The Astounding Power of Faith
"Faith is the confident assurance that what we hope for is
going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet
see." Heb. 11:1 (NLT)
Faith is a powerful force that the whole of humanity is yet to
embrace. Most people have read the quoted verse several times
yet it has not been imbibed into their lives. So many people can
afford to live below their God-given potentials because they
have not been able to have faith in themselves and all that the
scripture has said concerning them.
Think about this for a moment: "To believe in the things that
you can see and touch is no belief at all, but to believe in the
unseen is a triumph and a blessing." - Abraham Lincoln. Absolute
faith in God and oneself is one secret of achieving one's goal
and living a peaceful life on earth. There are so many things
that have been said concerning us in the scripture but how many
of us remember those promises when we experience any challenge?
When pursuing your dreams, obstacles will surely come, but it is
the depth of your faith that will determine whether you forge
ahead or you pack it in.
Every human has the power within him to achieve any heart desire
but it is the level of belief we have in ourselves that
determines the result we get. People with faith are more relaxed
because they are not anxious. They no that no matter what comes
their way, the perfect result will definitely occur; therefore
there is no reason foe the self-destructive emotions like
stress, doubt, fear, insecurity etc.
In a life that faith abounds, doubt is never present. If your
faith is not strong, doubt will break through. Man is a
co-creator with God; the potential is unlimited. What is true of
the great achievers in our history is true for us. Have faith
that you too have infinite possibilities to create extraordinary
things.
The world is full of people who started their dreams with
nothing but faith. We have read several scriptural examples and
our present world is also full of these people. If not for the
faith of some men, the technological advancements we are all
enjoying today would have been virtually impossible. it is now
possible for man to visit the moon anytime because President
Kennedy had the faith at a point in time. Several people did not
believe him because it has never being done before. Because of
his absolute faith, it didn't take ten years for this to become
a reality.
When you are in the state of absolute faith, you expect
challenges. You know that obstacles are a part of the natural
occurrences and you easily move through them. When you have this
kind of faith, you do not allow anything to take you off track.
You do not consider an obstacle a distraction or even a
nuisance; you simply see it as part of the perfection of
everything. In the face of adversity, you hold strong to your
faith and are unmoved and unaffected as a result.
Napoleon Hill said, "Whatsoever the mind of man can conceive and
BELIEVE he can achieve." Faith is so important if you are going
to achieve your dreams and vision. When following your dreams, I
will want you to embrace this advice by Dorothea Brand, "Act as
if it is impossible to fail!" And you will NEVER experience
failure no matter what comes your way.
This is to your success this year.
Adebola A. Oni