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The Will to Believe



I don't know about you but I know that I have to work at believing every day, sometimes every minute. Some days I might be soaring but then along comes something that I let affect me or my spirits or create doubt and boom, the next thing you know I am struggling or worse, stuck in the mire. It is not easy to be a full-time believer, if it were everyone would be doing it. No, it takes work, faith, trust, effort, perseverance. Some days I have to use every ounce of will that I can muster but one thing I have learned is that if I ask and allow the will to simply flow through me, it comes with ease. It is when we do not consciously seek it, that it can seem most difficult. 

We have to willfully seek to believe. It takes effort as so many things can creep in and create doubt. We make a conscious decision and daily effort to believe, stick with it, practice it, and when we do, the power of God will always come through and be with us, even if we have to put in the effort from moment to moment until it becomes second nature. Using our will is how we learn to believe and to strengthen that belief. The more we use it, the stronger it becomes. The more we lean on God and see the results working through us, then the stronger our belief will become. Our will to believe comes from the will of God, it is the will of God for us to believe, we just have to put in the effort and begin to draw upon it. 

Set intentions, dedicate them to the Spirit, and be determined willfully to believe in the power of the Spirit, believe in yourself and the power of the Spirit working through you and to believe that all will be accomplished according to God’s plan for you. The will of God resides within us, we must willfully seek it to use it to strengthen and believe. 

Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
Proverbs 16:3 (NIV)



About Cheryl Yale-Bruedigam





Cheryl Yale-Bruedigam has been writing spiritually for thirty years. With undergraduate studies in English and women's studies, she devoted over a decade of research and writing to women’s studies and spirituality.


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