As a Man believes…


Belief and doubt are two sides to the same coin. Belief is going one way and doubt goes the other. It is still belief which ever way you believe. If you don’t know by now that believing is what changes the world around you. Before anyone commits themselves to any direction in life, they must first believe it is the right way. This means no matter whether the way is good or bad, it still requires believing. You have seen it all your life. This is nothing new to anyone. Our minds are the most powerful tool we have. Our mind contains the essence of who we are. It is our mind, will and intellect. In other words, it is our heart. Seeing isn’t believing. To believe anything we must commit with our heart to that direction. Once our eyes of our heart are opened and we understand, then we believe and commit to that direction. This is the difference between hope and faith. To hope that something is good and just, we look at it to gain understanding. Then when our eyes are opened, we commit ourselves to this direction. This is called faith.

And faith can move mountains, if we stand and believe. I have seen things that if I didn’t have faith would not exist. Faith is the right or positive side of believing. Doubt isn’t. Hope can easily be crushed. That is where faith comes into play. When you believe, it shields hope and guides you on. I have fallen in love with the one person who personifies hope and faith. Because without faith, hope and love, we are tinkling cymbals. I fell in love with Jesus because I had hope and then faith that He could do all He promised us in His word. As the bible says, as a man believes so is he.

Crain Blanchard.

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Fear and Doubt.


I don’t have to introduce you to fear and doubt. They are old and familiar friends that we were raised with. I wouldn’t call them friends, because they always got us into more trouble. As much as we don’t want them around, they were always there in times of trouble. When we couldn’t see a way out, they would stick close to us. Fear has been clinically proven to cause heart attacks. Doubt will stop us dead in our tracks from doing anything productive. Fear and doubt are the opposite of faith and hope.

I should say hope and faith. It is hope that we receive first. Hope that our lives can be changed into something better. Hope is the promise of the future. It is what leads to believing in ourselves and someone greater. Usually hope comes when we hit the wall running and fall down nearly dead. We come to ourselves hoping for an answer that will solve our problems. If we see that there is an answer that will resolve our pain and misery, we being to hope. Hope is a fleeting thing. It will not last forever. If we decide to accept the way out of our problems, then our hope will grow. Then when we see our problems being solved, we begin to believe and our hope becomes stronger. Then our hope becomes faith.

In the beginning, it is always hope and faith are sketchy. We are looking for proof that our lives will change. But once we have decided to follow the plan to change our lives, then we will see the proof we need to believe what God says it true. It doesn’t mean that our faith will not be tested. What it does mean is that our hope and faith can grow into what God wants for us. Anything that we receive without any adversity isn’t worth having. So hope and faith come by adversity, knowing that we have decided on the God’s plan to change our lives for the better.

Crain Blanchard.

Joseph1637@juno.com

Joseph1637.com