The secret door to success (1940)

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Excerptsfrom
TheSecretDoortoSuccess
byFlorenceScovelShinn
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I N D E X
Chapter1‐TheSecretDoortoSuccess 3
Chapter2‐BricksWithoutStra w 7
Chapter3‐AndFiveofThemWereWise 12
Chapter4‐WhatDoYouExpect? 16
Chapter5‐TheLongArmofGod 20
Chapter6‐TheForkintheRoad 24
Chapter7‐CrossingYourRedSea 28

Chapter8‐TheWatchmanattheGate 33
Chapter9‐TheWayofAbundance 38
Chapter10‐IShallNeverWant 42
Chapter11‐LookWithWonder 47
Chapter12‐CatchUpWithYourGood 5 2
Chapter13‐RiversintheDesert 56
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Chapter 1 - The Secret Door to Success
"Sothepeopleshoutedwhenthepriestsblewwiththetrumpets;anditcametopass,
whenthepeopleheardthesoundofthetrumpet,andthepeopleshoutedwithagreat
shout,thatthewallfelldownflat,sothatthepeoplewentupintothecity,everyman
straightbeforehim,andtheytookthecity."‐‐Joshua6:20
Asuccessful manisalwaysasked‐"Whatisthesecretofyoursuccess?"
Peopleneveraskamanwhoisafailure,"Whatisthesecretofyourfailure?"Itisquite
easytoseeandtheyarenotinterested.
Peopleallwanttoknowhowtoopenthesecretdoortosuccess.
For each man there is success, but it seems to be behind a door or wall. In the Bible
reading,wehaveheardthewonderfulstoryofthefalling ofthewallsofJericho.
Ofcourseallbiblical storieshaveametaphysicalinterpretation.
WewilltalknowaboutyourwallofJericho:thewallseparatingyoufromsuccess.Nearly
everyonehasbuiltawallaroundhisownJericho.
This city you are not able to enter, contains great treasures; your divinely designed
success,yourheart'sdesire!
WhatkindofwallhaveyoubuiltaroundyourJericho?Often,itisawallofresentment‐
resentingsomeone,orresentingasituation,shutsoffyourgood.
Ifyou areafailureandresentthesuccessofsomeoneelse,youarekeepingawayyour
ownsuccess.

Ihavegiventhefollowingstatementtoneutralizeenvyandresentment.
WhatGodhasdoneforothers,Henowdoesformeandmore.
A woman was filled with envy because a friend had received a gift, she made this
statement,andanexactduplicateofthegiftwasgivenher‐plusanotherpresent.
ItwaswhenthechildrenofIsraelshouted,thatthe wallsofJerichofelldown.Whenyou
makeanaffirmationofTruth,yourwallofJerichototters.
I gave the following statement to a woman: The walls of lack and delay now crumble
away, and I enter my Promised Land, under grace. She had a vivid picture of stepping
overafallenwall,andreceivedthedemonstrationofhergood,almostimmediately.
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THESECRETDOORTOSUCCESS–BYFLORENCESCOVELSHINN 4
It is theword of realization whichbrings about achange inyour affairs;for words and
thoughtsareaformofradio‐activity.
Taking aninterest inyour work,enjoying what you are doing opens
the secret door of
success.
A number ofyears ago I wentto Californiatospeakat the  differentcenters,by way of
thePanamaCanal,andontheboatImetamannamedJimTully.
Foryear shehadbeenatramp.HecalledhimselfTheKingoftheHoboes.
Hewasambitiousandpickedupaneducation.
Hehadavividimaginationandcommencedwritingstoriesabouthisexperiences.
Hedramatizedtramplife,heenjoyedwhathewasdoing,andbecameaverysuccessful
author. I remember one book called "Outside Looking In." It was made into a motion
picture.
HeisnowfamousandprosperousandlivesinHollywood.Whatopenedthesecretdoor
tosuccessforJimTully?
Dramatizinghislife‐beinginterestedinwhathewasdoing,hemadethemostofbeinga
tramp.Ontheboat,weallsatatthecaptain'stable,whichgaveusachancetotalk.
Mrs.GraceStone was also a passenger onthe boat; shehad writtenthe "Bitter Teaof
General Yen,"and was going to Hollywood to have it made into a moving‐picture; she

hadlivedinChinaandwasinspiredtowritethebook.
ThatistheSecretofSuccess,tomakewhatyouaredoinginterestingtootherpeople.Be
interestedyourself,andotherswillfindyouinteresting.
A good disposition, a smile, often opens
the secret door; the Chinese say, "A man
withoutasmilingface,mustnotopenashop."
The success of a smile was brought out ina French moving‐picture in whichChevalier
tookthelead,thepicturewascalled,"WithaSmile."Oneofthecharactershadbecome
poor, dreary and almost a derelict; He said to Chevalier "Wha t good has my honesty
done me?" Chevalier replied, "Even honesty won't help you, without a smile." So the
manchangesonthespot,cheersup,andbecomesverysuccessful.
Living in the past, complaining of your misfortunes, builds a thick wall around your
Jericho.
Talkingtoomuchaboutyouraffairs,scatteringyourforces,bringsyouupagainstahigh
wall.Iknewamanofbrains andability,whowasacompletefailure.
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Helivedwithhismotherandaunt,andIfoundthateverynightwhenhewenthometo
dinner, hetoldthem all thathadtaken placeduringthe dayatthe off ice;hediscussed
hishopes,hisfears,andhisfailures.
I said to him, "You scatter yo ur forces by talking about your affairs. Don't discuss your
businesswithyourfamily .Silenceisgolden!"
Hetookmylead.Duringdinnerherefusedtotalkaboutbusiness.Hismotherandaunt
wereindespair.Theylovedtohearallabouteverything,buthissilenceprovedgolden!
Notlongafter,hewasgivenapositionatonehundreddollarsaweek,andinafewyears,
hehadasalaryofthreehundreddol l arsaweek.
Successisnotasecret,itisaSystem.
Many people are up against the wall of discouragement. Courage and endurance are
partofthesystem.Wereadthisinlivesofallsuccessfulmenandwomen.
Ihadanamusingexperiencewhichbroughtthistomynotice.Iwenttoamovingpicture
theatretomeetafriend.

