Center of My Joy

This video was made in my Beverly Hills practitioner practice office about 9 years ago. I really do like the words, "G-d is the Center of My Joy."

Blooming Where I Am Planted

I rejoice and give thanks for knowing that I am in my right and perfect place and that my Good is being revealed right where I am. I know that the Spirit has given me everything that is necessary for me to "bloom where I am planted" ... and I know that as the "lillies do not toil" ... there is no necessity for me to either. My recognition that I am supplied with all my needs, wants and desires, eliminates all necessity for struggle or tension. Knowing that my Good manifests through the Great Invisible, I know that as I open my mind to the Good ... Good shows up ... in the right and perfect time. I spend my time productively by imaging and affirming my Good ... creating a great love within me for the Good and for God. And as I know that this Life is God in expression as me ... I know and accept that my every desire is God's desire for me ... and so I lift my awareness to know that the only Power in the Universe is God ... and in this knowing ... I realize that I am fully supported in all things Good that I can imagine for myself. I never depend on person, place, or thing ... only on Principle ... and as I foster and nurture Principle in my consciousness ... Principle knows and does that which increases my success, prosperity, happiness, joy and love. And so today and every day, I am blooming where I am planted!
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

I Recognize God, and God Responds

I relax mentally and physically. I free my mind of any sense of strain or hurry. I recognize that there is One Supreme Power which is Spirit, Life and Infinite Intelligence. I know that my word is the presence, the power and the activity of the Supreme Law of Life now operating through me. I recognize that I am One with, and a definite part of, this Perfect Life, this Supreme Intelligence, and this Infinite Harmony. I recognize that the Truth about me and my success and prosperity is already established in pure Spirit. I declare that this word is the Law of Spirit establishing harmony and right adjustment in my life. Success and prosperity are the Law of my life now. I am governed by pure Intelligence and inspired by Divine Wisdom. I am guided into right action and I am compelled to make right decisions. I am surrounded by friendship, love and beauty. I am filled with enthusiasm, joy, and abundant vitality. Every organ, action and function of my physical being represents the Divine Life manifesting through me. I am filled with the awareness and Truth that there is but One Mind which governs everything intelligently. This Mind is the Mind of God, and this Mind rules my life through me. It is perfect, indestructible and divine. As I affirm my success, excellent health, happiness, prosperity and joy ... this Intelligence responds to me ... working through my consciousness to manifest ... to actualize ... to demonstrate the All-Good in my life now.
And so it is!

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

April 19, 2008 & Ideas Are Spiritual Coin

Knowing that All Is Mind and All Is God, I know that the ideas that come to me are God's ideas for me. I act on each good idea immediately and give it the energy that a gift from God deserves. I know that ideas are spiritual coin and so I feel a deep sense of gratitude as I accept each new idea for me. I know that God's idea for me is to grow and expand my consciousness of the abundant Good that is available to me and to everyone. I know that the ideas that come to me take nothing away from anyone else for God is personal to me and to everyone. I believe and accept that along with the idea is a Divine unfolding that will manifest more and more Good in the right and perfect time. I know that the Universe fully supports me in my Good so I know that everything and everyone necessary for the idea to be made manifest comes to me in the right and perfect time. I am excited and enthusiastic as I accept new ideas, knowing that each new idea surely develops my conscious awareness of the Creative Mind that flows to me and through me. I know that God never gives me anything that I cannot handle, and so I know and believe that whatever it is that I am to do, I can do ... and I do. And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

April 15, 2008 & The Best

"That which I am to do best, only my Maker can teach me," stated Ralph Waldo Emerson, and as I heed these profound words of wisdom, I am aware, that as I connect, in mind, to the only Mind there Is, God, everything I need to know, I do know. In this realization I am never distracted by the opportunities that present themselves to me to go higher in my quest for knowing the Truth in all things. I realize that the Great Teacher, my Maker, is always available to me, and so I ask, and I receive ... the solutions that create a more abundant life experience for me and for others. I accept and I believe that God is always for me, no matter what may appear in my experience. It is the grace of God that works for me, through me, and as me, to bring forth my highest and greatest Good. It is with great joy that I know I am always safe and always provided for. I am deeply grateful for knowing this and I am grateful for a life that is filled with enthusiasm and hope. And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

