“What’s Missing In Your Life Is FAITH!”
I just had a minor epiphany …
As I was complaining through the airport last night,
I kept running a random affirmation through my
mind over and over. I can’t even remember what
it was now. It had something to do with a current
challenge of mine that has really been weighing
heavily on my heart (something about needing a
private jet).
So I’m running this positive thought through my
head over and over and over, but then, out of
nowhere, a much louder thought overrode it all …
"I’m wasting my time."
Can you imagine? At first I thought it was the
dang devil, so I just changed channels (real
important to learn how to do that effectively). But
then I realized that it was actually true.
I was wasting my time.
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(I have to tell you these things as they come to my
mind or else my A.D.D. will win)
So here’s what I realized …
Thinking positive thoughts does almost nothing …
Unless those thoughts are coupled with faith.
Faith takes a little more work than reading or reciting
or even hoping.
Faith is actually believing what you are thinking!
Faith is seeing the realization of your affirmation
in your mind’s eye!
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"Faith is the substance of things hoped for;
the evidence of things not seen."
Hebrews 11:1
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Faith is feeling what it will be like to have your
dream, and rejoicing in it!
Faith is expecting your desires to to be manifest in
real life!
Faith is the driving force behind every positive
and loving thing this world has ever seen or done.
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"And this is the victory that has overcome the world …
our faith."
1 John 5:4
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Have you seen the movie The Secret? They talk a little
about this whole "feeling your goals thing."
The moment I stopped repeating mere words in my head
and instead started picturing and feeling and expecting
the overall concept to actually happen … I felt something
change in my spirit. An overwhelming sense of what I
would call "rightness" came over me. A knowing that
this particular thing was now going to happen. And it
was not about a private jet. That was a JOKE,
Preston. Stop judging me.
Believe first. Then receive.
Most people are waiting to receive things that they never
really believed they would get in the first place. And
they’re bitter about it. What they really should be bitter
about is that no one took the time to explain to them how
the universe really works.
It literally runs on faith.
- Faith is like gasoline in a car.
- It’s like rocket fuel in a space shuttle.
- It’s like the energy that runs your home.
- It’s like the clinical insanity that drives Hollywood.
Nothing happens without it. Nothing goes anywhere.
Your car wouldn’t leave your driveway. The space
shuttle would never lift off (no matter how many times
it told itself it would), your house would suck, and
Hollywood would be boring.
You don’t a boring Holly wood do you? Stop having
a boring Hollywood. Stop having a boring life.
So how do you get that faith?
How you can you logically expect something to happen
that you have absolutely no control over?
A huge part of true faith requires belief in a loving God
who actually wants good things for you and makes things
happen on your behalf. That’s just common sense really.
Argue if you want, but it’ll just make me right and you
an idiot.
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"Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God."
Romans 10:17
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So the easy way to get it is to start paying attention to
God. You know … the One who created you and all? The
one you’ve been avoiding your entire life? He has a name.
But let’s not worry about that right now. You’ll be meeting
Him soon enough.
The hard way is to just practice it on your own. It’ll
work good enough I suppose. For material things anyways.
Getting cars, money, clothes … that kinda thing.
Try it now.
What do you want? What’s the #1 thing you want right
now? Declare out loud that it’s on the way to you right
now. That you know you’re going to have it. Thank the
Mystery Thing Of The Universe in advance for giving it
to you. Just say "thank you thank you thank you Mystery
Thing Who Gives Me Things Just Because I’m A Good
Person.* I really appreciate you doing this for me!"
The Mystery Thing will probably give it to you because
He’s frustratingly graceful. But He’s rolling His eyes at
you while He does it. Just thought I’d throw that out
there.
Do what you want with this post. I’m just trying to help
is all.
Peace.
- Preston
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*are you really? On whose scale?
I’m in love with you, my Adonis.
Thank you! You often write very interesting articles. You improved my mood.
I also posted this on your FB page.