Whilewaiting,Istoodnearayoungboy,sellingprograms.
He called to people passing, "Buy a complete program of the picture, containing
photographsoftheactorsandasketchoftheirlives."
Mostpeoplepassedbywithoutbuying.Tomygreatsurprise,hesuddenlyturnedtome,
andsaid‐"Say,thisain'tnoracketforaguywithambition!"
Then he gave a discourse on success. He said, "Most people give up just before
somethingbigiscomingtothem.Asuccessfulmannevergivesup."
OfcourseIwasinterestedandsaid,"I'llbringyouabookthenexttimeIcome.Itiscalled
TheGameofLifeandHowtoPlayIt.Youwillagreewithalotoftheideas."
AweekortwolaterIwentbackwiththebook.
The girl at the ticket office said to him‐"Let me read it, Eddie, while you are selling
programs."Themanwhotookticketsleanedovertoseewhatitwasabout.
"TheGameofLife"alwaysgetspeople'sinterests.
Ireturnedtothetheatreinaboutthreeweeks,Eddiehadgone.Hehadexpandedintoa
new job that he liked. His wall of Jericho had crumbled, he had refused to be
discoura ged.
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Only twice, is the word success mentioned in the Bible‐‐both times in the Book of
Joshua.
"Only be strong and very courageous to observe to do according to all the law which
Moses,myserv ant,commandedthee: turnnotfromit tothe right nor tothe left,that
thoumayesthavegoodsuccesswhithersoeverthougoest.Thisbookofthelawshallnot
departfromthymouth,butthoushaltmeditatethereindayandnight,thatthoumayest
observe to do all that is written therein, for thenshalt thou makethy way prosperous
andthoushalthavegoodsuccess.Turnnottotherightnortotheleft."
The road to  success is  a straight and narrow path; it is a roadof loving absorption, of
undividedattention.
Youattractthethingsyougiveagreatdealofthoughtto.
Soifyougiveagreatdealofthoughttolack,youattractlack,ifyougiveagreatdealof
thoughttoinjustice,youattractmoreinjustice.

Joshuasaid,"Anditshallcometopass,thatwhentheymakealongblastwiththeram's
horn,andwhenyehearthesoundofthetrumpet,allthepeopleshallshoutwithagreat
shout:andthewallofthecityshallfalldownflat,andthepeopleshallascendup,every
manstraightbeforehim."
The inner meaning of this story, is the power of the word, your word which dissolves
obstacles,andremovesbarriers.
Whenthepeopleshoutedthewallsfelldown.
Wefindinfolk ‐loreandfairystories,whichcomedownfromlegendsfoundedonTruth,
thesameidea‐awordopensadoororcleavesarock.
Wehaveit againin the ArabianNight's Story,"Ali Baba andThe Forty Thieves." I aw it
madeintoamovingpicture.
AliBabahasasecrethidingplace,hiddensomewherebehindrocksandmountains,the
entrancemayonlybegainedbyspeakingasecretword.‐‐Itis"OpenSesame!"
AliBabafacesthemountainandcries‐"OpenSesame!"androcksslideapart.
Itisvery inspiring,foritgivesyouthe re alization ofhowYOURownrocks andbarriers,
willpartattherightword.
Soletustakethestatement‐‐Thewallsoflackanddelaynowcrumbleaway,andIenter
myPromisedLand,undergrace.
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Chapter 2 - Bricks Without Straw
"Thereshallnostrawbegivenyou,yetyeshallmak ebricks withoutstraw."‐‐Exodus5:18
In the 5th chapter of Exodus, we have a picture of every day life, when giving a
metaphysicalinterpretation.
TheChildrenofIsraelwereinbondagetoPharaoh,thecrueltaskmaster,rulerofEgypt.
Theywerekeptinslavery,makingbricks,andwerehatedanddespised.
MoseshadordersfromtheLordtodeliverhispeoplefrombondage‐"MosesandAaron
wentinandtoldPharaoh‐‐ThussaiththeLordGodofIsrael,Letmypeoplego,thatthey
mayholdafeastuntomeinthewilderness."
Henotonlyrefusedtoletthemgo,buttoldthemhewouldmaketheirtasksevenmore
difficult:theymustmakebrickswithoutstrawbeingprovidedforthem.

"Andthetask‐mastersofthepeoplewentout,andtheirofficers,andtheyspaketothe
people,saying,ThussaithPharaoh,Iwillnotgiveyoustr aw."
"Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be
diminished."
It wasimpossibletomake bricks without str aw.The Children ofIsraelwerecompletely
crushed by Pharaoh, they were beaten for not producing the bricks‐‐Then came the
messagefromJehovah.
"Gothereforenow,andwork;forthereshallno str awbegivenyou,yetshallyedeliver
thetale(number)ofbricks."
Working with Spiritual law they could make bricks without straw, which means to
accomplishtheseeminglyimpossible.
Howofteninlifepeopleareconfrontedwiththissituation.
AgnesM.Lawsoninher"HintstoBibleStudents"says‐‐"TheLifeinEgyptunderforeign
oppression is the symbol of man under the hard taskmaster s of Destructive thinking,
Pride, Fear,Resentment, Ill‐will, etc. The deliveranceunder Moses is the freedom man
gains from the taskmasters, as he learns the law of life, for we can never come under
grace, except we first know the law. The law must be made known in order to be
fulfilled."
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THESECRETDOORTOSUCCESS–BYFLORENCESCOVELSHINN 8
Inthe111thPsalmwereadinthefinalverse,"ThefearoftheLord(law)isthebeginning
of Wisdom: agood understanding have all they that do hiscommandments: hispraise
endurethforever."
NowifwereadthewordLord(law)itwillgiveusthekeytothestatement.
Thefearofthelaw(Karmiclaw)isthebeginningofwisdom(notthefearoftheLord).
Whenweknowthewhateverwesendoutcomesback,webegintobeafraidofourown
boomerangs.
I read in a medical journal the following facts telling of the Boomerang this great
Pharaohreceived.
Itwouldappearthatfleshisindeedheirtoalongandancientlineofills,when,aswas

