The Bible tells us that I AM is the name of God. Understanding how to use this name is key to our spiritual unfoldment. We create whatever possibility we want to experience with it, as it is our point of access to the power of God. Early bible translators actually mistranslated what the name of God meant, and there has been confusion there because of that. In Genesis 4, there is a line that has been translated in the past as: “men began to call upon the name of the Lord,” as if people were begging and beseeching help from a God that lived outside of them, which teaches duality and separation.
In modern times, that particular passage has been correctly translated to: “Men began to call themselves by the name of the Lord,” which is very different. People became aware of the living Spirit, the Light of God, within them, which we call into existence by speaking "I AM.” By calling ourselves the name of God, we claim our own oneness with the divine process and—like I said, create whatever possibility we desire. We use “I AM” all day long, every day of our lives to talk about ourselves. Did you know that it is very difficult if not impossible to say anything about yourself without using the words “I AM?”
We are asked all day long by family, friends, acquaintances, and even strangers: “How are you?” Or “How are you doing?” Try answering that without using “I AM.” You can’t. We often don’t give much thought to what follows our “I AM.” Spiritually sound people make an effort to keep what follows their “I AM” positive and aligned with Spirit, declaring how well and wonderful their lives are. The I AM is the gift we are given, and it’s the opportunity we have to create our best life. Using the “I AM” is about speaking our truth, not necessarily speaking the facts about our human experience, or our circumstance, or the situations we’re dealing with in the material world, but our truth—our capital T truth of our divine nature.
If we are not identifying ourself with the Truth through the I AM (by declaring our good, our wholeness, and the truth of our well being) then we are probably relating ourselves to the conditions of the world. They are not our truth. It is very important that we don’t let our complaints and our problems follow our “I AM.” The 3rd commandment says: You shall not take the name of the Lord in vain. To “take in vain” means to take falsely. God’s name, the I AM, is the greatest positive thing in existence—it is Good and only good. It should never be used in ways that are negative.
If we are using the I AM In vain, it means we are declaring a negative condition for ourselves. So when we hear people say: I am sick, I am poor, I am lonely, I am lacking, we have to remember that the great I AM that is God, Spirit, Universe, Source, can never be any of these things. We are breaking this commandment when we speak negatively of ourselves, and we are potentially bringing negative conditions into manifestation. That is the creative divine process.
The rest of the third commandment says: “God will not hold him guiltless who take his name in vain.” You are going to be held accountable for how you are using the I AM. That is spiritual law. That is the power of the I AM, and the power of our individual expression of the I AM. Have you ever been in a store that has a sign on the wall that says: “You break it, you buy it?” Spirit has a sign that says: "You speak it, you get it."
We declare things with our I AM all day long, every day of our lives, and our declarations bear fruit. There is a quote from Eric Butterworth that says, “No matter what the problem, let something good be said!” No matter what is going on in your life, I encourage you to say something good. The next time someone asks, “How are you?” smile and speak your divine truth!
