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:

o Legal concerns
o Timelines
o Outcomes
o 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.
o Examples: Property matters are slow; assets are always at risk.

• Precedent: Past outcomes used as proof for future results.
o Examples: “Last time this happened, it dragged on; it will happen again.”
o Haanel notes: The subconscious confuses memory with prophecy.

• Habit: Repetition that hardens thought into automatic reaction.
o Examples: Mental loops of anxiety, worst-case scenarios, constant rechecking.
o 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.