We are now on week 5 of 7 with regard to making our beliefs work for us rather than against us. If need be, go back to the weeks prior and freshen up or reflect back. Doing so will help you to get the most from this week’s message. All past writings can be found on my blog site.
Last week I encouraged you to challenge the why it is you believe those things you wrote down on your list. No matter if you had 5 items written down or 15, they need to be tested. Are they all really yours? My guess is you found some that actually were not. If you did then congratulations is in order. Just the activity of you seeking out where they came from has given you the personal power you need to get rid of them and never take them back. Personal awareness of who we are and how we have become like we are opens the door way to letting go and growing personally.
Now let me remind you that in this process, I am not recommending or suggesting you challenge every belief you have. That is not the point of this exercise. If those things in which we believe help us or bring positive things into our life, they more than likely need not be addressed. This idea of challenging what you believe is to help empower you and break loose those chains that tie you down. Upon doing this, you are likely to experience a new-found freedom within yourself. Maybe it is a small thing or maybe it is something substantial. The point here is to sort through them one by one and put them in their rightful places, all the while you get the benefit of removing those beliefs which have held you back and obtaining those things in life that you long for.
I have always found it interesting the way which we as humans are wired. Most of us hold a deep longing to know the why behind nearly every answer. Think about this for a moment. Every time you and I are told an answer to something that we are interested in, after processing that answer, the very next thing we want to know is why. Primarily because it’s the way God created us. It is the why that helps to set us free and not remain in bondage. This “why” factor is the main reason I am spending a fair amount of time on this subject. There inside of your why, lie the keys to unlocking the changes you will need to make to give yourself the kind of life you want. No, we cannot change the why, nor should we even try. But inside each one of us is the need to know why and once we have that, it becomes far easier to move on and push through to the direction we want to go. So know your why and know it intimately, not for anyone else but yourself because if you don’t get this part of the exercise, the entire process of changing your beliefs to work for you rather than against you will have little impact in your life.
If you now have the why to all of those beliefs you have challenged, you are ready to move forward and begin “replacing them.” Yes, you are going to replace those beliefs with different beliefs, ones that work for you. Let me give you an example of what I am talking about here. If I have believed all rich people are evil and I have now realized the why of this belief, then I can change it with something like this: Not all rich people abuse and take advantage of others, there are many rich people who are very giving and do great things with their money. Then we tell ourselves statements like this out loud daily. In addition to the verbal affirmation, we also need to be looking around us at the evidence to confirm the statement we just made. We make a conscious effort and each day, choose to do this. It will not happen by itself, we must make the effort and stay consistent until we start to believe in this new way of thinking but by doing this, it will give us different results.
Next week, I will share more on verbal affirmations and the power in what we tell ourselves. Until then, have a great Friday and be blessed.
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