STAGE ONE > PROCESS ONE = BELIEVE
The process of Believe is the beginning and the first step which we don’t recognize it. When we are in this process of Believe, it doesn’t matter which religious belief you are have believed yesterday or believing today. But now — we need to realize and we need to know who the true God is? It is really important in our lives to know where does this belief, started in our life?
IN THE PROCESS OF QUESTIONING OURSELVES?
4 w's
Where, Why, When, and What
- Where did your belief start?
- Why did you change your belief ? Is it because of family generations, or did you start to believe due to situations or circumstances?
- When did you change yourself to believe in God?
- What change did you see in yourself when you start to believe in Him?
Family Generation's
If you’re believing because your family does. Let me ask you few questions —
- Do you really accept Him to be in your life? If you do
- How much you do know about God?
- How much faith do you have?
If you don’t believe in God, this blog isn’t for you — But, If you are interested in learning about God or if you want to begin the start of “Believe”, this blog will help you to understand the process of BFT (Believe, Faith, and Trust) which can really help you to walk in your faith journey.
non - Family Generation's
If your not from your family generation, yet you believe in God.
- How did you come to know Yahweh and Jesus?
- How did you start to believe without proof that He is the true God?
- What made you turn yourself towards Him?
- What made you keep following His way?
- Is it due to any situation or struggle you have faced at that particular time? or
- Did you gave a try and blindly followed to get rid of that struggle?
Have you really consider yourself asking these questions ? If you didn’t, now try to answer each question as this is the most important step in process of believe.
Miracles Aren't Enough - How Speaking From the Soul Can Transform Belief
As a Christian, from my non-believer friends or relatives and sometimes strangers after they realize that I am a Christian. The first question, I frequently hear from them. How did you believe in Him without any evidence or without any actual proof? To be honest, it was a really good question as they being a non- believer and they have the eagerness to learn about God which they cannot recognize it. I really like, when I hear questions like this, especially from the non-believers. Don’t be ashamed to answer them, let them know why we believe in him even without any evidence.
PROOF VS FAITH
I have also seen some Christians, when a non-believer approached them and ask them these kind of questions, they struggle to answer them. Some people might even suggest the non-believers to believe in God, that God will do miracles in your life. It’s good to suggest them to believe in Him, but it’s not a right way to tell them to trust just based on miracles. As, we are already in the process so we do see the miracles in our life, but they being a beginner in this process it takes time to see the miracles of God work in their life. So, try to speak about your process and how much time it took for you to see the miracle’s in your life, let them know — it is not a easy process but, worthy to be travelled in this journey with God.
We being a Christian, when we know our God truly and when we built a proper relation with Him. We will surely have so much to say — your soul will shine with happiness when you speak about Him. But, when we didn’t build the relation with Him, we will surely struggle to answer about Him or His works and deeds which He done in our lives. It never too late to recognize where your standing right now?
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
The Unseen Barrier
Now a days, Believer’s and Non-Believers need a solid evidence to believe in something which we cannot see, mainly about the existence of God. We don’t have a problem within world but we do have a problem within our mind. In these, New times, New days and New minds — we are living our lives with new lifestyle is good, we are living everyday as a new day with different responsibilities and work, is not at all a problem. But with new minds — it makes all things complicated, as we are being influenced so quick and having less patience to solve a problem or not giving some time to figure out which is right and which is wrong. Our minds are so fast, and get bored easily and just like that even when we have a lot of evidence in hands to believe in something but still, we ignore the truth. So, when your living with your mind, surely it will be really hard to open your heart and to accept the truth.
They traded the truth about God for a lie.
Why evidence alone fails to convince Non-believers.
Let us see, why even strong evidence fails to change non-believers perspective — In our day to day life, we have many examples we have not seen but, we do believe they exists in our life.
EXAMPLE — In order to survive, we need oxygen to breath. So, where does it oxygen come from? It’s a basic knowledge question right? Infact, we all know the answer “Trees produce oxygen”. Based on this example of “Oxygen”, let me ask you a question — Do you really see oxygen? We don’t — then how do you say trees produce oxygen and also How can you say we need oxygen to breath? What about “AIR”, “WIND” and “SOUND”? How can you say they exist? when you can’t see them? Oh! now you might say, because we hear the sound and feel the breeze? So, How can you believe, because you just hear them? so, it is enough evidence to believe if you hear them or feel them? If you say so, then why you can’t believe in God as you hear about his word, works, deeds or seeing and feeling the miracles happening around you. Is it really hard to believe him? when we really have so many examples in our life, which we don’t see yet we believe in it.
You cannot see because there is a barrier around you, it is stopping you to see the things through heart. Break the barrier — open your heart to see the truth, it will help you to see the things from different perspective.
If you can? said Jesus, everything is possible for one who believes.
Beginning and an End
In the world, which we are living — the people who are surrounded around us, it may be our family, friends, or our relatives, or it may be a stranger. Everything has a beginning and an end — just like our lives, friendships, relationships. But when you are travelling in this BFT CYCLE (BELIEVE, FAITH AND TRUST) the Beginning is your Believe, and our end will be with GOD (OUR ETERNAL LIFE). If you start to believe in him — it is the toughest and longest path you will be walking. but remember in every step you take, he will be with you. start communicating with God just like you communicate with your friends — it will surely be a new phase of life.
Just like this believe process — we still need to learn about faith and trust, so we can identify on which phase we are in? Are we in process 1 of Believe, or process 2 of Faith, or process 3 of Trust? but without knowing or understanding the whole process of BFT CYCLE we really can’t identify just by knowing the process 1 of Believe.
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
