Now in this age of Transformation, Language, the symbolic representation of thoughts, ideas, emotions, and Beliefs expressed through words, sounds, and pictures, is rapidly being redefined so that it represents more accurately what we now know to be Truth. Two words that up until now have been used almost interchangeably are Faith and Trust. There is a distinction between the two that Now is of great significance to each one of us.
Thousands of years ago, a wide variety of esoteric information was available to only a few select people. Oral tradition was one of the first means of sharing and passing on this valuable information. Information storage and transmission was expressed through pictures, symbols, and finally, through the written word. Information was originally considered such a valuable resource that it required protection and was shared only with a very limited number of chosen people.
During that time, humankind chose to allow these perceived enlightened ones to be responsible for, and to make choices about, their lives. This sometimes was very beneficial, and at other times, resulted in choices that did not support humankind's loving growth. Now, because of our willingness, universal information is available to anyone who chooses to Ask and to Know. This provides each of us with the opportunity to reclaim our most important abilities: (1) Inner-Knowingness and (2) the ability to choose for ourselves what we Know and Believe is True, and (3) to Transform our Faith in others into Trust in Our Self.
Faith is assigning to another person or institution outside of ourselves the power to choose our Beliefs and determine our Realities. When we do this, we are making the assumption that they know what we want and need better than we do, and we expect them to be Responsible for making the correct choices for us. Assigning responsibility outside ourselves may make us feel helpless and often creates Fear and Anger concerning the choices that are being made that influence our lives.
Now, we have the opportunity to put Faith in ourselves, to Trust in our unique inner wisdom and our ability to Know, and to choose Self-Love. Placing Trust in ourselves enables us to reclaim our most important personal powers: Knowledge, Integrity, and Choice. Choosing to Trust our Self provides us with the freedom and power of Response-Ability. Responsibility is the ability to respond with Love and to choose what we prefer in our life. We become the authors of our own Reality, rather than re-acting out of Fear or Anger to events that we think we did not choose and that appear to be out of our control.
Trust is knowing that our Reality results from the actions we take based on what we most strongly Believe will occur. We never lack Trust ! We always have 100 % Trust. It is either 100% Trust that what we prefer to occur is most likely, or 100 % Trust that what we say we do not prefer will be the most likely outcome. There is never a lack of Trust.
Our Personal Reality is chosen through the coalescing of Thought, Emotions, and Beliefs which are brought into existence when Actions are taken, based on what we Trust is most likely to occur. We always create our own personal experience of Reality. In life, we have two choices: (1) Is our experience of Reality being created by our conscious or non-conscious Beliefs and Choices ? or (2) Are we placing the response-ability of Trust in creating our Reality in someone or something outside our Self ?
We can Trust that we contain the knowledge and ability to choose Love as a Belief system. Choosing Self-Love is the way to inner peace and happiness. Trust is (1) a Belief that we deserve Love just by the fact that we exist, (2) the Belief in our ability to attract the resources we want, and (3) A Belief that the universe trusts us and always gives us exactly what we truly feel we most deserve in life.
Many times, we use our past actions, experiences, and Beliefs as a basis for believing in our capacity and ability to Now make Self-loving choices. The degree to which the Past or Future influences our ability to make choices and take action, limits the emotional energies that we see available for making choices. Re-acting with Anger or Fear to experiences enables us to have 100 % Trust that what we say we do not prefer will become our Reality. Choosing to Believe in Self-Love, Knowingness, Deservability, and Preference, and Acting with Integrity on those choices will create a loving and Preferred Reality.
Each time we choose to Love Our-Self first by choosing a Reality that supports us wholly, act with Integrity, and recognize our ability to meet our own needs, demonstrates our Trust in our Self and our Universe.
One of our greatest gifts is the realization that by placing our Trust in a very enlightened being, our Self, (One who has the ability, desire, capacity, and commitment to choose exactly that which will make us happy), we will have that which we so passionately strive for, Self-Love.
By reclaiming our power to Love and Trust our Self, we manifest our ability and capacity to Love others. Choosing Self-Love releases dis-ease and dis-harmony in ourselves, others, and our planet ! Trusting and Loving our Self demonstrates that we Know and Believe we are part of All-That-Is.
