Neale Donald Walsch & 3 Ways to develop faith
Friday, March 14, 2008 at 6:21PM Neale Donald Walsch inspires me. His life story goes from experiences he describes as "misdirected," to being homeless and penniless. Then, he mysteriously reconnected with the creator, began writing books, and completely transformed as a spiritual soundboard. The Conversations with God movie trailer is worth watching. Also invite you to watch the film here.
The words and stories he shares are profound, yet also very simple. They invite increasing self-reflection so that you can uncover yourself by listening more closely to your inner voice, intuition, and all that lies beneath programming that begins before birth. I update this post to add Eloise King's inspiring interview entitled Conversations with Neale Donald Walsh about God and other things (2016) which I highly-recommend.
One of the subjects Neale explores in his books is the power of faith. He recognizes how hard it can seem to shift to believe in what you don't initially believe. This brings us face-to-face with our own resistance. Ask yourself when in your life you notice your own resistance, when you are willing to shift your mindset to believe something your ego resists? How do you nurture faith and trust in the unknown and unseen?
As author of many heart-warming books such as the Conversations with God Series, Neale Donald Walsch observes faith as an acquired trait but trust is innate. He feels anyone can develop faith, and apply it at will. Yet, we must develop faith in ourselves before being able to have faith in things outside or seemingly separate from ourselves. Seeing through our own self-created illusion of separation is part of the process of awakening or expanding into more of our untapped potential. Imagine how it feels to tune into unlimited being. COuld you imagine the nature of such magnificence?
We develop faith at least 3 ways:
1) By noticing you can (in passively observing others).
2) By experiencing you can (sensing it, perhaps unexpectedly).
3) By deciding you will (with conscious intent).
You can also decide developing faith in yourself, in whatever you choose to work on, is a 3-step process. You may hear about another person's miracle or apparent good fortune. You may raise your awareness of what is possible and discen you are experiencing blessings. You may also decide that you can expect good things and nothing else.
In essence, we each develop faith our own way. You may skip some of the above steps, change the order or, simply discipline yourself to believe (or not) for your own reasons.