Difference between Intending and Requesting

[MindReality]

One of the most important things to know about using the power of the mind to manifest your desires, is the difference between intending and requesting. For what is within our power and wisdom to specify, we may intend. For what is beyond our power to direct or wisdom to specify, we may make a request. Intending and requesting are the ways we bring our intentions into manifesting in reality.

Intending and requesting are different levels of intention and prayer. The only real difference between intending and requesting is whom you address and how specific or general your intent. By intending, you acknowledge yourself as the source of power influencing reality. By requesting, you humbly address forces wiser and more powerful than yourself. Intending is a lower level intention whereas requesting is a higher level intention.

Intend for the mundane things you know you need. Intend for a good parking spot, intend for the perfect product or service at the perfect price, intend for a good job when you’re looking for one, intend for a positive and exciting day. Intend or it will be left to chance.

Be specific when you intend. Mentally outline or visualize what you want. This sharpens the focus of conscious energy upon that selected probable future. If you want a red dress under twenty dollars, then visualize the red dress and intend that it be under twenty dollars. If you want compensation for the money you just spent on a book, then intend that you be doubly compensated. If you want a safe road trip, then go over each potential complication and intend that it not arise. Whatever your intent, be specific. You are projecting your own energy into the matrix of probable futures and selecting a particular one to manifest.

For the more important things, make requests. Request knowledge, wisdom, insight, guidance and protection. Request an answer to a puzzling question, request illumination, request that you learn your lessons as smoothly and efficiently as possible, request that you are given the best opportunities for fulfilling your potential. You cannot intend for these because they are beyond your wisdom to accurately specify. Therefore leave their fulfillment to the discretion of wiser forces like your positive Higher Self, the Universe, and divine forces. Be general and earnest in your request, and have faith and patience. By being general you leave the outcome entirely open and thereby allow possibilities to manifest that you could never have imagined.

Intending is commanding, and when done wisely commanding is the proper exercise of spiritual power. Over time reality will tell you what is mundane and what is significant, and you’ll get better at intending for what is within your place to intend. Requesting is asking for the help of wiser forces. Such forces respect freewill and only assist when you request. The point of requesting is to make use of the network you are part of, to allow higher aspects of yourself to do things that you yourself cannot do because of your limited evolution. Never requesting anything keeps the door closed. Disappointment means reality has something better in store for you at a better time.

Requesting when you should be intending is a form of wishing and only robs you of power. Don’t just pray to Jesus for a new car, intend for a new car. Intending when you should be requesting is not allowing higher intelligence to bring your intention into manifesting in the best way for you. Don’t command reality into bringing you something that you are unsure of. You should ask for further wisdom and clarity, otherwise you will manifest the wrong thing. To intend is to command, to request is to ask.

Requesting is easy. When you feel like you need assistance, call up from within the feeling of gratitude and humility, then state your request verbally while paying full attention to the meaning of your request. Remain silent for several seconds and wait to receive a feeling of comfort that your request has been acknowledged. Then go away in certainty and relief that your request will be answered in the right way at the right time.

Even though God knows our thoughts, He can’t move until we express our will. Prayer is the expression of our will and takes faith. In order for a prayer to be answered we must express our will when we converse with God.

Intending is also easy. Just hold in your mind exactly what it is you want as you take action to bring you closer to it. Restlessly anticipating something by worrying will put it off. The sooner you commit your mind to the realization of your intention the sooner you can get reality to work. It is better to have patience than doubt, and there is no easier way to be patient than keeping yourself busy with your purpose.

We tend to look at grace as something we obtain for a specific time. Basically, we run our lives and determine our actions. When we have hard times, grace is something that can get us out of the situation. We can go to God and let Him direct our life until we get out of trouble, then we run our lives again. Grace is meant to be lived all the time. We should let God direct all our actions all the time. Turn everything over to God all of the time. This is abundant life.

Difference between Intending and Requesting

[Sarek@Vulcan]

I liked this explanation of intentions and requesting.

I have a question. I'm a student and would like to pass 4 exams in this month. I studyed a little but not eneough. What would be a good way combining requesting and intentions to pass this tests?

I tought maybe i could request for knowledge, patience, persistance, motivation... and intend to pass this exams, visualise my teachers are giving me high grades and saying that i passed the test.

Is this how I should do it? Do you have a better advice?

[MindReality]

Yes what you say is correct.

Intend for the results and request for the resources.

Have the end goal in mind and pray for the help that you need in achieving it.

At all times, give thanks for what you intend and request.

[absvan]

So in other words...

Intend what you can count/measure.

Request what you cannot count/measure.

Would that be correct??

[MindReality]

Yes. That is correct.

Intend what you have the wisdom to intend for and request what you do not have the wisdom to intend properly for.