revealed by Lord Monyahan at a lecture at Leeds, that the Pharaoh of the oppression
suffered from hardening of the heart in a literal sense. Lord Monyahan showed some
remarkablephotographicslidesofresultsofsurgicaloperationsathousandyearsbefore
Christ,andamongthesewasaslideoftheactualanatomicalremainsofthePharaohof
theOppression.
"The large vessel springing from the heart was in such a well‐pre served state, as to
enable sections of it to be made recently from the lantern slide. It was impossible to
distinguishbetween the ancient and modern vessel.Both hearts had been at tackedby
Atheroma, a condition in which calcium salts are deposited in the walls of the vessel,
makingitrigidandinelastic."
Inadequateexpansetothestreamofbloodfromtheheartcausedthevesseltogiveway;
with this condition went the mental changes that occur with a rigid arterial system: A
narrowness of outlook; restriction and dread of enterprise, a literal hardening of the
heart.
SoPharaoh'shardnessofheart,hardenedhisownheart.
Thisisastruetodayasitwasseveralthousandyearsago‐‐weareallcomingoutofthe
LandofEgypt,outoftheHouseofBondage.
Yourdoubts andfears keepyou in slavery; youface a situation which seems hopeless.
Whatcanyoudo?Itisacaseofmakingbrickswithoutstraw.
But remember the wo rds of Jehovah, "Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no
strawbegivenyou,yetshallyedeliverthetale(number)ofbricks."
Youshallmakebrickswithoutstr aw.Godmakesawaywherethereisnoway!
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I was told the story of a woman who needed money for her rent. It was necessary to
haveitatonce,butsheknewofnochannel,sheexhaustedeveryavenue.
However, she was a Truth student, and kept making her affirmations. Her dog whined
and wanted to go out, she put on his leash and walke d down the street, in the
accustomeddirection.
However,thedogpulledathisleashandwantedtogoinanotherdirection.
Shefollowed,andinthemiddle oftheblock,oppositean openpark,shelookeddown,

andpickeduparollofbills,whichexactlycoveredrent.
She lookedfor ads, butnever foundthe owner. There wereno houses near where sh e
foundit.
Thereasoningmind,theintellect,tak esthethroneofPharaohinyourconsciousness.It
sayscontinually,"Itcan'tbedone.What'stheuse!"
Wemustdrownoutthesedrearysuggestionswithavitalaffirmation!
For ex ample take this statement: "The unexpected happens, my seemingly impossible
good now comes to pass." This stops all argument from the army of the aliens (the
reasoningmind.).
"Theunexpectedhappens!"Thatisanideaitcannotcopewith.
"Thou hast made me wiser than mine enemies." Your enemy thoughts, your doubts,
fearsandapprehensions!
Thinkofthejoyofreallybeingfreeforever,fromthePharaohoftheoppression.Tohave
theideaofsecurity,health,happinessandabundanceestablishedinthesubconscious.It
wouldmeanalifefreefromalllimitation!
ItwouldbetheKingdomwhichJesusChristspokeof,whereallthingsareautomatically
addeduntous.Isayautomaticallyaddeduntous,becausealllifeisvibrat ion;andwhen
we vibrate to success, happiness and abundance, the things which symbolize these
statesofconsciousnesswillattachthemselvestous.
Feelrichandsuccessful,andsuddenlyyoureceivealargechequeorabeautifulgift.
I tell thestory showing theworking of this law. Iwentto aparty where people played
games,andwhoeverwon,receivedagift.Theprizewasabeautifulfan.
Amongthosepresent,wasaveryrichwoman,whohadeverything.HernamewasClara.
Thepoorerandresentfulonesgottogetherandwhispered:"WehopeClaradoesn'tget
thefan."OfcourseClarawonthefan.
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She was car e‐free and vibrating to abundance. Envy and resentment short‐circuit your
goodandkeepawayyourfans.
If you should happen to be resentful and envious, take the statement: What God has
doneforothersHenowdoesformeandmore!

Thenallthefansandthings willcomeyourway.
Noman givesto himselfbut himself, and no man takes awayfromhimself but himself.
The"GameofLife"isagameofsolitaire;asyouchange,allconditionswillchange.
NowtogobacktoPharaohtheoppressor;noonelovesanoppressor.
IrememberafriendIhadmanyyearsago,hernamewasLettie.Herfatherhadplentyof
moneyandsuppliedhermotherandherselfwithfoodandclothes,butnoluxuries.
We went to Art School together, and all the students would buy reproductions of the
"WingedVictory,""Whistler’sMother"orsomethingtobringartintotheirhomes.
Myfriend'sfathercalledallthesethings"plunder."Hewouldsay,"Don'tbringhomeany
plunder."
So she lived a colorless life without a "Winged Victory" on her bureau or "Whistler's
Motheronthewall.
Hewouldsayoftentomyfriendandhermother,"WhenIdie,you'llbothbewelloff."
One day someone said to Lettie, "Whenare you goi ng abroad?"(all art students went
abroad.)
Shereplied,cheerfully,"Not'tillPapadies."
Sopeoplealwayslookforwardtobeingfreefromlackandoppression.
Letusnowfreeourselvesfromthetyrantsofnegativethinking.Wehavebeenslavesto
doubts,fearsandapprehensionandletusbedeliveredasMosesdeliveredtheChildren
ofIsraelandcomeoutoftheLandofEgypt,outoftheHouseofBondage.
Findthethoughtwhichisyourgreatoppressor;findthe"king‐pin".
IntheloggingcampsintheSpring,thelogsare sentdowntheriversingreatnumbers.
Sometimesthelogsbecome crossedandcauseajam.Themenlookforthelogcausing
thejam(theycallittheking‐pin),str aightenit,andthelogsrushdowntheriveragain.
MaybeyourKing‐Pinisresentment.Resentmentholdsbackyourgood.
THESECRETDOORTOSUCCESS–BYFLORENCESCOVELSHINN 11
Themoreyouresent,themoreyouwillhavetoresent;yougrowaresentmenttrackin
yourbrain,andyourexpressionwillbeoneofhabitualresentment.
Youwillbeavoidedandmissthegoldenopportunitieswhichawaityoueachday.
Irememberafewyearsago,thestreetswerefilledwithmensellingapples.

