Spiritual seekers are often encouraged to become still in the Presence of God and to meditate. Truly, in our age of rush and haste, inner peace is a necessity for most of humanity. There is nothing that can replace it. And yet, we need to maintain a proper balance between meditative and affirmative attitudes in our lives. By neglecting one or the other, we may impede our own progress.

People that overemphasise peace, serenity, and passive receptivity, according to my personal observations, often are not productive. They might have brilliant ideas, but lack the will and the drive to carry them through into visible manifestations. They could fall into a trap of living in a world of illusions, subtly ignoring their responsibility to deal with the present moment at the physical level.

On the other hand, people could live in error of being too self-assertive. Therefore, they may lack wisdom and intuitive guidance to follow the best way. Such persons, as it can be easily seen, generate a lot of power, which is misdirected and scattered.

In Jesus, we have a beautiful example of all-round spiritual development. He practiced silent meditation as He spent nights in communion with God - alone, away from masses. And when He was coming down to the crowd for public service, the character of His actions was different. He uttered words with power and authority. He gave commands. He spoke things into existence. Just like He taught, He commanded "mountains", such as sicknesses and diseases in people, to be removed.

In the stillness of our hearts, our faith is strengthened and renewed. And then, we speak it out.
In the stillness of our hearts, God talks to us, enabling us to talk to our "mountains."

Some people would object that affirmations are "vain repetitions" which Jesus criticized in Matthew 6:7. But the context of His lesson in that passage was different. The Master taught on easiness of communication with God. We don't have to "pray through" to be heard and answered by the One who is All in All, in whom we "live, and move, and have our being". The Presence of God is always with us, and to consciously enter into it we need just one thing - undivided attention. But we do need efforts when we deal with the world of things.

Material things possess a certain level of inertia, and in forming and shaping them we must have consistence and persistence.

If words are likened to "seeds", then there is a time between "sowing" and "reaping". How long it will take for spiritual law to finish its work, we do not always know. Let us not be discouraged by this fact, but continue to stay on our course.

Let us speak, believing in power of our words. Jesus inspires us by saying that if a person "shall believe that what he said shall occur, he shall have whatever he said".

Let us affirm:

My life is in the power of my tongue.

My mouth is a wellspring of blessings. I bless all people, all things, and all circumstances.

I bless myself. I bless my physical body. I bless my soul and my spirit. I bless my relationships. I bless my works and my finances. In blessing myself, I recognize that all things in my life, in some way, are parts of the Divine Order.

My words are filled with faith and love. As I speak, I generate more faith and love within myself.

My words are charged with spirit and life. They accomplish the work which is assigned to them.

I boldly claim and accept all good things which are my divine inheritance.

With my gratitude to the Truth I release my words of power, knowing that they are being fulfilled, even now.