Food for the Soul

Without Universal laws to guide humankind, life would be total chaos.

The Law of Faith

The Law of Faith is founded upon the recognition that we know more than we have read, heard, or studied;  We know more because we are more;  We have a direct link to universal wisdom; We only  have to look, listen and trust….Dan Millman

 Though we may believe we trust ourselves, when looking deeper we find that what we actually trust is the beliefs, theories, information received from others – teachers, books, guides, etc. We will never find fulfillment until we discover our own inner wisdom.                                                                                                  

The Law of Faith reminds us to trust the Spirit within ourselves. To take a leap of faith into the possibility that we may know far more than we now recognize. When we truly come to trust Spirit working behind the scenes, we can also trust our inner spirit. Self-trust comes through direct experience, so therefore we must pay attention first to our own experience, not the advice from others. 

The Law of Faith teaches us to trust our own mind – i.e., Information does not come from our brain, but through our brain. Trusting ourselves means we sweep our beliefs out of the way and trust our deepest intuitions. Those of us who trust Spirit work with it directly and the more we trust ourselves the more we feel a higher order of wisdom and love at work in every aspect of our lives. Faith is a direct recognition based on higher wisdom; it entails the courage to trust that whatever happens can serve our highest good.

Exercise:

Recall a time when you felt safe, trusting, and open inside, when you could share openly without feelings of fear or betrayal or shame. What was happening in your life at the time and what did that feeling of openness and trust feel like in your body?

Now also recall a time when you felt less than complete trust, or a sense of betrayal or shame. Could you possibly have contributed to those feeling by not being open and sharing your feelings clearly in the first place?

Open up, stretching yourself a little more each day, take a chance and share what’s really in your heart, and create a deeper sense of connection and trust with others and thus build a bridge from your spirit to theirs.  

ONLY BY HAVING FAITH IN OURSELVES CAN WE BE FAITHFUL TO OTHERS...ERIC FROMM