FAITH ~ Ernest Holmes
The Mental Approach
"The Universe is a Spiritual System. Its laws are those of intelligence. We approach it through the mind, which enables us to know, will, and act. Prayer, faith and belief are closely related mental attitudes.
Prayer is a mental approach to Reality. It is not the symbol but the idea symbolized that makes prayer effective. Some prayers are more effective than others. Some only help us to endure, while others transcend conditions, and demonstrate an invisible law which has power over the visible. In so far as our prayer is affirmative, it is creative of the desired results.
Always a Power
Faith has been recognized as a power throughout the ages - whether it be faith in God, faith in one's fellowmen, in oneself, or in what one is doing. The idea that faith has only to do with our religious experience is a mistake. Faith is a faculty of the mind that always finds its highest expression in the religious attitude, but always the man who has faith in his own ability accomplishes far more than the one who has no confidence in himself. Those who have great faith, have great power.
Why is it that one man's prayers are answered, while another's remain unanswered? It cannot be that God desires more good for one person than another. It must be that all persons, in their approach to Reality receive results - not because of what they believe in, but because of their belief. Faith is an affirmative mental approach to Reality."
The Mental Approach
"The Universe is a Spiritual System. Its laws are those of intelligence. We approach it through the mind, which enables us to know, will, and act. Prayer, faith and belief are closely related mental attitudes.
Prayer is a mental approach to Reality. It is not the symbol but the idea symbolized that makes prayer effective. Some prayers are more effective than others. Some only help us to endure, while others transcend conditions, and demonstrate an invisible law which has power over the visible. In so far as our prayer is affirmative, it is creative of the desired results.
Always a Power
Faith has been recognized as a power throughout the ages - whether it be faith in God, faith in one's fellowmen, in oneself, or in what one is doing. The idea that faith has only to do with our religious experience is a mistake. Faith is a faculty of the mind that always finds its highest expression in the religious attitude, but always the man who has faith in his own ability accomplishes far more than the one who has no confidence in himself. Those who have great faith, have great power.
Why is it that one man's prayers are answered, while another's remain unanswered? It cannot be that God desires more good for one person than another. It must be that all persons, in their approach to Reality receive results - not because of what they believe in, but because of their belief. Faith is an affirmative mental approach to Reality."
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