This is Friday and the next time.
This is Friday and the next time. That means it’s time to talk with you about how we go about changing our beliefs.
First and foremost, we must understand once we have acquired a belief, it’s like concrete that has set up (dried). That belief has found a home and like the little pig that built his home of brick, huffing and puffing isn’t going to bring it down.
Chances are we will resist letting go of a belief the same way a dog resist losing a bone. However, a dog will drop his bone if there is a juicy steak offered. However, we will hold on to our belief and ignore the steak because it’s not meant for us. Or so we believe.
AND WE SPEND MUCH OF OUR LIVES MISSING OUT ON ALL THE FILET MIGNONS AND SETTLING FOR THE BONES WHICH NEVER SATISFY US!
It has been my experience there are two ways to change our beliefs.
- I call Paul on the road to Damascus experience.
- I call You got a friend.
For Paul: he was smacked down by a bolt of lightning. I consider the lightning as a metaphor. I believe it was Paul’s conscience that finally got to him. Think about it. Paul was killing off Christians to wipe it out Christianity. In return, theChristians were just doing their loving thing. This was something Paul just couldn’t understand for the longest time, and suddenly just like a bolt of lightning, it came to him. Their love brought about the change in Paul’s mind and heart.
An example for you and I: Let’s suppose we were in the habit of using a heavy foot on the gas pedal. Someone told us about an incident of someone speeding and a little child ran out and the speeder couldn’t stop in time. Upon hearing this, immediately our minds came up with a picture of our own little boy or girl. If the association made a significant impact, we may drive a bit slower.
Another example, we are praying for the recovery of someone very close to us. We were counting on prayer to bring about the recovery. However, the person died. We have been long time believers. Suddenly, we no longer believe in God.
For way #2: You got a friend: Someone has the belief that they will never get what they want. Their parents never got what they wanted. All of the people they grew up around never got what they wanted. Born poor, die poor. No friends growing up, no friends ever. No love as needed as a child, no love as an adult.
Johnny comes along and shows them how to be rich, have great friends, and an everlasting love.
Of course, someone doesn’t believe it can happen for them. And in order to reinforce their belief they take steps to make sure it doesn’t happen. It doesn’t so their belief is safe.
Johnny stays in touch and develops a relationship with someone while continually giving them affirmations telling them they can have it all, if they will change their belief. If Johnny stays long enough, someone may believe Johnny and they change their belief.
I hope the reader can understand that change is possible, but there has to be a compelling reason, else it’s not likely to happen.
Have a wonderful day! The next time, I’ll go through an example of where limiting beliefs come from.
Ted D
