Act On Expectations Of Supply

Spiritual laws work on your behalf, too.

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We used to have bird feeders that we sometimes brought in at night because, although they were technically critter-proof, nothing could stop a patient raccoon from picking out the seeds one at a time.

In the morning, the birds reminded me if I forgot to put the feeders out as soon as dawn broke. Birds like the nuthatch, chickadee, and finches sat patiently on the rod that held the feeder, waiting for me to see them.

Sometimes, I looked out my window and saw them all lined up together like a line waiting outside a diner. Underneath the feeder, there were squirrels and cardinals.

Patient and persistent, they trusted I would provide for them.

Once I hung the feeder, a chickadee sang to the waiting crowd in the trees that their expected provision had appeared, and the dining began.

As I retrieved for them yet one more day, I thought that perhaps they were trying to tell me something more than, “Help, I need food to feed these crazy kids.”

Perhaps they were setting an example for me to follow.

Perhaps they were asking me if I expected to receive what I needed. How demanding was I? How patient? How persistent?"

Like all of nature, the birds ask, seek, wait, and demand while taking action to obtain what they need.

They don’t worry if they offend me by squawking outside my door. After all, I am the one who promised to provide.

It seems to me that they fully embrace, as part of their DNA, the spiritual law:

“Ask, and it shall be given you, seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” - Matthew 7:7 Bible

Our human personality prevents us from fully embracing the fact that this spiritual law applies to us.

Perhaps finding the blue jay squawk, the raccoon skills, and the patient bird qualities within ourselves would dissolve the belief that we must be something other than ourselves to receive an abundant supply of everything we need.

One spring, Del and I raised a baby squirrel. Even after we released him into the wild, he would still come around to get the cashews and watermelon he expected from me.

If I didn’t see him immediately, he would do everything he could to tell me he was waiting. He wasn’t shy about asking. And I always made sure to have his food ready for him.

I acted on another spiritual law by providing for him, even before he asked.

“And it shall come to pass, that before they call I will answer.” Isaiah 65: 24 Bible

As long as we accept the worldview that we are human, we abide by human concepts and laws.

We believe there are only a few ways to receive supply in all its forms, which blinds us to what has already been provided. Don’t we know better than this?

We know the outcome if we follow this spiritual law:

“See ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto thee.” - Matthew 6:33 Bible

This means we can’t say we are human while agreeing that God—Divine Love, infinite Mind, the Principle, and essence of everything—is omnipresent.

Where could the human “us” be present if God is omnipresent?

It’s not that we need to acquire this knowledge. We only have to let go of the perception of being human and wake up to the Reality of infinite, ever-expanding Love. It’s a choice.

We could choose the qualities of the demanding blue jay, the quickness of the hummingbird, the skill of the raccoon, the patience of the finch, the sharing of the chickadee, and the persistence of the squirrel, and let them guide our actions and expectations.

Remember those spiritual laws as you go through your day.

Expect to see what you need and to know what you need to do to receive it.