HOW WE LEARNED TO LIVE BY FAITH INSTEAD OF WORRY and FEAR that has made all the difference in facing the trials and challenges of life PLUS inspiring wisdom quotes about the power of faith
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HOW WE LEARNED TO LIVE BY FAITH INSTEAD OF FEAR AND WORRY
That has made all the difference in facing the trials of life, such as the overwhelming challenges which suddenly arise out of nowhere, calmly and effectively…
WE HAVE LEARNED THROUGH TOUGH TIMES AND OVERWHELMING DIFFICULTIES HOW TO LIVE BY FAITH INSTEAD OF FEAR…
Over the years, we have had to face countless trials and in going through those times we learned some very valuable lessons, which have made our lives far better and nearly worry free.
A vital understanding for us is that we consciously choose to live by faith and not by fear.
This faith has become a powerful force in our lives as we have seen our prayers answered and our needs met thousands of times while our fears were screaming that terrible things would happen.
Our faith that the divine is always helping us work out our highest good has become so strong that we do not waste any of our precious energy on fears anymore.
Our faith gives us freedom from worry…for worry is just fear that is being projected into the future.
We have learned the hard way that strongly held fears actually tend to create the very thing we were being fearful about.
After realizing this key understanding, we have chosen NOT to live by or from fear.
Instead, after naming our concerns and discussing emerging problems and challenges, we take responsible actions to meet them with the faith that things will work out for the best as long as we pray through about the situation and follow the inner guidance we are given.
The beautiful thing is that every time we do, not only do things work out for the very best, but our faith is strengthened and becomes an ever more vibrant part of our lives.
ENLIGHTENING WISDOM QUOTES ABOUT THE POWER OF FAITH:
FAITH IS EVERYTHING “If you lose faith, you lose all.” —Eleanor Roosevelt FAITH IS STRENGTH and HOPE “Faith is unseen but felt, faith is strength when we feel we have none, faith is hope when all seems lost.” —Catherine Pulsifer
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TRUST CONQUERS FEAR
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known god.”
—Corrie Ten Boom
THE REWARDS OF FAITH
“Faith is to believe what you do not see;
the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”
—Saint Augustine
Titles of Wisdom Quotes and Calligraphies by Chinmayan
DARING CONFIDENCE
‘Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace,
So sure and certain that a man could
Stake his life on it a thousand times”
—Martin Luther
A SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL PRAYER
THAT WE CAN ALL USE TO INVOKE
THE POWER and PRESENCE OF GOD
IN OUR LIVES…
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~from Pope Leo XIV
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