.  We understand on a different level and we see new things that we wouldn’t have if we were rushing about trying to make things happen.  Manifesting isn’t making things happening, it’s creating space to allow for whatever it may be to arrive.  And when we are in tune with our purpose and we act based on that information, we are set to receive exactly what we are meant to do right on time.  If things feel too hectic, too much, too chaotic—that’s the state of the world now because certain powers out there benefit from confusion.  So when we take the time to slow down and really connect with who we are and what we are meant to do, then those answers come and we open the gateway to receiving exactly what we are meant to, exactly what we want because it makes sense with who we are.  If prayer makes you uncomfortable, prepare through the pause, through connection, through meditation, whatever works—prepare through whatever silences the mind enough to hear the truth.  And the doorway will open.