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Faith

Faith is one of the cornerstones of the Archway, which our journey passes through on our way back home…back to Godhead. Faith allows us to live in the world, but not of the world. Our Faith allows us to know that there is so much more. Yes, this world offers wonderful things to experience, but those things represent just a ray of the wonderful sunshine that we will experience by living a life of Faith, Belief and Trust in The Absolute Truth.

Faith allows us to do our duty here in the material world, enjoy it, but not get wrapped up in it because we know there is so much more. We experience more than most because of the faith, belief and trust we walk with in the world. This allows us to be “whole” and not fractured.

When you are walking with faith, belief and trust in your heart, there is no question of acceptance and forgiveness. It is as natural as water being wet.

With Faith, Belief and Truth in our lives we fulfill our purpose of life by bringing together both the human and the Divine pieces of ourselves, thus bringing peace to our life and those around us.

Namaste,
Michael

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Trust

In my first blog of the month, I said that Trust/Truth is the keystone that supports our Belief and Faith. And with that comes Hope and Acceptance.

Trust is acting on our Belief. And Belief is a knowing or something you are certain of because you have experienced it.

Trust is another one of those things that can’t be defined or explained. In some ways, it’s like Faith; it is beyond the mind and of the spirit. Trust in the Absolute Truth…how can you explain that? You can’t. But it will start with Belief and Faith. Then Trust comes into your heart.

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Belief

Belief is a knowing or something you are certain of because you have experienced it.

Let’s see what Wikipedia says:

Belief is the psychological state in which an individual holds a proposition or premise to be true.

As you will see, I have a slightly different idea of Belief. When I speak of Belief, I am speaking in terms of spirituality. So for me (or for you), it is not a proposition or a premise. It’s a fact.

There are certain core beliefs we all have that help us go through life without second guessing everything. As I drive down the road and I have a green light, for the most part I am going through it without much thought. Yes, I will be a defensive driver and take precautions, but for the most part I believe everyone will abide by the rules of the road.

Using this example, you can see how our core beliefs are rocked at times in our lives, just like when someone runs a red light and slams into our car, we will thereafter be apprehensive about each light we come to, which, in itself, can be dangerous.

The same goes for other life situations. When we are abused by someone we trust or know (or don’t know, for that matter). When someone we love dearly, dies suddenly. When we ourselves are in good health one day and the next week we are diagnosed with a life-threatening disease.

With any one of these situations, our belief system can become clouded and uncertain, no matter how solid it was before. It’s normal. But in time you will be able to drive through a green light without total anxiety. With proper spiritual counseling/guidance your Trust can be rebuilt. Often, this type of spiritual counseling is augmented by working with a therapist.

So what is it that holds our belief system in place? It is Trust. We’ll talk next week about Trust.

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Truth

I fooled you didn’t I? If you read the November Ah-Man Newsletter, I bet you thought you’d read a blog post about Trust and how it relates to Faith, Hope, and Belief.

Don’t worry, you will. But first I want to explain that each of us perceives the Truths I speak of differently, depending on where we are on our individual Spiritual Journeys. And like a book you’ve read before, when you read it again something will pop out that you didn’t notice before, or it will come across in a different way or have a different meaning. Truth acts in a similar way; it will look different to you at different times of your life, depending on where you are at spiritually.

So let’s move on to Hope. The Wikipedia definition of hope is:

Hope is the emotional state which promotes the belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. It is the "feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best" or the act of "look[ing] forward to with desire and reasonable confidence" or "feel[ing] that something desired may happen". Other definitions are "to cherish a desire with anticipation"; "to desire with expectation of obtainment"; or "to expect with confidence". In the English language the word can be used as either a noun or a verb, although hope as a concept has a similar meaning in either use.

So when I speak of Hope, I am referring to the first two sentences of the definition. I am talking about hope as it relates to something that we want or the desire for something to become different.

Hope is not Faith, nor is it Belief. It is simply something we desire. It is not part of the foundation upon which we build our lives.

Why? Because Hope is great to have, but it is not essential.

But it is essential to have Trust in Truth, Belief and Faith. When you have those three, which are the cornerstones and keystones to the Arch of life that you will journey through, Hope will be there, as well as Acceptance and Forgiveness. But without the cornerstones (Belief and Faith) upon which you build your values, and Trust/Truth, which is the Keystone that holds it all together, all of your values, self-esteem and spirituality will crumble.

So don’t build on a shaky foundation. Hope is nice, but it is not something to build on. Be sure you build on solid stone. Trust in Absolute Truth, as well as your Belief and Faith.

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