Let us point some of "enemy thoughts" we need to get rid of on our way to divinely ordained success. Their list is far from being comprehensive, and yet it includes most of common mental patterns which prevent God's best from coming into our lives.

"I am not worthy".

I believe that this thought is one of the most dangerous enemies of every human being. Some authors insist that underlying sense of unworthiness is the root of all human problems. Numerous studies proved that people with poor self-image are more likely to be alcoholics, drug addicts, and criminals. As a rule, they have more problems with health and with finances, their divorce rate is higher, and their social status is lower.

Does it sound strange? Not at all, if we believe that the world we live in is a mirror that reflects our deepest thoughts and attitudes. We will never live permanently above our prevailing consciousness. We will never have more than we mentally claim as our own. We will never possess a thing, if we consider ourselves unworthy to have it. It is a simple fact, and yet some people totally miss it, being lost in sophisticated life philosophies. How can we love others and expect love back, if we don't love ourselves? How can we stay healthy and whole, if we don't treat our body with reverence and respect? How can we prosper financially, if we don't believe that riches of the universe are meant for us?

God thinks that we are worthy as much as the whole world. Why did He bring us into existence, if our life was not originally meant to be a glorious celebration? To disregard life, to call it evil and act as if it is evil, is one of the worst sins, according to my understanding.

"I am afraid".

Fear grows out of sense of separation from God, which false at its core. No matter what our feelings tell us, or what certain religions taught us, there is no such thing as separation from the Source of All Life and the Ground of All Being. We are immersed in God. Our life is not merely ours - it is God's life, lived through us.

If God would be a being outside of ourselves, we could have certain doubts. We could question whether He hears us or not, whether He loves us enough to be with us at this time, or not, whether we've been good enough to gain His approval, or not. But, fortunately, God is infinitely greater than this childish image of Him.

We can be fearless because, as Jesus said, the Kingdom of God belongs to us. The Kingdom of Love? Yes. The Kingdom of Wholeness? Yes. The Kingdom of Abundance? Certainly. There is nothing left out. There is no need to wait. Right now, we are invited to enter in and enjoy the feast.

How could we be afraid of temporal things, if we are dealing with the Eternal One? This does not seem reasonable.

"You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You" (Isaiah 26:3).

Let us declare: