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It is a proven scientific fact that no two things can
occupy the same space at the same time. This theory
applies to the mind and heart of human beings. Where
there is trust there can be no doubt. The moment
doubt enters, trust has disappeared. You cannot
believe and doubt. To believe is to know,
understand, and accept the immutable truth. The
truth does not change. The truth cannot be
altered. Where there is total, unquestioning
reliance on the truth, there can be no doubt. Doubt
enters our consciousness and invades the mind when we
forget the truth, and when we do not trust in the
omnipresence of the divine law.
Doubt is bred in the mental state of attachment or
emotional investment in the outcome. When we have a
fixed idea of how things should be and how we want them to
look, we become doubtful that we will get what we
want. The doubt stems from our beliefs, many of
which hinge on our thoughts and feelings of
unworthiness. When we believe we are not worthy of
having what we want, we doubt that we can or will receive
it. Doubt is also the mental and emotional response
to our need to be in control. To be in control we
must know everything about everything. We fix our
sights on a particular outcome and a method of achieving
that outcome. When it appears that our plans are
going awry, the natural response is fear, which is the
primary ingredient of doubt. Control-based doubt is
what we call worry. Worry is the direct descendant
of the need to be in control.
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What we must realize is that we cannot see
everything. We do not know everything. More
important, we must understand that it is impossible for us
to control anything. The process of life is a
spiritual one, governed by invisible, intangible spiritual
laws and principles. When we are in alignment with
those laws and principles, we experience the natural
outcome of the laws in action. The laws bring into
manifestation the will of God. This is a will for
the good of everyone. When we understand and embrace
this truth, there is never a reason to doubt. We
know that no matter what it looks like, the final outcome
will be something good.
We attract into our lives that which we focus upon with
the strongest intent. Unfortunately, most of us do
not monitor our thoughts, and therefore have no idea what
we are thinking about most of the time. Even on
those occasions when we do focus, do plan, do concentrate
on our intended desire, we evaluate our progress toward
achievement by the appearance of physical evidence.
We evaluate and judge what we see as the determining
factor of our progress toward a desired end. When
one predetermined element fails to appear as we have
determined it should, we doubt ourselves and our
progress. The moment a seed of doubt becomes
embedded in our thoughts, we can become so preoccupied
with fixing what has apparently gone wrong that our
thoughts shift from the desired outcome. We are now
focused intently on ensuring that nothing goes
wrong. Forestalling wrong, rather than desired
intent, becomes the focus. That focus will
ultimately grow into the very thing we fear, the failure
to obtain the desired outcome.
Constant
prayer and affirmation are the strongest defenses against
doubt. Praying for guidance and believing that we
have received it will bring our actions into alignment
with Divine Will. Affirming the truth about
ourselves and life will set into motion the spiritual
principles of divine order and divine timing. We
always get exactly what we need when we need it, even when
we are not aware that we need it. Learning to live
without having to evaluate every appearance, while
remaining focused on our desire, knowing that it is the
outcome of a good intent, leaves no room for doubt to grow
in the conscious mind. Intent is the energy that
supports expectation. Expectations always determine
results. When we expect to be guided and protected
and to receive the benefits of Divine Will, we can expect
the results of all endeavors to be favorable.
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Ordained
minister and "spiritual life counselor"
Iyanla Vanzant doesn't know the exact moment when
her soul opened up "and the spirit of the
divine entered [her] body." But she will always
remember the key insight that opened the door to her
soul and simultaneously locked the door to her
insanity: "If you know who walks beside you,
you can never be afraid." This is the premise
from which Vanzant has launched her enormously
successful 40-day, spiritual self-help program. One
Day My Soul Just Opened Up is designed as
day-by-day journal/workbook to help readers believe
in a divine presence while pondering daily spiritual
lessons such as simplicity, peace, compassion, and
nonjudgement. |
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