The Laws of Increase

byMFreire

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Updated 9 years ago

This is one of the most understandable of the laws because we have clear examples of it in nature: AS YOU SOW, SO SHALL YOU REAP.... Each time we plant a garden or see new growth from what were barren fields, we see this law in operation. More important, as we work with nature through this law by planting and harvesting, we experience - in the physical realm - contributions of the Creative Force that enable us to accomplish out goals. As we study and observe what takes place in this growth process, we gain a deeper understanding of how the law works in our lives and how we can best work in accord with it and with the Creative Forces.

The miracle in this law is one of abundance and joy and beauty, wherein you reap not only what you sow, but far, far more - multiplied many times - when the right kind of seed is nurtured with the spirit of love and cooperation. The harvest is Abundance.

Recognized in ancient teachings and literature - that this law applies in our lives as well as in nature. We, through our words and acts, sow seeds which will grow and we will reap th results in our lives. Ralph Waldo Emerson put it this way: "Let a man learn that everything in nature goes by this law and not by luck and what he sows he reaps."

Another important point is that we sow these seeds not only by spoken words or acts toward others, but also by Thoughts. Our thoughts are basic to our creative power; we use them to direct our energy. We can consider a thought as a seed that carries all the potential of that thought, just as a wheat seed carries all the potential of the plant it will produce.

The law operates on all levels: What we do in the physical we meet in the physical, what we do in the mental we meet in the mental, what we do in the spirit we meet in the spirit. Furthermore, there is usually a delay - just as in nature - between sowing and reaping. In human affairs we don't connect the two, so it seems like many things happen to us without reason.

MANIPULATING THE LAW: We may be tempted to try to manipulating the law for personal advantage by planting seeds of "nice" thoughts and actions for others so that others will do nice deeds for us. That is the right idea, but wrong purpose. The "spirit" of that "nice" deed is a selfish desire to receive, rather than to love. The result will be selfish acts towards you by others. God is not mocked - the true motivation or spirit is always known and the laws operate accordingly.

If you "use", "work" or "manipulate" the Universal Laws for selfish purposes, that spirit, that purpose, will come through and you will reap detrimental results.

THE AMOUNT OF INCREASE

There are 3 areas on which you need to check yourself to insure multiplication by the law of increase. They are:

1. Your purpose. How clear is your purpose? How definite? Is it in accord with the Creative Forces?

2. Your sincerity. Are you lukewarm or really intent and committed to your purpose? Are you free of hypocrisy, deceit, or duplicity regarding your purpose? Is your dedication to it as pure as you can make it?

3. Your willingness. Are you using that which you now have available to you? If you are not willing to use what you have (your talents, gifts, ideas, mind, materials), your purpose and sincerity are questionable. Pie-in-the-sky predictions of what you would do "if" are just that.

WHAT SEEDS SHOULD I SOW?

We need to ask this question of ourselves and we need to ask it from the consciousness of "What would I like to do for or give to others? These seeds below are seeds of attitudes that express our spirit.

"Be" Attitudes to Sow The Fruits of Harvest

be loving love be gentle gentleness be kind kindness be patient patience be friendly friends be truthful truth be hopeful hope be faithful faith be good goodness be joyful joy be peaceful peace be humble humbleness be understanding understanding be consistent consistency be content contentment be appreciative appreciation be generous abundance be cooperative cooperation be just justice be forgiving forgiveness

HOW MAY I SOW THE SEEDS?

To sow any one of these seeds, you need to make that attitude a part of your life, make it the spirit in which you act. Believe, it, live it, do it, express it, BE IT - become that attitude - "BE" that attitude.

Find each day where you may help someone less fortunate in some way, whether in body, in mind, in opportunity, in circumstance. Help not for pay, not just because you want to help, but because he/she is your brother, because he is yourself, for as you do unto others, you do to your maker....

We can summarize the steps to becoming a channel for joy in our world:

1. Be joyful in all you do.
2. Smile often.
3. Manifest to others the seeds of the Spirit, such as peace, love, joy and patience.
4. Pray and sing joyfully.
5. Help someone each day.

Whenever we start such a program, our actions are understandably a bit mechanical - like a child first practicing the piano. Practice, however, will make perfect. We should be kind, gentle and supportive of ourselves while we are learning. I often write notes to myself to remind me of what I'm trying to do. Then I put them in many places so that I will find them as I go through my day.

In addition to having the mental drive to follow these steps, your heart must be in it as well. It takes Spirit (heart) to give the seed the spark of life that makes it grow and multiply.

THE SPIRIT OF YOUR ACTIONS MULTIPLIES THE RESULT

You plant the seed and the Universe gives the increase. The amount of the increase depends upon your dedication to your purpose and your sincerity and diligence to use what you have. You reap what you sow when the time is right: when you're ready, you will receive.

My next blog will be on the Laws of Cause and Effect. I hope this info was helpful.

Have a Great Week,

Marian