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Simple steps given by Emilie Cady

Withdraw for a time from the outside world.
Turn your thoughts within by directing this series of statements to God. Do not speak these statements rapidly, one after another, but dwell on each one, realizing the truth of the words.

• You abide within me, You are alive there now.
• You are all power.
• You are the fulfillment of all I desire.
• Your innermost presence now radiates from the center to the circumference of my being.
• I give thanks that You hear and answer me, that You now come forth into my visible world as the fulfillment of my desire.

Repeat these statements as needed, not anxiously or with strained effort, not reaching out and up and away to an outside God; but let the words be the quiet, earnest uplifting of the heart to a higher something right within itself, even to “the Presence in me.” Let it be made with the quietness and assurance of a child speaking to its loving parent.
Be absolutely still. Relax every part of your being and believe that it is being done.
If you find your mind wandering, bring it right back by going over again the series of statements, speaking them aloud if necessary.
Do not look for signs and wonders, but just be still and know that the very thing you want is flowing in and will come forth into manifestation either at once or a little farther on.