Five Important Questions To Ask When Your Faith is Shaky
Published on 26 Dec 2007 at 7:18 am.
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Filed under Feature Articles, Personal Development Strategies, Spirituality & Inspiration.
It’s normal to have those times when self-confidence wanes, fears and doubts creep in and faith gets shaky. I felt that way last week when some business agreements fizzled out right before the holidays which affected my flow of prosperity.
I admit that my own faith shook a bit and the voice of my inner victim started talking. I listen fairly well to my instincts and inner guidance and I still have those times! Thoughts begin to swirl around, “What am I doing wrong? What makes things so hard? Life is not supposed to be this hard! What do I do?” The inner struggle begins, emotions shift from fear to anger and back again (we feel so much stronger in our anger than we do in our fear!). It’s a painful cycle that can be exhausting.
Thankfully, I know how to shift out of the negative self-talk and rebound quickly.
What strengthens your faith when facing negative challenges?
Here are a few questions my good friend Anita Pathik Law from the Power of My Way (and a few of my own) created that will help you shift from fear to faith.
Ask yourself:
1. In what do I trust?
2. In what do I have faith in no matter what happens? Where is my faith unwavering?
3. What am I gratefull for? (I write two full pages of things I’m gratefull for every night).
4. What do I know (in my heart and soul) that is absolutely true? (The stories and dramas I create vs. what is real).
5. What healing opportunity is emerging in this experience? (What might be the gift or blessing in this experience?)
You choose where you place your attention and what you believe to be true.
Anita’s Conscious Dialogues are now on Blog Talk Radio and last Friday she spoke on “Staying in the Faith- Navigating the In-Between of Dreaming and Realization”. Go listen. You’ll hear me speak for a few minutes at the end because I had just gotten home and I wanted to tune in.
Three actions to powerfully shift from fear into faith:
1. Do an act of kindness for someone. I find that when I do something that is heartfelt and generous with the intention of being of service and contribution, feelings of peace and joy push forward into my heart and mind. It hard to stay fearfull and untrusting when you’re feeling good. A few days ago I spent about an hour setting up my autoresponder to send holiday eCards to my subscriber list. Afterwards, I felt great!
2. Call someone you love for support. Sometimes we are too close to our own illusions and dramas and lack the ability to regain perspective. Reaching out to the people in your life is a powerfull way to receive the gift of love so that you find you way back to clarity and peace.
3. Do something that is self-nurturing. Be loving and compassionate with yourself when you’re feeling vulnerable. Taking time for YOU might be just what you need to see your life situations from a broader viewpoint. In other words, being open to see options and possibilities rather than only seeing problems and difficulties. Doing some self-reflection is another great practice. Feeling fear, anger and resentments is usually a sign that you need to work through some forgiveness towards others as well as yourself. Often, the one we are most upset with is US! Feeling compassion and forgiveness towards ourselves helps us to reconnect with our spirit.
In a recent article I wrote about having faith, working with the Law of Attraction, and God to manifest abundance. You can read it here.
Remember that you are the Creator of your reality. Regardless of what is happening outside in your world, one power you ALWAYS retain is how you choose to see things. You can believe the stories and dramas you create from your fears and live your life from that viewpoint, or not. It’s up to you where you place your attention. The choice is yours.
What will you choose to create today? 
Lorraine
www.powerfull-living.biz
CG Walters on 31 Dec 2007 at 10:32 am: 1
Thank you for this reminder, Lorraine….
many blessings and wonders to you this new year…
CG
lorraine on 1 Jan 2008 at 10:41 am: 2
You’re welcome CG
I find the reminders timely too. It’s so easy to get caught up in the drama and details of experiences and disconnecting from Source.
May 2008 be all you can joyfully imagine and expect
Lorraine
Hueina Su - Intensive Care for the Nurturer's Soul on 5 Jan 2008 at 4:14 am: 3
Hi Lorraine:
Thank you for sharing these empowering questions with Carnival of Healing, posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul.
I also love the 3 actions to shift from fear into faith. It’s so true that nurturing ourselves or someone else can quickly lift our spirit, when we are in fears & doubts. Thank you for the reminder.
Blessings,
Hueina
lorraine on 5 Jan 2008 at 9:12 am: 4
Good morning Hueina,
What a great Carnival and I loved how you not only had a theme (which I rarely see), you also approached specific submissions with an invitation to think, feel, and see things differently. Nice.
For me, faith is a the key that unhooks me from so many self-inflicted dramas and pain. Thanks so much for including my article in the Carnival!
Wishing you a joyfull year of miracles!
Lorraine
Hueina Su - Intensive Care for the Nurturer's Soul on 6 Jan 2008 at 11:50 am: 5
Hi Lorraine:
Same to you. And thank you so much for your kind words! Carnival of Healing is one of my favorite blog carnivals, so I try to host it when I have a chance. I love the empowering and healing messages that I can always expect from this carnival. Whatever I can do to make the messages more powerful I’m happy to do it.
Blessings,
Hueina
lorraine on 6 Jan 2008 at 12:06 pm: 6
Dear Hueina,
I know what it takes to host a Carnival. It’s a lot of work! You do a great job in bringing the article messages in an empowering way for readers. Bravo!
Like you I lean more towards intentions rather than resolutions. If you get a chance, take a peek at this post: http://www.powerfull-living.biz/blog/2008/01/04/using-treasure-mapping-to-attract-your-vision/ and the two article links enclosed. They are a few of my best posts (in my opinion! LOL)
Blessings,
Lorraine