April 13, 2008 & The Power of Words

I choose my words with wisdom knowing that they have an inherent creative power as they resonate in my world of experience. As I speak my word for Good, I recognize the All-Good that God Is and will always Be. There is nothing in me that doubts my ability to connect with the All-Presence of God, for I know that the Presence surrounds me and presses against me, flows through me and dwells within me. In this awareness, I direct my thoughts to that which is constructive and creative. I create financial ease where lack appears through my words of faith and understanding that what I see in the images of my mind, will appear soon enough in my world of experience. I know that as I am One with God, the Good, I am One with all Good things that I can imagine for myself and others. I am never without, for my words are spoken from a consciousness of abundance and opulence. I maintain and sustain a thought atmosphere of success and prosperity, peace and joy at all times. I realize that God, Infinite Intelligence, works through my consciousness to do and to be that which I am choosing to do or to be. There is a powerful impulse that leads me and guides me at all times toward the Good ... and this impulse is the movement of Spirit upon my consciousness. Knowing that "I of mine own self can do nothing" ... I let go and let God do Its Perfect Work in my life now ... with gratitude and joy! And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

April 9, 2008 & Life Is Good!

Moving through this day with my mind filled with gratitude and the recognition that God is right where I am, I feel a gladness in my heart that is thrilling. I know and I know that I know that everything that is necessary for my greatest and highest Good is right here where I am. No matter what appearances may come to my awareness, I know that my Good cannot be denied and that all things result in a greater Good than what the appearances may suggest. I am never without the wise guidance of Infinite Spirit as my mind is always attune to the Infinite impulse to guide me and direct me in all things. Each day I meet with opportunities to go Higher in my awareness of my One-ness with Spirit and with all things and all people. I am never distracted by that which appears in my world, for I know that beyond all things, Spirit reigns Supreme and I am filled with the Love and Joy in knowing that Life Is Good ... All the time!! And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

April 4, 2008 & God In The Midst Of Me

It is such a beautiful and incredible thing to know that God is all there is. Knowing that God Is Spirit, I know that God Is Mind, and this Mind is my mind now. As I stir up the Spirit within me, I realize a greater confidence in myself and greater enthusiasm for life. I know that the ideas that come to me, are the things that God desires me to do, to have, or to be. As I go within to God in the midst of me, I feel the energy of the Presence sweep through my mind, my heart, and my soul. I accept and believe that this Life is God's and in this, I know that God seeks to express Itself through me in a greater way. This God-expression through me, as me, and for me, has no limitations or obstrucitons. I have an unlimited capacity to choose the greatest Good I can imagine for myself. I choose the abundant life ... abundant love, abundant joy, abundant peace and harmony ... as I live in the experience of affluence and opulence. I love this thing called Life and I live each day to the maximum. My mind is always open and receptive to new ideas and adventures. Not only do I choose the abundant life for myself, I also choose to share it with others. I always have a surplus of every Good thing to give to those around me. I enjoy success and I enjoy supporting others in their success as well. My life is so very Good ... for God is so very, very Good to me! And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

April 1, 2008 & Beauty

Deeply within me I have a great sense of God as All there Is. I know that as I get into the spirit of life, that Life becomes more amazingly wonderful to me. Today, I am aware of the beauty that surrounds me and I feel blessed to realize that I am one with all of God's Creations. Knowing that the Universe is the Body of God, I am aware of the different forms in which God is expressed. I see all Life as God and as Good. I believe that God sustains and maintains every living thing as part of Itself. I know that every living thing has a purpose and is important to the balance of the Universe. I feel within myself a deep respect for this Life that Is God reflecting Its beauty so gloriously throughout my world. I feel a great gratitude for this awareness and a feeling of peace in knowing that as I see beauty without, there is beauty within. And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

March 31, 2008 & Say It Every Day

This is one of the most powerful affirmations we can say ... it connects us with God in the most wonderful way. Every Sunday here in Palm Springs we say it out loud, together. Say it every day ... and you will find the most marvelous things begin to happen for you:

My God Is Here And Now

God is the center of my joy.
All good and perfect things come from God.
God is the heart of my contentment, the hope for all I do. God is the center of my joy.
My joy is complete as I recognize the Presence of God within me, Now.
And So It Is!

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

March 29-30, 2008 & Peace Be Still

I rejoice and give thanks that I have the realization that God Is All there Is, and in this knowing, I know and know that I know, that I am part of God, for there is nothing else. No matter what I may be experiencing at any given moment, I get still and know within my mind, that the Presence and Power of God is right where I am. Realizing that my recognition is all that is required for God's Good to be made manifest in my experience, I turn from whatever it is that is attempting to get my attention, and give my attention fully to the Infinite. I know that as my mind is filled with peace, love, joy, and gratitude, that nothing or no one can separate me from my Good. All that is necessary for my highest and greatest Good is my knowing that my word has been given power by the only Power there Is. And so I speak my word for good, for prosperity, for peace, for love and for success in all things that concern me. And so I go about my day knowing and trusting that my word does not come back to me void, but accomplishes the thing that I have directed to be accomplished. And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

