To Believe or Not to Believe

In my opinion, our beliefs are the single most important gift God gave us. They determine our past, present and future. They are the one thing that holds us back and the one thing that keeps us going.

“If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won’t, you most assuredly won’t. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.”~Denis Waitley

I for one, had my beliefs so badly tainted as a child that I allowed them to take over my life and eventually I became hostage by my horrid images I had about myself.

Our belief about religion, money, family, work and ourselves all affect the person we are today. A friend of mine referred to it as a belief bucket. The truth of the matter is that each belief that we have goes hand in hand with the other.

While we may know what is right and wrong, we do not act on what we know, we act on what we believe.

Luckily God also granted us the ability to change our beliefs. Yes, we are 100% in control of our beliefs. In fact, our beliefs are probably the only thing in the world that we do have 100% control over.

How does one change our beliefs?

I for one, took a few steps back and with the help of some great mentors I was able to see my life in a different light. Once I realized what has been holding me back all these years, that whole in my stomach suddenly began to fill.

This is not enough to change them though. I also forgave those whom filled my belief bucket with rubbish. This included myself, as I am my own worst enemy.

The journey may be long and hard, something we may have to work at everyday, but when we think of what we will become, isn’t letting go worth becoming whole?

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