Thank you for your email about combining faith with visualization. As a Christian, I always thought the “Secret” was a little weak – as if God is some vending machine where we put visualizations in and blessings pop out. I know God wants the very best for us, but not in some disconnected way. Faith is obviously the …catalyst. He wants us to know and expect what he will give us because of his great love for us. As a parent, I feel the same anticipation with Christmas coming…the kids have asked for things, they don’t know they’re going to get them, but I feel great joy anticipating how they will feel when they open up the good things I have for them. How much greater is God’s joy when we believe, with faith, that he will give us good things? Thank you for sending me just what I needed to hear.
Keep posting stuff like this i really like it.
How real is THAT!
Thanx Preston for ALL that you say and do!
Your spirit really shines through and helps me stay in alignment.
thankyouthankyouthankyou…. You’re far too kind!
Anthony
Hi Preston,
Thank you.
I really needed that “in your face” encounter!
You are a peculiar ninja!!!
Grace & Peace To You..
Cecelia
Preach on Preston!!…Preach On… brother….this is what we all need to hear…
How you find ideas for articles, I am always lack of new ideas for articles. Some tips would be great
A Good Read…
Very helpful info thanks…
awesome work thanks
awesome article thx!
Great discussion. And I REALLY like that you practice what you preach. That’s when you can tell a post has come together.
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And I’m also fascinated by how fresh you made the routine [admit it: what you just shared has been regurgitated millions of time.
Ben Johnson said people don’t need taught as much as they need reminding.
Good work.
It is great to have the ability to read a good quality blog with useful data on topics that a lot are interested on. The point that the data indicated are all first hand on live experiences even help more. Go on doing what you do as we enjoy reading your work.
How real is THAT!
Thanx Preston for ALL that you say and do!
Your spirit really shines through and helps me stay in alignment.
thankyouthankyouthankyou…. You’re far too kind!
Anthony
Great discussion. And I REALLY like that you practice what you preach. That’s when you can tell a post has come together.
].
And I’m also fascinated by how fresh you made the routine [admit it: what you just shared has been regurgitated millions of time.
Ben Johnson said people don’t need taught as much as they need reminding.
Good work.
Hi Preston,
Thank you.
I really needed that “in your face” encounter!
You are a peculiar ninja!!!
Grace & Peace To You..
Cecelia
It is great to have the ability to read a good quality blog with useful data on topics that a lot are interested on. The point that the data indicated are all first hand on live experiences even help more. Go on doing what you do as we enjoy reading your work.
awesome article thx!
You Know Preston, I always first give thanks for gettting the things I want most, and they usually come, RE, just has an opposite affect currently, I only want to wholesale, and I give thanks for that opportunity, yet, I am not yet whole, to wholesale……
Preston is sick. So is his buddy…stick boy. But you know what? They both know what’s up. Listen to ‘em. Learn from ‘em. For real.
The only thing he’s missing is a guitar track, done my me, on his next record.
peace out.
preston thank you remember what charrissa say sometimes(everyday)we need a push to go I still looking for work I;m a concrete contractor and I can say I’good I buy your book for wholesale and you give me the 7 steps I have a 4×4 dodge pick up and I put big signs bothsides of the truck and on the back ( I WILL BUY YOUR HOUSE AND MY 1 .8 HUNDRED TODAY 4-30-10 ONE PERSON STOP ME and ask me can you find me a house I fell good and I know I’ll do it tank you the LORD FIRST then you MR preston
Preston dude you always have Great Words Of Encouragement I’m getting ready to go put up some bandit signs and generate some leads because I’m a Doer, A Leader and also a “MILLIONAIRE IN TRAINING” waisted days are done and I am on a mission to change my future…..EVERYONE CHECK OUT MY SONG “HELP SOMEBODY” http://reverbnation.com/ldog PEACE……
I completely agree. That is precisely how I see it. Cheers!
Very very interesting to say the least for this makes for a very good study of putting good common sense to use.