Low self-confidence creates a canyon between you and your life purpose
Moving Beyond the Sin of Unbelief to the Realization of Your Potential!
I had the opportunity to ponder Bart’s recent blog about the ‘Sin of Unbelief’ and it brings a few things to mind……
Bart defined the Sin of Unbelief as “…..anything that separates us, you, me, from our higher power. It creates a gap, a hole, a gorge, a Grand Canyon between us and where we want to be, do, share, give and become!……a lack of “faith” a lack of confidence, a lack of skills, a lack of education, a lack of talent…..a family of excuses…..”
Having recently visited the Grand Canyon, the imagery behind this concept is so vivid for me. During our travels, not only did we have the opportunity to view the incredible expanse of the Canyon, we also enjoyed the experience of rafting in the Colorado River from the Glen Canyon Dam into the Grand Canyon……in the exact location where an explorer by the name of Major John Powell and his team explored so many years ago as they were charting the river through the canyon.
As we traveled along the river with our modern rafting conveniences and well-schooled-in-the-history-of-the-canyon guide, we learned about the one-armed explorer and his band of teammates in their primitive wooden boats who set out in search of new discoveries.
Through treacherous rapids, unyielding temperatures, and unforeseen dangers around every bend of the river the men continued. Months of battling the rapids in front of them at every moment and anticipating the unknown of ahead took its toll on some of the men as they grew weary and fatigued. Ultimately, part of the group disbanded……choosing to separate from the team and leave the river to attempt to make it from the Canyon on foot. Those men were never seen or heard from again. It was shortly after the group split, that the men who chose to stay on the river turned a corner to discover smooth waters for the remainder of their journey.
The imagery of the exploration on the river in the canyon all those years ago makes me think of the Sin of Unbelief. Some of the explorers experienced a gap, a hole, a lack of confidence……they lost their belief in themselves and in their team. The explorers lost the belief in their success and simply gave up. They created a family of excuses as to why they could not continue and ultimately paid for this Sin of Unbelief with their very lives.
How often do we find ourselves on a raft amidst the rapids of our lives? We find ourselves scared, tired, struggling….anticipating the unknown of what is around the next corner. We begin to conjure up excuses as to why we cannot succeed. We come to convince ourselves that we what we ‘lack’ cannot ever be overcome and we will never be successful.
We are no different now than the explorers were so long ago! They were scared. They were tired. They often doubted their abilities. Some gave up. Some continued. The group of men who ultimately succeeded in conquering the river to the great benefit of generations to follow were the ones who overcame this sin of unbelief and simply stuck to it! They didn’t give up! They kept their mind and hearts on the goal and persevered.
What river are you trying to raft? What obstacles are you creating as barriers to turning the final bend to smooth waters? What ‘unbelief’ do you need to overcome to succeed?
Just as we can convince ourselves that we will fail, we can convince ourselves that we will succeed! The power of the mind is so very great! Combine the power of your belief in yourself with the power of the passion of your convictions to follow what is in your heart and you will do great things!
You can overcome the Sin of Unbelief with the Power of Belief!! Believe in yourself! Believe in your purpose! Believe in your ultimate success and you will do more things than you’ve imagined!!!
Ride the river! Challenge the rapids! Smooth waters are up ahead!
Glenna
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