Having ‘Faith’

You know, I used to listen to people who talked about having faith in everything they did, and my mind always thought about religious terms. Like, god, and Jesus and all of that as ‘having faith’.

I realise it’s not.

Well, it can be, if that’s what you believe in. But what I’m talking about it actually having faith in your beliefs. Having faith in whatever you believe in, and being honest with yourself about it.

I was always quite skeptical of ‘the secret’ when it came out. But I jumped on the bandwagon and got the movie, read the books, downloaded the audios etc, but nothing ever happened. And I realise now, that it’s because I didn’t really believe in what I was telling myself.

I have two stories I want to share with you all. One is about my father – who passed away in May this year. Well it’s a tale of the universe actually, but it concerns him…

For as long as I have been able to drive, or to even be able to look at cars in a admirable way, I’ve wanted a Suzuki Vitara. From the tiny little two door soft tops, right the way through, every time they bring out a new one, I renew my interest in the cars. And I’ve always said to myself, that I was going to have one. I never really thought about how that would happen, but I knew in my heart that I would have one (meaning that I was going to buy one. With what money I had no idea, but I was going to buy one). Anyway, my father recently got sick with an asbestos related illness and was sick for a year before he passed away. During that year, his solicitor put him into the class action suit against Hardies etc. He never saw any of his money, but both him and Mum decided to give me some to buy my new car -  A Suzuki Grand Vitara.

Now, this car will never replace my father, but it’s an example of the universe at work. So be very careful about what you dream about, and what you ask for,  because it can not always come to you in a good way.

The second story has to do with having faith. I believe Dad is around me all the time and truly looking out for me. Because I believe this, I have no problems in taking that step to get me out of my comfort zone and having faith in the decisions I make. An example of this is moving house.  After Dad passed away, we decided to pack up and go back home to the rest of our family, and give our kids the support and love of relatives and family. We had no idea how to get work(it’s a regional centre, so not a lot of work), no idea where we would live, schools for the kids etc. But, we made the decision to go, and low and behold, everything has turned out for the best.

Im amongst this, I decided to set a date for moving house. We still hadn’t sold our house, we didn’t have a place to go to, but I took that risk, believed in my faith, and made it on the 15th Dec 2008.  As of last week, we sold our house and have been able to move in with some family.

So, the motto here is to take that step – believe in yourself, your abilities, whatever it is. But trust yourself. Do it.

Don’t keep saying “when I” because nothing will ever happen. Make the decision first, and then everything will fall into place.

Do you have a similiar story to share?