March 26, 2008 & Thankful Heart

I rejoice and give thanks that I have achieved the awareness of thankfulness. Knowing that God is always right where I am, within and without, I know that everything that comes to me, comes to me for my highest and greatest Good. I give thanks for every opportunity that comes to me to strengthen my relationship of Oneness with the Divine. I know and believe that everything is a reflection of my very own consciousness and so I accept that I have the power and the opportunity to change my world each and every moment, one thought at a time. My belief and acceptance that God is All there Is, keeps me motivated to rise in consciousness to a greater and grander acceptance of Good. I know and believe that I have an affluent consciousness, devoid of lack and limitation. I know that abundance is the Truth and poverty is but a sad illusion of separation from God, the Good. I feel blessed. I am blessed. I am thankful. And I rejoice that this is so. And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

March 3, 2008 & All The Good There Is

I have read this treatment from "How To Use The Science Of Mind" by Ernest Holmes, two or three times today. Every minister and practitioner of the Science of Mind, use this book as part of their educational training. This is one of my favorite "Ernest Holmes" treatments:

Realizing that the Infinite Spirit within me, which is God, the living Spirit Almighty, knows me as part of Itself, I consciously turn from every thought that can deny my union with all the presence, all the power, and all the good there is.

I know that my word, operating through the great Law of Life, is the law of my personal experience. I affirm my union with life, with love, with truth, with beauty and with power. I know everything I do, say and think is stimulated by Divine Intelligence, Infinite Love and Perfect Wisdom. Nothing but good can go from me and only that which is good can return to me.

Calmly, joyfully, peacefully, I place myself in the hands of Divine Guidance, knowing I shall be stimulated to think intelligently, to choose wisely, and to act with precision. I rest in complete assurance that all is well with my soul, that all is well with the soul of everyone I contact, because God, the living Spirit, is over all, in all, and through all.

And so it is!

Keep the faith!

Rev. Bates

February 23, 2008 & Infinite Life

My heart is filled with a delightful joy as I recognize that God, Good ... Is All there Is. There is only Good ... and nothing to oppose It. And in this understanding I declare that I am happy, healthy and confident, for I am One with Infinite Life. There is nothing in me that denies my Good; health, wealth, happiness, love, joy, success ... and these and more are mine for they are of God. The love of God keeps me poised and gracious as I accept a greater and more wonderful experience of Life today. In this awareness, I release and I let go of all ideas that do not support me in my Good. I know that the Universe is calling me to accept more, to do more, to be more, and to give more ... of the Good from this Infinite Source which is God. I know that my Invisible Supply is always available to me and so I set my mind on what I want to have, to do, and to be, knowing that I am supplied with all things necessary for my great success in all that I desire to experience. I am immensely grateful for the Good that I see, both in the physical and in the spirit ... and I am confident that as I direct my words towards a specific Good ... this Good is mine. And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

February 22, 2008 & Law Of My Mind

The Law of my mind fullfills Itself; I shall not want.
I feel relaxed as I put my trust in the Infinite.
My mind is still as I listen to the still small voice within.
It restores my soul into the likeness of God.
It leads me and guides me in right action at all times.

Even though I may encounter uncertainty,
I am always confident that I am in the Presence of God;
And in this realization, I am comforted.
I know that my Good has been prepared for me,
And I draw from this Abundant Good all that I desire.

I know that Good surrounds me, enfolds me, and presses against me,
And I live in the fullness of the Power and Presence of God always.
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

February 21, 2008 & God's Will-ingness

As I know that All Is God and All Is Good, I know that these words have been given power by the Law of God, which is a Law of Love. I know that as I align my thoughts and desires with the Good, my desires unfold with grace and ease. I know that the will of God is always toward that which expresses life and happiness. And so I choose health, enthusiasm and happiness now. I know that my choices are not limited and so I also choose to express greater success and prosperity. I know that all my Good is from God flowing through my consciousness, and so I open my mind to accept more and more Good now. I realize that no matter how much Good I enjoyed today, there is more Good to be expressed through me. I accept that the Infinite desires to express more and more Good through me now. I am grateful for God's Will-ingness to give to me with pleasure and so I claim the Good that is mine now. As I realize that a greater and greater Good is unfolding into my experience of life, I feel a deep sense of gratitude and heartfelt appreciation for my eternal personal relationship with God, Infinite Spirit. And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

February 19, 2008 & Opportunities

It is important that we always keep in mind that instead of having "challenges" ... we are always being given "opportunities" to move ever closer in the awareness of our One-ness with God:

