Your fixed convictions concerning the things that really matter mold your destiny. Emmet Fox More Quotes by Emmet Fox More Quotes From Emmet Fox You must pray for yourself constantly. How could it be otherwise? We worship God by believing in Him, trusting Him, and loving Him wholeheartedly - and we can attain to that only through prayer. The sole object of our being here is that we may grow like Him - and we can do that only through prayer. The more we pray for ourselves the more power will our prayers have for any other purpose whatever; so praying for ourselves is the reverse of selfishness - it is truly glorifying God. Emmet Fox trusting-himprayerbelieve To be afraid is to have more faith in evil than in God. Emmet Fox evil Never forget that the circumstances of your life for tomorrow are molded by your mental conduct today. Emmet Fox never-forgettomorrowtoday Let us be merciful in our mental judgments of our brothers and sisters, for, in truth, we are all one, and the more deeply they seem to err, the more urgent is the need for us to help them with the right thought, and so make it easier for them to get free. Emmet Fox brotherhelpingneeds If you have no time for prayer and meditation, you will have lots of time for sickness and trouble. Emmet Fox godlymeditationprayer It is the food which you furnish to your mind that determines the whole character of your life. Emmet Fox mindfoodcharacter The root of all difficulties is a lack of the sense of the Presence of God. Emmet Fox difficultyfaithroots What we see in the outer is but a reflection of the inner, because we surround ourselves with a picture of our own beliefs. In other words, we manifest in general what we seriously think and believe. So if we want to find out what our habitual thinking is like, we have but to look around us and ask ourselves what we really see. Emmet Fox reflectionbelievethinking Nature always takes you at your own valuation. Believe you are the child of God-really believe it. Believe that you express Divine Life, Divine Truth, and Divine Love. Believe that Divine Wisdom guides you. Believe that God is your supply. Believe that God is helping and blessing humanity through you. Believe that you are a special enterprise on the part of God and that he is opening your way-and what you really believe, that you will demonstrate. Emmet Fox blessingbelievechildren There is a place for analysis, but it is apt to be quite fatal in prayer and meditation. Do not dissect the love of God, but feel it. Do not dissect divine intelligence, but realize it. Do not wonder how God can possibly solve this problem, but just watch Him do it in His own way-and He will if you will give Him a chance. You know that God is Love. So go ahead on that, and do not get theoretical about it. Emmet Fox prayergodgiving Bless a thing and it will bless you. Curse it and it will curse you....If you bless a situation, it has no power to hurt you, and even if it is troublesome for a time, it will gradually fade out, if you sincerely bless it. Emmet Fox forgivenesshurtinspirational Recognize success with thanksgiving and build more success on that. Emmet Fox clutteruplifting Stop thinking about your difficulties, whatever they are, and start thinking about God instead. Emmet Fox thinking-about-youdifficultythinking . . . in the spiritual life you must practice. And the only way to practice is by trying to solve your problems with prayer. This develops your spiritual power and it also trains you to use that spiritual power in the most effective way. Emmet Fox prayerspiritualhealing Most people who have a problem concentrate on the problem. They take it to bed with them and stay awake all night thinking it over. Let go of that problem. Rise above it in consciousness. Emmet Fox letting-gonightthinking Claim your divine, glorious selfhood. Think it, talk it, live it and it will demonstrate itself in your life. Emmet Fox divineclaimsthinking We make our own world by the way in which we think; for we really do live in a world of our own thoughts. Emmet Fox inspirationworldthinking When things are going wrong declare constantly that you are not going to be afraid or intimidated by any outer condition. Emmet Fox intimidatedconditions When you are in difficulties, look upon the overcoming of them as a great adventure. Emmet Fox overcomingadventurelooks If you seem to yourself to be lacking in certain necessary qualities, if your character seems to lack strength, ask God to give you what you need - and He will. You can build any quality into your mentality by meditating upon that quality every day. Emmet Fox encouragementmotivationalcharacter
