Robert A. Russell Quotes

“Habit is God's way of making the good automatic in your life.”

“The answer will come.”

“The St. James version of the Bible says Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

“Are you striving to let the lesser self die daily? Are you consistently trying to set aside all the false beliefs of the human mind?”

“Do you accept the fact that everything in your experience, whether good or bad, is the direct result of your own state of mind?”

“Do you accept the fact that if anyone injures or offends you, it is because in your consciousness you have the capacity to be injured or offended?”

“Do you understand that there is nothing outside of you which acts upon you or has power over you? Do you understand that there is no evil in the universe which can touch you without your consent?”

“Intent is not enough. Preparedness is not a matter of wishful thinking but of action.”

“Prayer is not for the purpose of fulfilling your desires or satisfying your needs; it is to provide within you a consciousness through which they can be met.”

“The grateful mind is a powerful mind. It always accomplishes everything it sets out to do. It is tireless, buoyant, joyous, alive. ”

“The thankful soul is a productive soul. Living close to the source, it not only attracts more but produces more in every sphere of activity.”

“The thankful soul lives in the now and expects everything in the present. It does not live in the future. ”

“When obstacles rise up in your path, do you see them as self-created conditions and not as entities? Do you fight and resist them or do you agree with them quickly and reverse them?”

“When you start to work on a problem, do you think of the answer and not the problem?”

“Understanding, like a muscle, increases with use. The more you use it the more you have. That is why problems are interesting. They help you to apply your knowledge and to prove the Law. If it were not for your problems, you would vegetate. You would have no way of using or applying the Truth.”

“Having what you wanted when you wanted it would not only lift you above the plane of material need, but would (if the power were used wisely) make you a better, more useful, and more effective person.”

“The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. Everything I need is now in instant manifestation.”

“Think of this substance as wax and of your thought as a die making an impression on the wax, and there you have the whole picture.”