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You'll see it when you believe it


This is the title of one of my favorite books by Dr. Wayne Dyer and it was the theme of the homily at Easter mass. I always thought that this was a cool, new age, idea. But it turns out that Jesus taught that 2000 years ago.

Jesus said to her, "Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?" John 11:40


Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed." ― John 20:29


“Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will happen. “And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” ― Matthew 21:21


“Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you. ― Mark 11:24

This is basically the idea of the book, "The Secret" which is a recent, new age, craze. "Decide what you want .. believe you can have it, believe you deserve it, believe it's possible for you."

Lao Tzu says it another way. "“He who has no faith in others shall find no faith in them”

Your beliefs shape your reality. Even if you don't believe in manifesting things in your life, know that what you form in your brain is what you will see. If you believe that the world is full of rotten people, you will find rotten people everywhere you look. If you believe that you are stupid, you will act stupid and then you will be stupid -same with genius. If you believe, "I can't" you won't.


“Believe you know all the answers, and you know all the answers. Believe you're a master, and you are.” ― Richard Bach, Illusions


The most pompous people in this world seem to get the farthest. You loathe them, but they continue to thrive. I am not suggesting that you be pompous, but you need to believe in yourself. They have the one thing you haven't got, confidence. Have confidence without the ego-centric hubris that makes you step on those around you.

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.  ― Michael Jordan

We are from the God that created us. Whoever or whatever you believe God to be, you are his/her creation. From the infinite source of life, you came into being. Love itself created you out of itself. You are part of the infinite Love of the Universe. That should give you confidence. God continually creates and wants you to create with him/her. Jesus says that you can move mountains. It starts with belief or faith. That faith starts with yourself. If you believe in God, don't look to the heavens for him, look inside yourself.

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