While reading Part 15 of The Master Key, I reflected on the words Custom, Precedent, Habit and how they relate to my current experiences. I also prayed to St. Jude, the patron of impossible things, and felt these ideas aligned with my prayer practice.
Key Prayer Practice:
- “I release control” – stepping into alignment, allowing natural law to work.
- Letting go of focus on:
- Legal concerns
- Timelines
- Outcomes
- Fear of loss or guardianship
- “This is held in divine order” – trusting St. Jude’s intercession: stable, lawful, quietly protected.
- Closing prayer: “St. Jude, this is complete.”
- “I trust the intelligence that governs this.”
Haanel reminds us: Faith without release neutralizes itself.
Understanding the Terms:
- Custom: Accepted ways of thinking; collective mental assumptions.
- Examples: Property matters are slow; assets are always at risk.
- Precedent: Past outcomes used as proof for future results.
- Examples: “Last time this happened, it dragged on; it will happen again.”
- Haanel notes: The subconscious confuses memory with prophecy.
- Habit: Repetition that hardens thought into automatic reaction.
- Examples: Mental loops of anxiety, worst-case scenarios, constant rechecking.
- Habit gives thought momentum, turning custom and precedent into permanence.
I realized I often become a victim of my own mental processes. Prayer can easily turn into anxiety disguised as faith if I focus on outcomes instead of inward alignment.
Lesson Learned:
This week I practiced acting where needed and then letting go – no mental reruns, no forecasting. This created calm, clarity, and a quieter, deeper faith. Peace comes from release, not control.
