I read with some interest Steve Pavlina’s article the other day entitled the “Million Dollar Experiment.” In the article Steve talks about putting an intention out to the universe and have it radiate back to bring a million dollars into his life. He explains…
I’ve decided to try a new experiment to see if I can attract a large sum of money into my life. I arbitrarily opted for $1 million, since that’s a significant enough sum that I’ll definitely notice it. So basically I’m going to attempt to become a millionaire. And most of all, I’m going to attempt it by using the intention-manifestation model to make it more fun and challenging.
This experiment uses one simple statement that is stated to the universe as a whole. He asks the question…
Is it possible to make $1 million using the intention-manifestation model, simply by willing it to occur and then letting the universe handle the details and being guided by intuition and synchronicity? I’m very curious to find out.
And here is his statement to the universe.
So here’s my intention: In an easy and relaxed manner, in a healthy and positive way, in its own perfect time, for the highest good of all, I intend $1 million to come into my life.
As well meaning as Steve is I would have to say in my opinion that intention alone is not enough. I have intended for many things to happen in my life. I have intended to win the lottery. I have intended for my football team to win. I have intended to travel around the world.
These are all great intentions, but none of them has come true. Maybe I haven’t expressed my intention loud enough to the universe? Maybe I need to shout them louder. I definitely have shouted at the TV screen as the Lotto numbers are called.
Good intentions…
I do have an alternative theory though. I have found that people who have a passionate purpose in their lives have done amazing things. People that see a need and go after it. People who run a race with a destination in mind. People who can see the finish line a long ways off, and through pain and sweat determine that they will finish. People who ask God for help through intense prayer. These people have often found success and many times in ways they never could have imagined.
I asked myself… “What am I passionate about?”
I spent a long time thinking and praying about this question the other day. I asked God what was really important. This last Sunday he revealed something to me. He brought it to me in the form of a song at the end of Church. The words are from a band called Switchfoot..
yesterday is a wrinkle in your forehead,
yesterday is a promise that you’ve broken,
don’t close your eyes, don’t close your eyes.this is your life and today is all you’ve got
yeah, and today is all you’ll ever have,
don’t close your eyes, don’t close your eyesthis is your life, are you who you want to be?
this is your life, are you who you want to be?this is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be,
when the world was younger and you had everything to lose,yesterday is a kid in the corner
yesterday is dead and overthis is your life, are you who you want to be?
Am I who I want to be? I asked the question after church. And Les Fountain, a 6 year old little boy answered the question for me. You see Les is a Cancer survivor. He was diagnosed in April, two years ago. I happened to be in a Subway restaurant when his parents walked in with him on their way to Children’s Hospital in San Diego on that fateful day in 2003.
They didn’t know what was wrong, but Les was favoring one arm. We heard the next day that he was diagnosed with high risk medulloblastoma, a cancer in his brain and spinal cord. He had a tumor removed from his brain in late April 2003 and there were tumors in his spine that were inoperable. In May 2003, he began radiation and chemotherapy treatments. The radiation treatments concluded on July 11, 2003. The chemotherapy treatments ended June 9, 2004.
Les is a Trooper!
Through all of the painful treatments this little boy always had a smile. He was always kind and he always brought cheer to anyone he came in contact with. His parents are troopers too. They fought the battle day and night, never complaining. Through tears and heartbreak they made it through day after day. Les is on the road to recovery.
Les came up and shook my hand on Sunday. I knew it was time to give him something back.
The Fountains are long time members of our church, Lambs Fellowship. Les and our Church have something in common, they both almost died two years ago.
Lamb’s Fellowship had lost it’s pastor and attendance had dropped from hundreds to a little over 50. I remember some of those dark days in 2003. Asking questions…
Why God?
Why was this happening?
Les always had a smile even when it hurt real bad.
One morning after lots of prayer we had an interesting guest at Church. It was a fellow named John Hansen and he was going to be our new pastor. He brought his wife and young son and made a home in Murrieta where he bacame our new leader.
John Hansen has a Passionate Purpose.
Through passion and vision and lots of prayer, John has lead us back from the edge of death to a vibrant and growing church. This April we started a building program with the help of John Maxwell’s organization Injoy. The congregation raised over a million dollars to build a new facility. Everything was on track until a few weeks ago.
Prices of building materials had gone up since April… all of a sudden we were $600,000 dollars short. The congregation made up most of the difference, but now we face a difference of $85,000 dollars.
What am I passionate about?
Seeing that Les has a new Sunday School room. That he has a church to grow up in and take on the world. That as he grows up he can reach out to the kids across the street at the High School and invite them to play basketball and have a positive place to spend the afternoons after school.
I’m also passionate about prayer.
Would you pray for Les and our Church Building program?
I’ve also told our Pastor that any revenues that come from ads or donations on this site for the next two years will go towards a Sunday School room for Les and the rest of our Youth.
This one’s for Les!