Theygotupearlytogetthegoodcorner s.
I passed oneseveraltimes onParkAvenue. Hehadthe most disagreeable expression I
haveeverseen.
Aspeoplepassedhesaid,"Apples!Apples!"butnoonestoppedtobuy.
I invested in an apple and said, "You'll never sell apples unless you change your
expression."
Hereplied,"Wellthatguyovertheretookmycorner."
I said, "Never mind about the corner, you can sell apples right here if you'll look
pleasant."
He said, "O.K. lady," and I went on. The next day I saw him, his whole expr ession had
changed.Hewasdoingabigbusines ssellingappleswithasmile.
Sofindyourking‐pin(youmayhavemorethanone);andyourlogsofsuccess,happiness
andabundancewillgorushingdownyourriver.
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Go therefore now and work, for there shall no straw be given you, yet ye shall mak e
brickswithoutstraw."
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Chapter 3 - And Five of Them Were Wise
"Andfiveofthemwerewise,andfive werefoolish.Theythatwerefoolishtooktheir
lamps,andtooknooilwiththem."‐‐Matt.25:2‐3
MysubjectistheparableoftheWiseandFoolishVirgins."Andfiveofthemwerewise,
and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with
them.Butthe wise tookoilintheirvesselswith their lamps."The par ableteachesthat
trueprayermeanspreparation.
Jesus Christ said, "And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall
receive"(Math.21:22)."ThereforeIsayuntoyou,whatthingssoeveryedesire,whenye
pray,believethatyereceivethem,andyeshallhavethem"(Mark11:24).Inthisparable
he shows that only  those who have prepared for their good (thereby showing active
faith)willbringthemanifestationtopass.
Wemightparaphrasethescripturesandsay:Whenyepraybelieveyehaveit.Whenye

prayACTasifyouhavealreadyreceived.
Armchairfaithorrockingchairfaith,willnevermovemountains.Inthearmchair,inthe
silence, or meditation, you are filled with the wonder of this Truth, and feel that your
faithwillneverwaver.YouknowthatTheLordisyourShepherd,youshallneverwant.
You feel that yo ur God of Plenty will wipe out all burdens of debt or limitations. Then
youleaveyourarmchairandstepoutintothearenaofLife.Itisonlywhatyoudointhe
arenathatcounts.
Iwillyougiveyouanillustrationshowinghowthelawworks;forfaithwithoutactionis
dead.
A man,one of my students, had a great desire togo abroad. He took the statement: I
givethanksformydivinelydesignedtrip,divinelyfinanced,undergrace,inaperfectway.
Hehadverylittlemoney,butknowingthelawofpreparation,heboughtatrunk.Itwasa
verygayandhappytrunkwithabigredbandaround itswaist.Wheneverhelookedatit
itgavehimarealizationofatrip.
Onedayheseemedtofeelhisroommoving.Hefeltthemotionofaship.Hewenttothe
windowtobreathethefreshair,anditsmeltlikethearomaofthedocks.Withhisinner
ear heheard theshriek ofa sea‐gu ll  andthe creakingofthe gangplank. The trunkhad
commencedto wo rk. It hadputhim in the vibrationof histrip.Soon afterthat,alarge
sumofmoneycametohimandhetookthetrip.Hesaidafterwardsthatitwasperfect
ineverydetail.
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InthearenaofLifewemustkeepourselvestuned‐uptoconcertpitch.
Arewe actingfrom motives offear orfaith?Watch your motives withall diligence,  for
outofthemaretheissuesoflife.
Ifyourproblemisafinancialone(anditusuallyis)youmustknowhowtowindyourself
up financially, and keep wound up by always acting your faith. The material attitude
towardsmoneyistotrustinyoursalary,yourincomeandinvestments,whichcanshrink
overnight.
The spiritual attitude toward money is to trust in God for your supply. To keep your

possessions, always realize that they are God in manifestation. "What Allah has given
cannotbediminished," thenifonedoorshutsanotherdoor,immediatelyopens.
Never voice lack or limitation for "by your words your are condemned." You combine
with what you notice, and if you are always noticing failure and hard times, you will
combinewithfailureandhardtimes.
Youmustformthehabitoflivinginthefourthdimension,"TheWorldoftheWondrous."
Itistheworldwhereyoudonotjudgebyappearances.
You have trained your inner eye to see through failure into success, to see through
sicknessinto health toseethrough limitation intoplenty.I willgiveyou theland which
youthoughseeth."
Themanwhoachievessuccesshasthefixedideaofsuccess.Ifitisfoundedonarockof
truth and rightness it will stand. If not, it is built upon sand and washed into the sea,
returningtoitsnativenothingness.
Onlydivineideascanendure.Evildestroysitself,foritisacrosscurrentagainstuniversal
order,andthewayofthetransgressorishard.
"Theythatwerefoolishtooktheir lamps,andtookno oilwiththem.Butthewisetook
oilintheirvesselswiththeirlamps."
Thelampsymbolizesman'sconsciousness.TheoiliswhatbringsLightorunderstanding.
"Whilethebridegroomtarried,theyallslumberedandslept.Andatmidnighttherewas
a cry made. Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those
virginsarose,andtrimmedtheirlamps.Andthefoolishsaiduntothewise,Giveusyour
oil;forourlampsaregoneout."
The foolish virgins were without wisdom or understanding, which is oil for the
consciousness, and when they were confronted with a serious situation, they had no
wayofhandlingit.
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Andwhentheysaidtothewise"giveusofyouroil,"thewiseansweredsaying,"Notso;
lesttherebenotenoughforusandyou:butgoyerathertothemthatsell,andbuyfor
yourselves."
That means that the foolish virgins could not receive more than was in their

