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When you embrace the power of belief, things that seemed impossible before moving into the area of the possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how a simple belief it&#8217;s possible can make it so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learning to Believe<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The basic factor of succeeding in anything is learning to believe it\u2019s possible.<\/strong> William James summed it up with this famous quote: \u201cOur belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that insures a successful outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you expect the best and believe it\u2019s possible, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/manifesting-money-the-secret\/\">law of attraction<\/a> is triggered and you are able to draw the best to you. But when you expect the worst, you\u2019re actually releasing the power of repulsion\u2014pushing away the best outcome.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Get a Belief Mindset<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bible teaches a spiritual power technique that allows faith to take hold, enabling us to expect the best and put our whole hearts into what we want to accomplish. The crux of the method is faith, illustrated by the verse mentioned above, Mark 9:23, which says \u201call things are possible to those that believe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This method involves reading the New Testament and noticing how many times faith is mentioned. Choose about a dozen strong statements about faith\u2014whichever appeal most to you (and there are many). <strong>Memorize each of these faith statements<\/strong>, saying them over and over again, allowing them to sink into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-subconscious-mind\/\">your subconscious mind<\/a>. As suggestions, in addition to the Mark 9:23 verse, there is also Matthew 17:20: \u201cIf you have faith, nothing will be impossible to you,\u201d and Matthew 9:29, \u201cAccording to your faith, be it unto you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019ve embraced the power of belief, you\u2019ll have a new capacity to get what you truly want from life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Give It All You\u2019ve Got<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When your heart isn\u2019t in your endeavor, you are easily defeated. But faith power works because it allows you to put everything you\u2019ve got into what you want to accomplish. When your heart is fired up, you are free from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/overcoming-self-doubt\/\">self-doubt<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faith and belief unleash the ability to go after your dreams wholeheartedly.<strong> Faith allows you to bring physical, emotional and spiritual resources to your endeavor, which is incredibly powerful.<\/strong> You\u2019re able to throw everything you\u2019ve got into what you\u2019re trying to achieve.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While instructing a fearful student about trapeze performance, a famous trapeze artist said to \u201cthrow your heart over the bar and your body will follow.\u201d This symbolizes faith. When approaching a daunting challenge, you symbolically throw your faith, positivity, belief, and visualization \u201cover the bar\u201d and your physical self will follow. This is your mind expecting the best, and your heart achieving what it wants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Knowing What You Want<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-figure-out-what-you-want-in-life-2\/\">what you want in life<\/a>, you have to clearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-define-your-goal\/\">define your goal<\/a>. Belief, faith, and expecting the best can only happen when you have a clearly defined objective. Too many people go nowhere because they just don\u2019t know where they want to go. No objective means no end result.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nurture a Mindset of Expecting the Best<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want to achieve \u201cthe best\u201d outcome, it\u2019s important to <strong>visualize specifically what that means<\/strong>. Nurture this idea, visualizing it, praying about it, and surrounding it with faith. 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Having faith allows you to overcome any obstacle and achieve tremendous things.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You develop faith power by reading the Bible and memorizing important passages<\/strong> such as the 11th chapter of Mark, which says, \u201cHave faith in God. . .Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, \u2018Go, throw yourself into the sea,\u2019 and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.\u201d Throwing mountains into the sea represents casting aside your challenges, while not doubting in your heart means truly believing\u2014having no deep, fundamental doubt in your subconscious.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Absorbing such passages can actually change you, developing your faith power, and turning you into someone for whom great things happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Specificity is important in faith power<\/strong>; great things don\u2019t happen for some people because they\u2019re not being specific enough. For example, in the passage above, note that it says \u201canyone says to <em>this<\/em> mountain\u2014a specific mountain, or challenge to overcome. This means don\u2019t apply your faith power to the whole mountain range\u2014all of your problems\u2014but rather attack the one thing that is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/whats-holding-you-back\/\">holding you back<\/a> in the moment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want something, first ask yourself if you truly should want it. Be honest. If the answer is still yes, ask God for it with no doubt and with specificity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t allow doubt to creep in when you\u2019re asking God for something; doubt closes the flow of power, while faith opens it. To boost your faith power, tell yourself every day that God gives you the power to achieve what you want. Never mention or even think about a poor outcome. Rather, repeat many times daily that you expect the best and God can help you get it. 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