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BUT – How much Power did I receive?
“He came to his own people, but they didn’t understand, BUT all those who do receive this truth, to them are given the power to become sons of I AM that, I AM.”
– Ancient passage translated from the original language by Brad Cullen
BUT …the Last Word for Receiving
Power and Wisdom from Beyond
This is going to be a wild ride, if you’re ready for it.
If you will make the word “BUT” your last word, you can reach into the infinite realm of the I AM, the realm where you can access the power, wisdom and authority to speak the same words that Jesus spoke when he said, “Before there was an Abraham, I AM.”
What makes this infinitely powerful is that I didn’t receive power as a “gift,” what was revealed to me was that I had tapped into the infinite power of I AM that, I AM and could allow it to FLOW through me at will.
You can begin right NOW, by asking if this is the better path for you, NOW, expect an answer. Do NOT insist upon how the answer comes to you, it will come to you and you will get the answer that is just “right” for you for NOW.
When/if the answer is “yes” simply feel gratitude and begin your journey by, saying “Before there ever was a (insert your name), I AM.”
You will be entering the realm of “It is not for you to know” (with the conscious part of the mind), “BUT to receive power” (from beyond your ability to “know” anything).
If you get a “no” or anything other than a definitive impulse that this is your path for now, avoid it until and when it becomes a “yes.”
Trust is the key; if you aren’t at the place of trusting, don’t concern yourself with it. But to act apart from trusting, sets the stage for emotional and mental conflict – don’t “just do this” …ASK!
Now then a true story – please do not get hung up on the name used in the story, it was for the person who came to me for help.
It was a business partner who had a proclivity for jumping into bed (or back seats of cars) with women other than his wife. He had all sorts of guilt over it and asked if I could/would help him, he was afraid he was going to ultimately lose his wife over it, a beautiful woman he loved deeply.
I asked silently what to say and knew I was to ask him what he thought caused his problem?
He said, “I don’t know, I just know that every time it begins, it’s like I’m climbing a ladder up to a long slide, the ride down is exciting, but I just hate living with the guilt afterwards.”
I was given clarity. “The answer is simple,” I told him, “the next time you sense you are starting up the ladder, stop and ask Jesus to go up with you.”
“I can’t do that, Jesus would never approve of adultery.”
“Why do I feel so powerless when I’m around her?”
“Your problem isn’t physical adultery; it is one of spiritual adultery. You keep leaving Jesus out of your life, because you don’t trust him to deal with it.”
It was about two months later when he invited me to go to lunch with him and he said, “I did it, man” – I looked at him quizzically, and he told me he had about to climb the ladder with a neighbor and my words struck him; “I asked Jesus to go with me and I have to tell you that I fully intended to get into bed with this lady; and we were at the point that I just knew she was ‘ready’ and all of a sudden I told her, ‘you know this just isn’t right for either of us, it will only end in disaster, let’s break it off now.’ It ended beautifully for both of us.
Can you hold onto trust by yourself?
“It took me a couple of weeks after talking with you to get the courage, but I finally told Jesus ‘okay, I fully intend to have sex with Marianne, I’m asking you to go with me.’ It was unbelievable; I didn’t want to say anything to you until I knew that the onetime wasn’t a fluke. Man, I take him everywhere without worrying about the outcome now, including our business (we were partners in a general insurance agency). Life is fantastic when you just trust.”
The point of the story is TRUST! When you know that whoever you believe is your “God” will take care of every detail of your life, you’ve entered into the realm where anything and everything is possible.
-Brad Cullen, I AM that, I AM