consciousness,orwhattheywer evibratingto.
Theman receivedthetripbecauseitwas inhisconsciousness,asa reality. He believed
thathehadalreadyreceived.Ashepreparedforthe triphewastakingoilforhislamps. 
Withrealizationcomesmanifestation.
Thelawofpreparationworksbothwa ys.Ifyouprepareforwhatyoufearordon'twant,
you begin to attract it. David said, "The thing I feared has come upon me." We hear
peoplesay, "I mustput awaymoney in caseofillness."Theyaredeliberately preparing
to be ill. Or, "I'm saving for a rainy day." The rainy day is sure to come, at a most
inconvenienttime.
Thedivine ideaforeveryman is plenty.Your barns should befull, andyourcupshould
flowover,butwemustlearntoaskaright.
For example take this statement: I call on the law of accumulation. My supply comes
fromGod,andnowpoursinandpilesup,undergrace.
Thisstatementdoes notgive anypictureofstint orsaving orsickness. Itgivesafourth
dimensionalfeelingofabundance,leavingthechannelstoInfiniteIntelligence.
Everydayyoumustmakeachoice,willyoubewiseorfoolish?Willyouprepareforyour
good?Willyoutakethegiantswingintofaith?Orservedoubtandfearandbringnooil
foryourlamps?
"And whilethey wenttobuy, thebridegroomcame;and theythatwere ready wentin
withhimtothemarriage:andthedoorwasshut.Afterwardcamealsotheothervirgins,
saying,Lord, Lord, open  tous. Buthe answered andsaid, VerilyI sayuntoyou,I know
younot."
Youmayfeelthatthefoolishvirginspaidverydearlyforneglectingtobringoilfortheir
lamps,butwearedealingwiththelawofKarma(orthelawofcomeback).Ithasbeen
calledthe"judgementday,"whichpeopleusually associatewiththeendoftheworld.
Yourjudgementdaycomes,theysay,insevens‐sevenhours,sevendays,sevenweeks,
sevenmonths,orsevenyears.Itmightevencomeinsevenminutes.Thenyoupaysome
Karmicdebt;thepriceforhavingviolatedspirituallaw.YoufailedtotrustGod,youtook
nooilforyourlamps.
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Everydayex amineyourconsciousnessandseejustwhatyourarepreparingfor.Youare
fearful of lack and hang on to every cent, thereby attracting more lack. Use what you
havewithwisdomanditopensthewayformoretocometoyou.
In my book, "Your Word Is Your Wa nd," I tell about the Magic Purse. In the Arabian
Nights they tell the story of a man who had a Magic Purse. As money went out,
immediatelymoneyappearedinitagain.
So I made  the Statement:  My supply comes from God‐I have the magic purse of the
spirit. It ca n never be deplete d. As money goes out,immediately mone y comes in. It is
alwayscrammed,jammedwithabundance,undergrace,inperfectways.
Thisbringsavividpicturetomind:Youaredrawingonthebankoftheimagination.
A woman whodid not have muchmoney wasafraid topay any bills and seeher bank
account dwindle. It came to her with great conviction: "I have the magic purse of the
spirit.Itcanneverbedepleted.Asmoneygoesout,immediately,moneycome sin."She
fearlesslypaidherbills,andseverallargechequescametoherthat shedidnotexpect.
"Watch and pray lest ye enter into the temptation" of preparing for something 
destructiveinsteadofsomethingconstructive.
Iknewawomanwhotoldmeshealwayskeptalongcrepeveilhandyincaseoffunerals.
Isaidtoher,"Youareamenacetoyourrelatives,andarepreparingtohurrythemalloff,
sothatyoucanweartheveil."Shedestroyedit.
Anotherwomanwhohadnomoneydecidedtosendhertwodaughterstocollege.Her
husbandscornedtheideaandsaid,"Whowi ll paytheirtuition?Ihaveno moneyforit."
Shereplied,"Iknowsomeunforeseengoodwillcometous."Shekeptonpreparingher
daughters for college. Her husband laughed heartily and told all their friends that his
wife was sending the girls to college on "some unforeseen good." A rich relative
suddenlysentheralargesumofmoney."Someunforeseengood"didarrive,forshehad
shownactivefaith.Iaskedwhatshehadsaidtoherhusbandwhenthechequearrived.
Shereplied,"Oh,IneverantagonizeGeorgebytellinghimIamintheright."
So prepare for your "unforeseen good." Let every thought and ev ery act express your
unwavering faith. Every event in your life is a crystallized idea. Something you have
invitedthrougheitherfearorfaith.Somethingyouhavepreparedfor.

Soletusbewiseandbringoilforourlamps‐andwhenweleastexpectit,weshallreap
thefruitsofourfaith.
Mylampsarenowfilledwiththeoiloffaithandfulfillment.
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Chapter 4 - What Do You Expect?
"Accordingtoyourfaithbeituntoyou."‐‐Matt.9:29
Faithisexpectancy,"Accordingtoyourfaith,beituntoyou."
We might say, according to your expectancies be it done unto you; so, what are you
expecting?
Wehear people say: "Weexpectthe worsttohappen," or "Theworstis yetto come."
Theyaredeliberatelyinvitingtheworsttocome.
We hear other s say: "I expect a change for the better." They are inviting bett er
conditionsintotheirlives.
Changeyourexpectanciesandyouchangeyourconditions.
Howcanyouchange your expectancies, when you have formed thehabitof expecting
loss,lackorfailure?
Begin to act as if you expected success, happiness and a bundance; prepare for your
good.
Do something to show you expect it to come. Active faith alone, will impress the
subconscious.
If yo uhavespoken theword for ahome, prepare forit immediately, asif youhadn't a
momenttolose.Collectlittleornaments,table‐cloths,etc.,etc.!
I knew a woman who made the giant swing into faith, by buying a large arm‐chair; a
chair meant business, shebought a large and comfortablechair, forshe was preparing
fortherightman.Hecame.
Someonewillsay,"Supposeyouhaven'tmoneytobuyornamentsorachair?"Thenlook
inshopwindowsandlinkwiththeminthought.
Getintheirvibration:Isometimeshearpeoplesay;"Idon'tgointotheshopsbecauseI
can'taffordtobuyanything."Thatisjustthereasonwhyyoushouldgointotheshops.
Begintomakefriendswiththethingsyoudesireorrequire.

Iknowawoman who wantedaring.She wentboldly to the ringdepartmentand trie d
onrings.
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Itgavehersucharealizationofownership,thatnot longafter,afriendmadeheragiftof
aring."Youcombinewithwhatyounotice."
Keep on noticing beautiful things, and you make an invisible contact. Sooner or later
thesethingsaredrawnintoyourlife,unlessyousay,"Poorme,toogoodtobetrue."
"My soul, wait thou only upon God: for my expectation is from Him." This is a most
importantstatementfromthe62ndPsalm.
The soul is the subconscious mind, and the psalmist was telling his subconscious to
expect everything directlyfromtheuniversal;nottodepend upon doorsandchannels;
"MyexpectationsisfromHim."
Godcannotfail,for"Hiswaysareingenious,Hismethodsaresure."
You can expect any seemingly impossible Good from God; if you do not limit the
channels.
Donotsayhowyouwantitdone,orhowitcan'tbedone.
"GodistheGiverandtheGiftandcreatesHisownamazingchannels."
Take the following statement: I cannot be separated from God the Giver, therefore, I
cannotbeseparatedfromGodtheGift.ThegiftisGodinaction.
GettherealizationthateveryblessingisGoodinaction,andseeGodineveryface and
goodineverysituation.Thismakesyoumasterofallconditions.
Awomancametomesayingthattherewasnoheatintheradiatorsintheirapartment,
andthathermotherwassufferingfromthecold.Sheadded,"Thelandlordhasdeclared
thatwecan'thaveheatuntilacertaindate."Ireplied,"Godisyourlandlord."Shesaid,
"That's all I want to know," and rushed out. That evening the heat was turned on
withoutasking.ItwasbecausesherealizedthatthelandlordwasGodinmanifestation.
Thisisawonderfulage,forpeoplearebecomingMiracle Minded;itisintheair.
Quoting from an article which I found in the New York Journal  and American by John
Anderson,itcorroborateswhatIhavejustsaid.

Thetitleofthearticleis"TheatreGoersMakeHitsofMetaphysicalPlays."
If,saidthecynicalmanager,whoshallbecalledBrockPemberton,withaslightaccentof
sarcasm in his voice, the other night, on an inte rmission curbside talk, you fellows
meaning the critics, know so much about what the New York public wants, why don't
youtellmewhattoproduce?
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Whydon't yo utellme what sort ofplaytheplay‐goerswant tosee?" "Iwould,"I said,
"Butyouwouldn'tbelieveit."
"You'rehedging,"hesaid,"Youdon'tknow,andyou'retryingtocoverupbypretending
to know more  than you're willing to say. You haven't any more idea than I have this
minutewhatsortofplaysgenerallysucceed."
"I have," I said, "there is one sure fire success; one theme that works and has always
worked,whetheritiscompetingwithboymeetsgirl,mysteries,historicaltragedies,etc.,
no play onthe theme hasever completely failed if ithad nay merit atall, and a lotof
pooroneshavebeenbighits."
"You'restallingagain,"saidMr.Pemberton,"Whatsortofplaysarethey?"
"Metaphysical,"Isaid,foulingslightlywithabigwordandwaitingquietlyfortheeffect.
"Metaphysical,"saidMr.Pemberton,"Youmeanmetaphysical?"
IpausedamomentandsinceMr.Pembertonsaidnothing,wentrightonspoutingsuch
titles as "The Green Pastures," "The Star Wagon," "Father Malachy's Miracle!, etc."
"Some of these," I added, "reached the public over the heads of the critics." But Mr.
Pemberton had departed to ask probably, in every theatre in town, "Is there a 
metaphysicianinthehouse?"
Peoplearebeginningtorealizethepoweroftheirwordsandthoughts.Theyunderstand
why"Faithisthesubstanceofthethinghopedfor,theevidenceofthingsnotseen."
Weseethelawofexpectancyworkingoutthroughsuperstition.
If youwalkunder a ladder andexpectit togiveyoubadluck, it willgiveyoubadluck.
Theladderisquiteinnocent;badluckcamebecauseyouexpectedit.
Wemightsay,expectancyisthesubstanceofthethingshopedfor,orexpectancyisthe
substanceofthethingmanfears."ThethingIexpectedhascomeuponme."

Nothingistoogoodtobetrue,nothingistoowonderfultohappen,nothingistoogood
tolast,whenyoulooktoGodforyourgood.
Nowthinkoftheblessingswhichseemsofaroff ,andbegintoexpectthemnow,under
grace, in an unexpected way; for God works in unexpected ways, His wonders to
perform.
IwastoldthattherearethreethousandpromisesintheBible.
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Let us now expect all these blessings to come to pass. Among them we are promised
RichesandHonor,EternalYouth("Yourfleshshallbecomeasalittle child's")andEternal
Life ,("Deathitselfshallbeovercome.")
Christianityisfoundedupontheforgivenessofsinsandanemptytomb.
Wenowknowthatallthesethingsarescientificallypossible.
As we call on the law of forgiveness, we become free from mistakes and the
consequences of mistakes, ("Though your sins be as scarlet ye shall be washed whiter
thanwool.")
Then our bodies will be bathed in Light, and express the "body electric," which is
incorruptibleandindestructible,puresubstance,expressingperfection.
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Iexpecttheunexpected,mygloriousgoodnowcomestopass.
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Chapter 5 - The Long Arm of God
"TheEternalGodisthyrefuge,andunderneatharetheeverlastingarms."‐‐Deut.33:27
Inthebible,thearmofGodalwayssymbolizesprotection.Thewritersofthebibleknew
thepowerofasymbol.Itbringsapicturewhichimpressesthesubconsciousmind.They
usedthesymbolsoftherock,sheep,shepherds,vineyard,lamp,andhundredsofothers.
Itwouldbe interestingtoknowhowmanysymbols areusedinthe bible.The arm also
symbolizesstrength.
"The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms,and he shall
thrustouttheenemyfrombeforetheeandshallsay,Destroythem."

Whoistheenemy"beforethee"?Thenegativethought‐formswhichyouhavebuiltupin
your subconscious mind. A man's enemies are only those of his own household. The
everlastingarmsthrustouttheseenemythoughtsanddestroythem.
Have you ever felt the relief of getting out some negative thought‐form? Perhaps you
have built up a thought‐form of resentment, until you are always boiling with anger
about something. You resent people you know, people you don't know, people in the
pastandpeopleinthepresent,andyoumaybesurethatthepeopleinthefuturewon't
escapeyourwrath.
Alltheorgansofthebodyareaffectedbyresentment‐forwhenyouresent,youresent
with every organ ofthe body. Youpay thepenalty withrheumatism, arthritis, neuritis,
etc.,foracidthoughtsproduceacidintheblood.Allthistroublecome sbecauseyouare
fightingthebattle,notleavingittothelongarmofGod.
I have given the following  statement to many of my students. "The long arm of God
reaches out over people and conditions, controlling this situation and protecting my
interests.
This brings a picture of a long arm symbolizing strength and protection. With the
realization of the power ofthe long arm of God, you would no longer resist or resent.
You would relax and let go. The enemy thoughts within you would be destroyed,
therefore,theadverseconditionswoulddisappear.
Spirtual development means the ability to stand still, or stand aside, and let Infinite
Intelligencelift  yo urburdensandfightyour battles.When the burdenof resentmentis
lifted,youexperienceasenseofrelief!Youhaveakindlyfeelingforeveryone,andallthe
organsofyourbodybegintofunctionproperly.
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A clipping quoting AlbertEdward Day, D.D.reads, "Thatloving ourenemiesis goodfor
our spiritual health is widely known and accepted. But that negation and poisonous
emotionsdestroyphysicalhealth,isarelativelynewdiscovery.Thepr oblemofhealthis
oftenanemotionalone. Wrongemotionsentertainedandrepeatedarepotentcausesof
illness.Whenthepreachertalksaboutlovingyourenemies,themanonthestreetisapt

todismisstheideaasunendurableandpious.Butthefactis,thepreacheristellingyou
somethingwhich is one ofthefirstlaws ofhygiene,aswellas ethics. No man evenfor
hisbody'ssakecanaffordtoindulgeinhatred.Itislikerepeateddosesofpoison.When
you are urged to get rid of fear, you are not listening to a moon‐struck idealist;rather
youarehearingcounselthatisassignificantforhealthasadviceaboutdiet."
Wehearsomuch about abalanceddiet, but without abalancedmind youcan'tdigest
whatyoueat,caloriesornocalories.
Non‐resistanceisanart.Whenacquired,TheWorldisYours!Somany peoplearetrying
toforcesituations.Yourlastinggoodwillnevercomesthroughforcingpersonalwill.
"Fleefromthethingswhichfleefromthee,
Seeknothing,fortuneseekeththee.
Beholdhisshadowonthefloor!
Beholdhimstandingatthedoor!"
Idonotknowtheauthoroftheselines.
Lovelock, the celebrated English athlete, was ask ed how to attain his speed and
endurance in running.He replied, "Learn to relax." Let usattain this re st in action. He
wasmostrelax edwhenrunningthefastest.
Yourbigopportunityandbigsuccessusuallyslidein,whenyouleastexpectit.Youhave
toletgolongenoughforthegreatlawofattractiontooperate.Youneversawaworried
and anxious magnet. It stands up str aight and hasn't a care in the world, because it
knowsneedlescan'thelpjumpingtoit.Thethingswerightlydesirecometopasswhen
wehavetakentheclutchoff.
I say in my correspondence course, Do not let your heart's desire become your heart's
disease." You are completely demagnetized when you desire something too intensely.
You worry, fear, and agonize. There is an occult law of indifference‐"None of these
thingsmoveme."Yourshipscomeinoveradon'tcaresea.
ManypeopleinTruthantagonizefriends,becausetheyaretooanxiousforthemtorea d
thebooksandgotothelectures.Themeetopposition.
Afriendtookmybook,"TheGameofLifeandHowtoPlayIt"toherbrother'shouseto
read. The young men of the family refused to read it. No "nut st uff" for them. One of

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theseyoungmendrivesataxicab.Onenighthedroveataxiwhichbelongedtoanother
man.Ingoingoverthecarhefoundabookstuffedawaysomewhere.Itwas"TheGame
ofLifeandHowtoPlayIt".Thenextdayhesaidtohisaunt,"IfoundMrs.Shinn'sbookin
thetaxilastnight.Ireaditandit'sgreat!There'salotofgoodreadinginit.Whydoesn't
shewriteanotherbook?"Godworksinroundaboutwa ys,hiswonderstoperform.
Imeetunhappypeopleandafewgratefulandcontentedpeople.Amansaidtomeone
day, "I havea greatdealto be thankfulfor.I  havegood health, enough moneyand I'm
stillsingle!"
Theeighty‐ninthpsalmisveryinteresting,forwefindthat twoindividualstakepart,the
man who sings the psalm (for all psalms are songs or poems), and Lord God of Hosts
answershim.Itisasongofpraise andthanksgiving,extollingthestrongarmofGod.
"IwillsingofthemerciesoftheLordforever!"
"OLordGodofHosts,whoisastrongLordlikeuntothee?"
"Thouhastamightyarm,strongisthyhand,andhighisthyrighthand."
ThentheLordofHostsreplies:
"Withwhommyhandshallbeestablished,minearmalsoshallstrengthenhim."
"MymercywillIkeepforhimforevermore,andmycovenantshallstandfastwithhim."
We onlyhear thewords"for evermore" inthebibleand infairy‐tales. In the absolute,
manisoutsideoftimeandspace.Hisgoodis"fromeverlastingtoeverlasting."Thefairy‐
tale scamedownfromtheoldPersianlegendswhichwerefoundeduponTruth.
Aladdin andHis Wonderful Lamp is the out‐picturing of theWord. Aladdin rubbed the
lampandallhisdesirescametopass.Yourwordisyourlamp.Wordsandthoughtsarea
formofradioactivityanddonotreturnvoid.Ascientisthassaidthatwordsareclothed
inlight.Youarecontinuallyreapingthefruitsofyourwords.
A friend in one of my meeting said that she had brought a man to my class who had
beenoutofworkforayearormore.Igavethestatement:"Nowistheappointedtime.
Todayisthedayofmyamazinggoodfortune."Itclickedinhisconsciousness.Soonafter,
hewasgivenapositionwhichpaidhimninethousanddollarsayear!
AwomantoldmethatwhenIblessedtheofferingIsaidthateachofferingwouldreturn

a thousandfold. She had put a dollar in the collection. She said with great realization,
"Thatdollarisblessedandreturnsathousanddollars."Shereceivedathousanddollarsa
shorttimeafterwards,inamostunexpectedway.
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Why do some people demonstrate this Truth so much more quickly than others? It is
because they have the ears that hear. Jesus Christ tells the parable of the man who
sowedtheseedanditfellupongoodground.Theseedistheword.Isay,"Listenforthe
statementthatclicks;thestatementthatgivesyourrealization.Thatstatementwillbear
fruit."
TheotherdayIwentintoashopwhereIknowtheemployerquitewell.Ihadgivenone
of his employees an affirmation card. I said to him, jokingly, "I wouldn't waste an
affirmationcardonyou.Youwouldn'tuseit."Hereplied,"Ohsure,givemeone.I'lluse
it."ThefollowingweekIgavehimacard.BeforeIleftherusheduptomeexcitedlyand
said, "I made the statement and two new customers walked in." It was: "Now is the
appointedtime;toda yisthedayofmyamazinggoodfortune."Ithadclicked.
So many peopleuse theirwords in exaggerated andreckless statements. I find a great
deal of material for my talks in the beauty parlor. A young girl wanted a magazine to
read. She called to the operator, "Give me something terribly new and frightfully
exciting."Allshewantedwasthelatestmovingpicturemagazine.Youhearpeoplesay,"I
wish something terribly exciting would happen." They are inviting some unhappy, but
exciting,experienceintotheirlives.Thentheywonderwhyithappenedtothem.
Thereshouldbeachairofmetaphysicsinallcolleges.Metaphysicsisthewisdomofthe
ages. It is the ancient wisdom taught all through the centuries in India and Egypt and
Greece. Hermes Trismegistus was a great teacher of Egypt. His teachings were closely
guarded and have come down to us over ten centuries. He lived in Egypt in the days
whenthepresentraceofmenwasinitsinfancy.Butifyoureadthe"Kybalion"carefully,
you findthat he taughtjustwhat weareteachingtoda y.He saidthat all mental states 
wereaccompaniedbyvibrations.Youcombinewithwhatyouvibrateto,soletusallnow
vibratetosuccess,happinessandabundance.
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Nowistheappointedtime.Todayis thedayofmyamazing goodfortune.
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Chapter 6 - The Fork in the Road
"Chooseyouthisdaywhomyewillserve."‐‐Josh.24:15
Everydaythereisanecessityofchoice(aforkintheroad).
"ShallIdothis,orshallIdothat?ShallIgo,orshallIstay?" Manypeopledonotknow
whattodo. Theyrushabout lettingotherpeoplemake decisions for them, then regret
havingtak entheiradvice.
Thereareotherswhocarefullyreasonthingsout.Theyweighandmeasurethesituation
likedealingingroceries,andaresurprisedwhentheyfailtoobtaintheirgoal.
Therearestillotherpeoplewhofollowthemagicpathofintuitionandfindthemselves
intheirPromisedLandinthetwinklingofaneye.
Intuitionis a  spiritualfacultyhighabovethereasoningmind,buton thepathisallthat
youdesireorrequire.
In my book "The Game of Life and How to Play It," I give many examples of success
attained through using this marvelous faculty. I say also that prayer is telephoning to
GodandintuitionisGodtelephoningtoyou.(CorrespondenceCourse.)
Sochooseyethisdaytofollowthemagicpathofintuition.
Inmyquest ionandanswerclassesItellyouhowtocultivateintuition.
In most people itis afaculty whichhas remained dormant. So we say, "Awake though
thatsleepeth.Wakeuptoyourleadsandhunches.Wakeuptothedivinitywithin!"
ClaudeBragdonsaid,"Toliveintuitivelyistolivefourthdimensionally."
Now itis necessary for your to make a decision, you face a fork in the road. Ask for a
definiteunmistakablelead,andyouwillreceiveit.
WefindmanyeventstointerpretmetaphysicallyintheBookofJoshua."Afterthedeath
of Moses, the divine command came to Joshua, 'Now therefore, arise, go over the
Jordan,thouandallthypeople,untothelandwhichIdogivetothem.Everyplacethe
soleofyourfeetshalltreadupon;toyouhaveIgivenit'.
The feet are the symbol of understanding, so it means metaphysically all that we
understand stands under us in consciousness, and what is rooted there can never be

takenfromus.
THESECRETDOORTOSUCCESS–BYFLORENCESCOVELSHINN 24
THESECRETDOORTOSUCCESS–BYFLORENCESCOVELSHINN 25
For,the biblegoesonto say:"thereshallnotanymanbe able tostandbeforethee all
thedaysofthylife Iwill notfailthee,norforsak ethee.Onlybethoustrongandvery
courageous, that thou mayest observeto do accordingtoall thelaw, whichMoses my
servant commanded thee: "turn not from itto the right hand or to the left, that thou
mayestprosperwhithersoeverthougoest."
So we find we have success through being strong and very courageous in following
spirituallaw.Wearebackagaintothe"forkintheroad"‐thenecessityofchoice.
"Chooseyouthisdaywhomyeshallserve,"theintellectordivineguidance.
A well‐known man, who has become a great power in the financial world, said to a
friend,"IalwaysfollowintuitionandIamluckincarnate."
Inspiration(whichisdivineguidance)isthemostimportantthinginlife.Peoplecometo
Truthmeetingsforinspiration.Ifindtherightwordwillstartdivineactivityoperatingin
theiraffairs.
A womancame to me witha complication of affairs. I said to her, "Let God juggle the
situation." It clicked. She took the affirmation, "I now let God juggle this situation."
Almostimmediatelysherentedahouse,whichhadbeenvacantforalongtime.
LetGodjuggleeverysituation,forwhenyoutrytojugglethesituation,youdropallthe
balls.
In my question and answer classes, I would be asked, "how do you let God juggle a
situation,andwhatdoyoumeanwhenyousayIshouldnotjuggleit?"
Youjugglewiththeintellect.Theinte llectwouldsay,"Timesarehard,noactivityinreal
estate.Don'texpectanythinguntiltheFallof1958."
Withspirituallawthereisonlythenow.Beforeyoucallyouareanswered,for"timeand
spacearebutadream,"andyourblessingistherewaitingforyoutorelease it byfaith
andtheword.
"Chooseyouthisdaywhomyewillserve,"fearorfaith.
Ineveryactpromptedbyfearliesthegermofitsowndefeat.

IttakesmuchstrengthandcouragetotrustGod.Weoftentrusthiminlittlethings,but
when it comes to a big situation we feel we had better attend to it ourselves; then
comesdefeatandfailure.
The following extract from a letter which I received from a woman in the West shows
howconditionscanchangeinthetwinklingofaneye.