Never
underestimate the power and importance of belief. In order to achieve any goal,
you need to believe you can! Belief is what will sustain you through the work
required to manifest your desire. Your goal is achieved by forming the universe
into the shape of your thoughts. If you don't believe your goal can be achieved
then you are believing in some other outcome instead, and that's what will be created.
We often say
“believe in yourself,” and that's true. However, never think that you're alone
or that you have to do everything. While it's true that it's you who must do
the necessary actions to receive there wards, remember that you and the
universe are one, and the universe works with you when you work with it. As you
take the necessary steps forward, the universe will respond in kind, opening up
doors that lead to the next part of the journey. This is sometimes stated as:
“God helps those who help themselves.”
Faith and
belief are the same. Belief in your ability to achieve a goal is largely about
adopting an assumption something like: This desire in me can only come from my
ego or my soul. If I'm certain that it comes from my soul then it must be for a
good reason. Even though I do not yet see how I can achieve this goal, I can see
how to begin; and so I will begin, believing that the way towards my goal will
open up ahead of me, and the necessary resources will appear, as I move
forward.
Belief is
also about ignoring the nay-sayers, because you know the dream in your heart is
true. Here are a few stories, of which there are many thousands:
Andrea Hill, told by her algebra teacher that she would never become an
engineer, is now one of the world's leading nanotechnologists.
Major Phil Packer, a soldier who was injured in Iraq in 2008 and lost
the use of his legs, was told by his doctors that he would never walk again –
yet he completed the London Marathon just over a year later.
Henry Ford's engineers repeatedly told him that an inexpensive V8
engine was impossible, but he said, “Build it anyway!” – and they did.
Michael Phelps, diagnosed with ADHD as a child and told he would never
succeed, became the world's greatest Olympic gold-medal winner.