Sometimes we just need to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens; just need to trust God, develop confidence and believe that everything will work in the end. I have come to a stage in my life where I concentrate on my goals and keep the faith that everything is going to work for the better. Yes, over the years, I have learned to trust the journey, even when I was not sure where it was leading.  I often find that the things I did not know I wanted turned out to be exactly what I needed.

I have learned that a bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because

The biggest mistake you can make is to continually fearing that you will make one.-Unknown

 its trust is not on the branch but on its own wings. Let us keep on believing in ourselves. Let us trust that the inner wisdom and truth that our heart whispers to us are answers to our questions.  When we feel alone and the shadows of doubt seem to overwhelm our spirit, let us remember that God created light to conquer darkness. Life may seem hard sometimes but then it is only after experiencing darkness that we can fully appreciate light. So let our light shine and conquer the world.  

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.-Oliver Wendell Holmes

Doubt is not the absence of faith but a critical and necessary step on the path toward faith, however twisted that path maybe.  Some people who have a longtime relationship with doubt have better faith than people who have not doubted much. I have learned to stir my own mind thoroughly to think through what I have easily believed. Sometimes faith comes very naturally, and sometimes everything we have ever believed is suddenly thrust under a microscope and we are forced to examine it.

I have also learned that when we doubt our power, we give power to our doubt. Our mind will answer most questions if we learn to relax and wait for the answer. The difference between opportunity and obstacle is our attitude. Our faith has to be greater than our fear. According to St. Augustine, faith is to believe what we do not see. The reward of faith is to see what we believe. Let us gladly take up the war of faith over doubt, reason over fear, and positive expectation over worry and live peacefully and happily.

By Tim Pedrosa