The Power Of Belief

Could you use a little magic in your life? Are there things you want, but they seem elusive, slipping through your fingers each time you reach for them? There is a piece of magic that can change all that. It’s your beliefs. Here’s how to harness it in your life. Belief: Imagined? Real? And Does It Matter? Consider the following examples of the power of belief. It matters not what the belief is or whether it’s real, just that you leverage it for the power it will deliver. A devout Christian, St. Francis of Assisi, prayed to share in the suffering of Christ. He lived his life as Jesus in service of the poor and the sick. In 1224, two years before his death, he had an angelic vision, after which he received stigmata, a spontaneous appearance of the five wounds that Jesus suffered. Whether the stigmata was miraculous or from his own body, the power of his belief was behind either cause. A friend of my brother died in high school from lymphoma. His mother was so completely distraught, completely devastated, and unable to see any joy in life. She only wanted to be reunited with her son. Within one to two years of his death her health continually declined and ultimately resulted in her early passing. Most would say this is a sad story and it is. But it points to the power of our mind and our beliefs. It can bring about both good and unfortunate outcomes. (Although, from his mom’s perspective, she got what she wanted so desperately, to be reunited with her son in he...
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