Have you ever felt hopeless?
Have you ever taken things personally?
Have you ever avoided commitment?
Have you ever settled in a relationship?
Have you ever felt lonely?
At some point in life, each one of us will face such predicaments.
But, how many of us would take the initiative to discover the reason and find the right way out?
Let us go back to the roots, to the very beginning.
I want you to think of life as a battlefield, where you always have the choice to fight, flight, or freeze.
Normally, you join the battle fully equipped for the role assigned to play on your turn.
Therefore, despite having all the tools, you need to practice so that you can master these tools while you are waiting for your call.
Now, close your eyes, take a deep breath, relax your body, calm your mind, open your heart, and try to visualize yourself, in this same field, picturing your:
⁃ Dreams as the warriors pushing you forward
⁃ Passion is their energy
⁃ Hope is their undefeated weapon
⁃ Faith is their unbreakable shield
Being victorious could be your ultimate life goal, but building a legacy would be your Life outcome.
Let us imagine what would happen if we lose one of these pillars: Dreams, Passion, Hope, or Faith. Would we dare to fight?
If we lose our dreams, the fight will be aimless, and life will become meaningless.
We will have no goal, target, or reason to keep moving.
If we lose our passion, our energy will be drained. We will become powerless, unable to advance no matter how hard we try.
If we lose our hope, we will be unarmored. Same, if we lose our faith, we will be completely exposed.
What if someone lost one of those pillars? What are their chances of surviving?
Hope and faith walk hand in hand; the two are intimately connected.
What we should be investigating next is the “Cause.”
Why would we lose one or more of these elements?
What could be powerful enough to deprive us of our Dreams, Passion, Hope, or Faith?
…TRUST.
We are all involved in four different relationships – with God, ourselves, each other, and our world.
Knowing that the quality of our relationships defines the quality of our life, and with trust being the foundation of any healthy relationship, we can directly assume that the lack of trust can destroy not only one but every aspect of our life.
Losing trust in God will turn us into hopeless beings.
Losing trust in ourselves will turn us into victimized beings.
Losing trust in others will turn us into loner beings.
It is about time to become aware of the “Way.”
How could we conquer this battle and save our lives?
Most of the time, lack of trust comes as a package.
You can’t trust others if you can’t trust yourself.
You can’t trust yourself if you can’t trust God.
Trusting God does not only mean believing in his existence.
Trusting God means, as well, believing in his love, mercy, and wisdom.
God has created you for a reason.
He has a specific message to send to the world through your own story.
However, this message cannot be perfectly delivered unless you are imperfect.
If you think about it, you cannot appreciate light without darkness.
You cannot enjoy the sunshine without rain.
You cannot cherish happiness without sadness.
You cannot value success without disappointments.
And the list can go on and on.
Every challenge is a new opportunity to learn, grow, evolve, and mature.
Every struggle holds a lesson beneath the pain. The healing process will enlighten your future and lead your steps toward the path you were born to take once you choose to humble yourself enough to understand.
Trusting God is all about being mindfully aware that:
⁃ He will never put you in a situation you cannot handle.
⁃ He knows your power, talents, skills, and abilities.
⁃ He has faith in you to fulfill His mission through you.
As high as you build Trust in Him, as deep as you build confidence in yourself.
When you discover your strengths, you will invest in them.
When you accept your weaknesses, you will improve them.
When you connect the dots in between, you will reveal the purpose of your existence.
At this stage, you will stop waiting for any validations from others to confirm your self-worth.
You will stop taking things personally because you know who you are. No one else can define you.
Finally, trusting yourself will guide you to the right people in your surroundings.
It will connect you with the like-minded souls in this world.
It will help you build healthy, mindful relationships that last forever because they have been founded on a solid base while sharing the same vision and targeting common goals.
You will stop looking for the ones who complete you, and you will start identifying the ones who will value how complete you already are.
Always remember: “Truth builds Trust.”