It is with great joy that I am aware that God Is All and All Is God; Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscient ... All Present, All Power, All Knowing. And in knowing that God is Spirit and this Spirit flows through my mind as peace, joy, happiness, harmony, light and love ... I unify with It for my highest and greatest Good and the highest and greatest Good for All. This Mind, God, reveals to me what I am to do today, what actions I am to take, what ideas I am to contemplate ... and fulfills within me, my desire to reflect the likeness of God as me. I know that as I live my life on purpose, there is an invisible Power that works to fulfill the goals and plans that I have chosen to accomplish. I know and I know that I know, that all that is necessary for my success and prosperity is mine now. All the Good that I accept for myself has already been prepared for me and unfolds in my experience as I claim it as mine. I believe in the Power of Spirit working through my faith in It, to guide me in fulfilling a greater expression of my life today. The Good I seek I accept for everyone and I know that my goals and my plans express a greater Good that is available for all to share. My purpose is One with Universal Good ... and there is no lack or limitation in the expansive ideas that Spirit has brought to my awareness. In faith, I know that the Good that I desire to share with the world, is beneficial to all who are guided to accept it. This Good is available today ... there is no waiting room in the kingdom of God ... and so I know there is no delay, no obstruction ... to the flow of Good from Spirit through me, as me and for me. I am grateful for this Good and I give it into the Divine Circulation freely and with great joy. And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

February 15, 2008 & I Know What To Do

As I look beyond the physical to the Spirit and affirm within my mind that I am One with Its Perfect Presence and Power, I know that I am transcending in mind, to a higher and greater experience of Life. Every thought in my mind is directed towards a greater and greater Good in all things. I will not be satisfied until I have realized every desire of my heart, for as I do, I know that I will meet God in my every transcendent experience. I do not fear uncertainty for I know with faith and conviction that God is always with me and that I am continually Divinely guided and directed. My every move is in right action, always moving me ever closer to my Good, which is God. I know that everything that I accept for myself and for others comes from One Infinite Source which always moves into my experience in the right and perfect time. There is no big or small to the One which Created All ... and so I am never hesitant to claim more and more Good, an ever increasing Good ... and accept it as mine. And so it is, now.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

February 3, 2008 & Amazing Grace

I rejoice and give thanks for knowing that the Presence of God is always right where I am. As I turn within to the Kingdom of God, I know and know that I know, that God responds to me. This Divine Spirit is always connected to the spirit within me, always waiting in silent repose for me to choose that which I desire to do, to be, or to have. And with amazing grace, Spirit working through Law, knows what to do and how to do it, to move me into a greater experience of life, love, joy, peace, prosperity and success. "Spirit perfects that which concerns me" ... and so I expect and I am convinced that my Good is revealed in the right and perfect time. I do not strain or struggle, nor do I choose that which is not Good for everyone for I know that as I am aligned, in mind, with the Nature of Divine Spirit, the All Good that Is God, is always available to me and I can claim that which is mine. I feel a great sense of happiness and joy knowing that all things are possible as I turn to God, Infinte Spirit. I live in God-consciousness, and It is the consciousness of peace, happiness, joy and love. I think, feel and know that at the point in the Universe where the Divine is recognized, All Power is availble to me and to everyone. In this awareness my heart and soul are filled up with gratitude and praise for all the blessings that are mine today and always. And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

January 31, 2008 & Enjoy Today

I speak to so many people who are waiting for something to happen before they feel they can truly enjoy life. Some are waiting to lose a few pounds, others are waiting for more money, and there are others who are waiting for the right person to make them feel complete. In Truth, these thoughts create affimations of lack and limitation ... and we definitely do not want to live in the consequences of these things. Let's affirm something more wonderful today:

Recognizing God as the Spirit of Love, Life and Truth, today I am keenly aware of my One-ness with that which God Is. I know that the Spirit of Love fills my heart, my mind and my soul. I know and I know that I know that God is ever-Present, in All and through All. In this awareness I know that I have the power to image this likeness of God in my own unique way. I see myself as healthy, physically attractive, marvelously happy and abundantly provided for. I know today is the day the Lord hath made and I rejoice and am glad in it. I live this day consciously at-One with the likeness of God. I feel the peace of the Presence within me. I feel the joy of the Presence within me. And as I do, I rejoice and give thanks that I have developed the awareness to know this is so. I go beyond my past thinking and see myself as I choose to be. And as I transcend the physical in my mind, I see myself abundantly successful and prosperous ... happy and filled with enthusiasm and zest for life. I am now loving this day ... and I am holding this love in my heart forever ... and so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates