Often I have wished I had more faith and heard others
wish the same thing. We believe we could better handle
our problems and perform miracles if we only had more faith. We
read and hear about men and women of ancient times as
well
as through the centuries having faith strong enough to
do the impossible. Usually these individuals are viewed as being
closely associated to God and possessing a Divine boon
to
command the elements.
We act like faith is beyond our
comprehension and
capability. We muddy faith with dogma, superstition and
misconception. Faith is a quintessential element of being
human. We have a mind, emotions and faith. These are
our connection to the invisible reality that exists around and
within us. This reality we cannot experience with our
physical senses. When this invisible reality manifests itself in our
experience, we perceive these manifestations as miracles.
It has been said faith must be
exercised to be strong. Faith
is always strong. It never weakens or fails. What must
be
exercised is our mind. Negative thoughts influence faith.
Fear
and worry but doubt most of all reverse faith. To live
by faith
with minds full of doubt is like adding mud to the mixture
for making steel. The steel will crumble and be useless. When we choose
to trust, not doubt, then we free our faith to manifest
the wonders of our invisible reality into our experience.
Faith is tiny but powerful—powerful
enough to move mountains. Faith with negative intentions destroys
mountains. Imagine what it will do to human beings and
human experience. Faith can heal or destroy. Its power
can
bring about wonders beyond anything we have ever
imagined or it canwreak unimaginable horrors.
What we believe is what we put
our faith in. Our faith empowers what we believe and manifests our beliefs
in our experience. My negative beliefs have wrought negative results
in my experience while my positive beliefs have wrought
positive results. Thus, it is my responsibility to change
my
beliefs. In turn, what we believe and put our faith in
affects everyone else, too, for we’re all connected
through our invisible reality.
Trust and loving beliefs can
bring about everyday
miracles. Extraordinary love and trust can bring
about
impossible miracles. Groups of loving, trusting people
can
alter their experience for the better and that of others
as
well. Imagine what leagues and nations of like-minded
loving, trusting people could manifest! The keys
to
realizing the full potential of faith are the degree
of our
trust and the nature of our beliefs. Faith is our door
to
the Kingdom of God.