HOPE, BELIEF AND FAITH<\/p>\n
We all live in three frames of mind, hope, belief and faith.<\/p>\n
These three frames of mind will us to see through most of the issues we face in our journey in life. It is a form of escaping into the frame of mind that keeps us sane in moments of great stress. <\/p>\n
Let\u2019s take hope \u2013 most people who live by this will forever be hoping things will change for them. They create for themselves this illusion or Maya that everything will be all right tomorrow and another tomorrow but tomorrow never comes for them. \u201cIt\u2019s Ok tomorrow will be better\u201d. But it never is, because they remain in \u201chope\u201d and do nothing to change their situation. Change is what they need, change in the mind-set that hope will get them by. Their mindset needs to change before change can come to them be it financial, family issues, job or any situation that they are in. Do not live in hope and do not live in self-pity for that will take you to the bottom-most pit of your self-confidence. Life is what you make out of it and hope is what life makes out of you.<\/p>\n
Let’s look at belief system \u2013 the belief system you hold is a result of the influence you get from young till whatever age you are now. It is the influence you get from your parents, peers, teachers in school, the books you read and movies you watch, for that matter any material that is out there than can influence your thinking. Then you make the decision as to what you want to believe in. That decision is private and personal and it remains with you until a stronger influence can change your mind, if you are weak minded. However if you have a strong belief system nothing can change you. The weak minded will always be swayed by the opinion of others leaving nothing of their own, moving from one belief system to another not knowing what to believe in, and ending up in total confusion. Develop a strong belief system that you are comfortable with that your conscience will agree to and stick to it.<\/p>\n
Today we commonly hear of people saying \u201cto be positive\u201d or \u201cthink positive\u201d or you can \u201cmanifest the things\u201d you want. This is the so called \u201cNew Age\u201d. While it is good to be positive in your outlook as it will definitely bring about positive change in your lives, to say you are the doer and you can manifest things is a very dangerous position to be in. Ego will soon creep up and take over your thinking and you begin to say \u201cI can do this and I can do that\u201d. Very soon due to over inflated ego you will fall flat on your face.<\/p>\n
The next frame of mind is faith. This is the safety net we all need in our lives. Why do you need to fight your battle alone, there is someone more supreme, more powerful than you or I? The only problem is most of us do not see this hand that is reaching out to us until it is too late. Reach out and meet half-way to the hand that is always there waiting, wanting to help. Half your battle is won only if you reach out. Faith is like a mustard seed says the bible it needs to be planted and it will soon grow to as strong as an oak. The trials and tribulations in life is the nurturing of that seed. Plant the seed of faith with love, water it with patience and fertilize it with perseverance and you will see the fruits of your labour. No matter what your faith is no matter what religion you belong to hang on to your faith because that is all we have to keep us going.<\/p>\n
Live in hope and hope for the best but remain positive in your outlook but do not forget to allow faith to be the glue that holds everything together.<\/p>\n
Wishing all a \u201cVery Merry Christmas\u201d and God Bless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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