Enthusiasm is truly a God-given quality. In fact, it means literally, "the state, filled with God." The Greeks called one "enthused" who was possessed by the gods. In this situation, the whole being was intensified. All powers were stimulated to the highest degree. The soul was vitalized until it reflected the Divine. The ideal of enthusiasm was known to Israel, for all the great men of the Bible were God-intoxicated. Filled with the sense of the Divine Presence, they were inspired to speak the word of God. The Jewish prophets are examples of an intense enthusiasm. Stirred by the God-urge, they were intensified in their power to interpret the message of faith and character. They felt that God's power filled their souls, and because He was with them, they knew no fear of man nor monarch. Jeremiah was called to his prophetic office as a youth. He hesitated to answer the summons until God spoke and generated him with enthusiasm to go forth. All the seers of the Bible were God-enthused men, who fairly glowed with the radiance of the divine inspiration. The prophetic call meant that they were lifted from thought of self to the contemplation of the Eternal Cosmic. Once the idea that God is all there is resonates with man, they became inflamed with the very fire of God.



In the account of the inauguration of Joshua, we are told that God used these words: "Be strong and of good courage; fear not for I, the Lord thy God, will be with thee whithersoever thou goest." When God enters the soul, we too may be enthused. For faith is like dynamite. Touched by the fire of God, faith will destroy indifference, and sweep before it all obstacles. We cannot achieve without enthusiasm. Life becomes drab without this intense force. With enthusiasm, we know no hindrance. We are driven as if by an invisible force and cannot tarry at the wayside inns of frivolity. Success is largely the result of intense enthusiasm. The law of attraction and abundance can only be activated by those who exhibit enthusiasm. Enthuse over your work. Life will cease to be an arid desert. Discover on the mountains of God the eternal snows of faith that you can bring down into the Sahara of an empty life. Let the living waters of God rush through your being so that the desert will become like a garden. Enthusiasm is similar to irrigation water. Whatever these streams touch will take on new life. Likewise, enthusiasm will re-vivify the soul that has lost purpose and galvanize a life into new thought and action. This is the pouring out of the Spirit mentioned in the Prophets. God gives everything to those who are attuned to the Spiritual and Divine Harmony so that you can achieve strength, joy and success in your life. Activate the law of attraction and abundance in your life through your Accounting of the Soul Daily Practice.