For People Who Want to Develop a Strong and Enduring Faith

January 15, 2023January 9, 2023 Live Today With FaithLeave a comment

Faith is a powerful force that has the ability to shape our lives in profound ways. It gives us hope in difficult times, helps us find meaning in the face of adversity, and provides us with a sense of purpose and direction. But cultivating a strong and enduring faith is not always easy. It requires effort, dedication, and a willingness to confront and overcome challenges. In this blog post, we will explore the importance of faith and offer some tips for how to cultivate a strong and enduring belief system.

One of the most striking aspects of faith is its ability to give us hope. When we are facing difficult circumstances, it can be easy to lose sight of the good things in life and to feel overwhelmed by negativity and despair. But faith gives us the strength to hold on to hope, even in the darkest of times. It reminds us that there is always a way forward, that there is always a chance for things to get better.

But faith is not just about hope. It is also about finding meaning and purpose in life. When we have a strong belief system, we are able to make sense of the world around us and to find meaning in our experiences, both good and bad. This can give us a sense of direction and motivation, helping us to stay focused on our goals and to persevere through tough times.

So how can we cultivate a strong and enduring faith? Here are a few tips to get you started:

Seek out supportive communities: Surrounding yourself with like-minded people who share your values and beliefs can be a great way to strengthen your faith. Look for faith-based groups or organizations in your community, or consider joining an online forum or community where you can connect with others who share your beliefs.
Engage in spiritual practices: Engaging in spiritual practices such as prayer, meditation, or worship can help to deepen your connection with your belief system. These practices can provide a sense of calm and clarity, and can help you to feel more connected to something larger than yourself.
Reflect on your beliefs: Take some time to really think about your beliefs and what they mean to you. What do you believe in, and why? How do your beliefs shape your worldview and your actions? Reflecting on these questions can help you to better understand and strengthen your faith.
Seek out education and knowledge: One of the best ways to strengthen your faith is to learn more about it. Seek out educational resources or attend classes or seminars on your belief system. The more you know, the more confident and grounded you will feel in your faith.
Practice patience and perseverance: Cultivating a strong and enduring faith requires patience and perseverance. There will be times when your faith is tested, and it is important to remember that faith is a journey and not a destination. Keep practicing and seeking out ways to strengthen your belief system, and you will find that your faith becomes stronger over time.

Faith is a powerful force that has the ability to shape our lives in profound ways. It gives us hope in difficult times, helps us find meaning and purpose, and provides us with a sense of direction and motivation. By seeking out supportive communities, engaging in spiritual practices, reflecting on your beliefs, seeking out education and knowledge, and practicing patience and perseverance, you can cultivate a strong and enduring faith that will serve as a source of strength and guidance throughout your life.

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Falling deeper into fear during this Global Pandemic will not bring us closer to health. Nor will it make us feel safer. ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣

On the contrary, ⁣⁣⁣⁣it will only lower our immune system, cause our body to get sick, and damage our brain’s ability to think clearly and find creative solutions.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣

Fear is the most deadly virus in the world. And under fear, there is no health, no safety, and no peace: only darkness, panic, and suffering.

Speak words of faith every day, not only to yourself but to family and friends.

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In these Fearful Times Has Your Faith Been Shaken?

March 26, 2020 Live Today With FaithLeave a comment

In difficult times, it can feel like your losing your faith. Your confidence can fade, doubts can start to creep in… and before you know it, your mood has changed.

Usually happy and carefree, now you take everything seriously.

People comment on your change of behaviour, but all that seems to do is deepen your negative mood. Annoyed and anxious, you take yourself off somewhere that you will not be disturbed.

Maybe you can relate?

What happened?

You lost your faith.

Coming up to the New Year I had so many plans for 2020; I had a few legal issues that were almost resolved after months of delay then within 90 days, the world went into lockdown.

My perfect plan was put on hold.

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Like me, maybe some of your important plans got delayed, and like a row of domino’s falling, one delay led to another, and another… One negative thought led to another, and another… leading to your life feeling out of control.

It’s not your fault. With the world stopping everyone is affected.

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When I was younger, when I would become fearful, my dominos would fall, and they would stay down for weeks, maybe even months. Mainly because I had no idea why they had fallen, they were so neatly arranged and spaced.

Everything looked so good.

The problem was I spent most of my time questioning why is it happening? Rather than what was I going to do, or change, so that it wouldn’t happen again.

Difficulties in life will knock down your dominos. That’s just a fact. You can’t stop it from happening, but you can change what you do when they fall.

