Faith Is A Law

Faith is an oasis in the heart, which can never be reached by the caravan of thinking.~ Kahil Gibran ~

Our topic this week is Faith.  What is Faith and what thoughts do we have regarding faith?  We are focusing on the book, The Varieties of Religious Experience to aid us in our exploration and discussion of Faith.  You can download this book free from our website.  In The Varieties of Religious Experience: (1902), William James offers a sense of validity to the formerly abstract idea of spiritual experience. With an understanding of physiology, psychology, and philosophy, James studied cases of religious inspiration and concluded there were specific aspects of human consciousness that contained energies that could come to a person's assistance in time of great need. The result is what he refers to as the religious experience. William James is also known as the Father of American Psychology and is the author of the following statement, "The greatest discovery of the 19th century was not in the realm of the physical sciences, but the power of the subconscious mind touched by Faith. Any individual can tap into an eternal reservoir of power that will enable them to overcome any problem that may arise. All weaknesses can be overcome, bodily healing, financial independence, spiritual awakening, and prosperity beyond your wildest dreams. This is the superstructure of happiness.”

The character and attributes of the things in our mind become substantial to us because of our Faith. The practice of Faith is to take abstract ideas and give them definite form in substance. Ideas are abstract and formless to us until they become substance, the substance of Faith.  Faith represents substance, the underlying, basic principle of all manifestation. "Faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen."  It is Faith when we are fully conscious of "things not seen" and have the "assurance of things" not yet seen. In other words, Faith is that consciousness in us of the reality of the invisible substance and of the attributes of mind by which we lay hold of it, or just as William James said earlier…the power of the subconscious mind touched by Faith.  Faith is the perceiving power of the mind linked with a power to shape substance.  When we practice Faith in spirit, Faith in God and we use wisdom and spiritual judgment, and we add love and express all of these elements together in our thoughts, the results are remarkable.  Some have said miraculous things happen and Faith is the lightening rod. "There is no such thing as a lack of Faith. We all have plenty of Faith; it's just that we have Faith in the wrong things. We have Faith in what can't be done rather than what can be done. We have Faith in lack rather than abundance but there is no lack of Faith. Faith is a law." ~Eric Butterworth~

"The Elevated Eleven” tips regarding Faith

1.  Faith starts with your Breath & Heartbeat…(assuming you will wake…is Faith) Begin by expressing gratitude

2.  Elements of Faith include tolerance and forgiving of all people

3.  Faith grows in Silence-practice being silent on a daily basis…just listen

4.  Meditation practiced daily enhances Faith

5.  Service and the act of giving is Faith in action

6.  People practicing Faith also practice loving-kindness

7.  Believing that ALL things are possible…even those things you cannot see…is Faith

8.  People who believe in a higher power live longer and have healthier attitudes because of their Faith

9.  Faith allows us to use what we have learned to enlighten and inspire others

10. Always do what is right simply because it is the right thing to do…is an exhibition of Faith

11. Visit yourelevatedlife.com to download your free book by William James and for further information on Faith

Savannah Blue is a Freelance Writer, a Spiritual Comforter and Motivator, and an amateur photographer and is also a publisher and entrepreneur. She is the Co-founder and Co-producer of  Yourelevatedlife and YourElevatedLife Radio Show. Her passion is assisting others in becoming aware of and fulfilling their unlimited potential. She is "Living her Dreams" at the beach with the love of her life and working from home doing what she loves to do...help others live their Dreams!