Someone to believe in

   Most stories of success and inspiration start off with someone who went through a troubled time in their lives and how they have made it to the promised land of success.  Now that they have made it they can show you the way with what they learned from their own personal experience.  Those stories always are encouraging and inspire us to keep the faith.  They come from a place of strength.  They come from a place further down the road.  They come from a place after they've been through it and have accomplished their task.  A place of victory. 

 A place that you find you may not be able to identify with right now.  Some times we are reading these stories but haven't made it to our victorious point.  We look to friends and family for encouragement.  We pray constantly looking for the hint of rain.  We try anything that will give us the feeling that we are going to be OK.  Whether its a drink, a smoke, a girl, a boy, a pet, or a toy. We have to find a place to be OK.  What if I tell you that you are OK?   Thoughts cloud our minds and get us to focus only on the bad things.  The words of encouragement we are looking for are hidden in the message that we are just a failure, a loser, not ever going to be good enough.  We listen to the negatives because we believe there's no way someone could love us just as we are and where we are.  We have evidence that proves to us that this thought feels true.  Believing a lie is one of the oldest tricks in the book.  What if there is a battle for you?  What if there is actually more to this than meets the eye?  If everything is going good in your life no need to read any further.  If you've won the battle and have the success story move on, nothing to see here.  This message is for the warrior that is down in the trenches.  This is for the soldier that is on the battlefield everyday not knowing if they live to fight another day or even if its worth fighting for anymore.  This is for the man that has not the strength.  This is for the woman that has nowhere to turn.  The battle is ongoing and the struggle is real.  When we are on the battlefield if we don't have enough courage we will feel the need to cower.  If we do have the courage to fight we know that we've gained experience but there will be another opponent at any moment.  This is where the warrior takes all that they have and all that they've learned to get through.  This is when we look at ourselves in the mirror and ask who are you?  What have you become? What are you doing with your life? Aren't you supposed to be farther along than you are?  Why don't you measure up to my expectations?  The force we are fighting makes us feel like we are the enemy.  We are warring against ourselves it seems.  We can come up with all of the evidence to prove the negative thoughts.  This is exactly where the enemy inside wants us.  Feeling defeated.  False evidence is all around, we're broke, fighting with our significant other, sick and tired all of the time, nothing seems to be going right.  The thoughts, fears, and emotions feel so real.  What if? Just ask yourself that question.  Think about it and let it sink in.  What if your thoughts, fears, and feelings are lies carefully constructed to test your resolve?  What if, just like Google tracks your buying patterns and habits, the real enemy is taking note of your patterns and habits.  Information can be manipulated to show a scene that isn't all that much true.  Think about all of those selfies that don't exactly show whats really going on.  We begin to believe the lie because after all we have the proof.  We can make the arguments against ourselves in support of the enemy.  We don't see ourselves as warriors in battle.  We see a scared little boy or girl that didn't even ask for this fight.  Be encouraged.  The only reason you are in battle is because you are worth fighting for.  Your life is precious.  You have purpose.  You are unique.  There is no one else in time that has ever been or could ever be YOU.  You are special.  You have what it takes.  You are one of a kind.  Beautiful.  Our beliefs are what make us or fight against us in order to break us.  So how do we change how we see ourselves and the situation we're in?  The first step is to realize that the thoughts we give the most attention will always grow.  Just like a seed in the ground, when it gets the proper nourishment and conditioning it will bring forth its purpose.  This is the time for you to realize your purpose.  This is the time to believe in yourself.  "All things are possible for those who believe".  What we believe about ourselves will come true.  The thoughts brought to our minds can be entertained and nourished or be shut out and malnourished.  It is our choice.  We have a choice to believe in ourselves or to believe the lies of the enemy.  William James said "Believe, and your belief will create the fact".  What lies are you choosing to believe?   Our minds will always give an answer to our questions.  Believe in yourself, you're worth fighting for!