At this moment, everyone is fearful, locked in their homes glued to the news, which is doing nothing more than driving more fear into their hearts.

Fear can quickly drive out all the faith that you have within.

In scripture it says, More than anything you guard, protect your mind, for life flows from it (Proverbs 4:23 CEB).

Protecting your mind, means its up to you to cancel out all the fear coming from the media. Its up to you to feed your mind with faith and keep that faith at its highest level.

Feed Your Mind With Positivity

In times like these, we need to focus on reading the word of God. We need encouraging words; we need to listen to people that bring us up, that make us feel better about ourselves and humanity.

Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Matthew 6:25-27
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

In my opinion, the news is poison, designed to do one thing— keep you in fear.

So, during this challenging time when you feel like your faith is fading, realise what has happened. You’ve let your dominos fall. You let one negative thought roll into another, and another… and another.

Finding your faith happens when you realise that no matter how bad your story is right now, you can change it. With faith, belief and hard work, you can turn everything around.

It’s your story, God has a plan for you, and you are the hero.

The people in your life need you to save the day. They need you to be the best that you can be, to give them value, showing them faith and encouragement.

In this difficult time, work on your faith, feed your mind with content that inspires you, motivates you, and makes you stronger.

Share your faith with others.

Let’s use this lockdown as — a time of growth, a time of sharing, a time to make this world a better place.

Let Your Faith Be Bigger Than Your Fears

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11 Things To Know Before Letting Go

February 19, 2020August 3, 2020 Live Today With Faith6 Comments

Let-it-go

Letting go has nothing to do with weakness, and everything to do with strength.

We let go when we finally realise our worth, when we finally realise that our mental health is more important. That said, I know that letting go of certain situations can be extremely difficult. So, i would like to share 11 points to reflect on before you decide if it’s time for you to let go.

1. The past can steal your present if you let it

You can spend days, weeks, months, or even years sitting alone in the darkness, over-analysing a situation from the past, trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could have or should have happened. Or, you can choose to leave the past behind you, and walk into a future full of sunshine and new experiences.

2. Don’t be too hard on yourself

There are enough people that want to pull you down and hold you back without you being one of them. Tell yourself, “I am doing the best I can with what I have at this moment. And that is all I can expect of anyone, including me.” Love yourself and be proud of everything that you do, even your mistakes. Because even mistakes mean you’re trying.

3. You are in control of one person, and one person only: yourself

The fastest way to happiness is to stop worrying about things that are beyond the power of your control. Letting go of control doesn’t mean that you don’t care; it shows that you realise that the only person you can control is yourself.

4. Not everyone, and not everything, is meant to stay

There are things you don’t want to happen, but have to accept, things you don’t want to know, but have to learn, and people you can’t live without but have to let go. Some circumstances and people come into your life to strengthen you so that you can move on without them.

5. Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them

Imagine all that we could achieve if we could forget the hurts or disappointments of the past! Always look at what you have, instead of what you have lost. Because it’s not what the world takes away from you that counts; it’s what you do with what you have left.

6. What might seem correct to you will be wrong for others, and vice versa

As you will probably know yourself, trying to tell someone they are wrong when they think they are right, doesn’t end well. Save yourself the stress and sleepless nights. Don’t waste your energy; the only way some people learn is from making mistakes.

7. Some people will refuse to accept you for who you are, so don’t try to impress them

When you are comfortable with who you are, not everyone in this world will like you, and that’s okay. You could be the most helpful, compassionate, caring person in the world, and there’s going to be someone out there who doesn’t like you for having them qualities. Just be you, 100%.

8. The world changes when you change

You are today where your thoughts and beliefs have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts and beliefs take you. If you want to change your life, you must first change your mind. The world around you changes when you change.

9. You can make decisions, or you can make excuses

Life is a continuous exercise in creative problem-solving. A mistake doesn’t become a failure until you refuse to correct it. Thus, most long-term failures are the outcome of people who make excuses instead of decisions.

10. It only takes a few negative remarks to kill your dreams

Don’t let people interrupt you and tell you that you can’t do something. If you have a dream that you’re passionate about, you must protect it. When others can’t do something themselves, they’re going to tell you that you can’t do it either; and that’s a lie. These people are simply speaking from within the boundaries of their limitations.

11. Sometimes walking away is the only way to win

Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who refuse to understand you. Sometimes the best way to win an argument is to walk way. They will never change, it’s you that has too.