Is to have Faith better than belief?
There was a quote about: faith is better than belief on my FB timeline, and I saw it made people think.
“Faith is much better than belief. Belief is when someone else does the thinking.” R. Buckminster Fuller
Believing in something can be helpful sometimes, but it can also be dangerous.
I was also inspired to write about it because I remembered something I had been reading about long ago.
It was a book from Dr.Bernie Siegel, M.D. Love, Medicine and Miracles
He has been working with Cancer patients, There was a statistic that only 20% of cancer patients survive, but 80% die.
And he wanted to find out what this 20% of exceptional Patients do different and what makes them survive
He found that these patients did not believe in the prognosis and tests of the doctors. ( this was the doctors thinking)
These patients had faith that they recover and heal again and planned what they wanted to do after the disease.
Some wanted to write a book or to build, expand a business, travel or….
This means they had dreams and faith and even started to do things that would benefit them after the disease.
They lived in their vision and moved in the direction to get it fulfilled.
Another book was from O. Carl Simonton, M.D, and he worked with patients and kids; some meditated and imagined.
For example, the kids imagined little critters or monster cells coming and eating up the cancer cells.
They had the faith that this really is happening and survived.
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” Saint Augustine
O. Carl Simonton’s M.D. book is Getting Well Again
If we have faith in the power within, we are able to do miraculous things.
“Everyone is born a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses them.”
“Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable.” R. Buckminster Fuller
I came across another story that shows what faith can do.
The story is about Thomas Alva Edison; his mother’s faith helped Thomas Edison become a great inventor.
One day Thomas Edison came home from school and gave his mother a letter. He told her, “My teacher gave me this letter and told me only to give it to my mother to read.”
With tears in her eyes, his mother read aloud: “Your son is a genius. This school is too small for him and has no teachers good enough to teach him. Please teach him yourself.”
His mother started to teach him at home. And as we know, it seems with success. After his mother’s death, one day, Edison looks through old family belongings. Suddenly he comes across a folded piece of paper in a desk drawer. It was his teacher’s letter. The sheet read: “Your son is mentally disabled. We don’t want him in our school anymore.”
Edison is said to have cried for hours after this discovery. His mother’s faith made him the person he might otherwise not have been.
If we believe, for example, some people around us, who say it is impossible and have no faith, we will not reach our goal. Faith is spiritual strength.
The problem with belief
Belief can also be dangerous. People believed for too long everything the media told them; now, they need faith to escape the crisis.
The problem is that people believe what they hear on TV, and changing that is difficult. Humans have a worldview in their heads that explains what is happening. And if someone tells them that the model is wrong, it’s challenging for them to give it up.
The more we hear statements, the more likely we are to believe them. That makes us manipulable. If repeated enough, it can make people believe in even the most absurd things.
But we can protect ourselves. People are less susceptible to such repetitive manipulation when they are educated, curious, and ask questions.
It needs a crisis to make aware. And it needs faith and intuition to get out of this crisis.
Read > How the billionaire class is seeking to control a universe that is uncontrollable.
Undead Edward – How Much does his Ghost have to do with the Great Reset?
“Before believing something, check the facts. False beliefs can infect and affect the mind. It is very difficult to break free from the prison of conformity and fixed false beliefs without changing our level of consciousness and awareness.”
―
“Faith is the daring of the soul to go farther than it can see” William Newton Clarke.
If we do not need the help of a higher power in which we have faith, our dream is not big enough.
We can believe in a process, but faith brings us to the goal.
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
What is your understanding of faith and belief?
Please leave a comment.
Thank you
Hi Erika,
You have written a great post but a very confusing subject for me. Faith; I try to keep the faith with everything in life but it’s hard. I guess my faith is just not strong enough.
Thank you for writing and sharing this.![My Profile](https://erikamohssen-beyk.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
Monna Ellithorpe recently posted…Social Media Engagement and Connecting
Hi Monna,
As I know about you ,you have faith . It is true it can be confusing ,
it is because of this many belief systems ,but I think we all
have times when we do things with faith ,it is not always dramatic.
If you need it. it will be there we only have to recognize it and
the unthinkable can happen.
Thank you ,Monna
Erika
Erika Mohssen-Beyk,![My Profile](https://erikamohssen-beyk.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
You really write well, very useful article and very nice blog too.
Keep writing such informative articles and thanks for the information.
Pankaj Gola recently posted…Happy Doctors Day Quotes, Messages, SMS, Wishes, Images 2015
Hi Pankaj Gola,
Happy you find ,y blog nice and the posts useful 🙂
Thank you for your comment.
Erika
“We can belief in a process,but faith brings us to the goal.”
When I was a young woman, I heard the story of a guy who crossed Niagara Falls in some kind of small container on a cable wire. Because it had been done, I believed it could be done. But when asked if I would do the same? Um… No. I had belief, but did not have FAITH.
Belief is theoretical. Faith takes action. Thank you for the reminder!![My Profile](https://erikamohssen-beyk.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
Willena Flewelling recently posted…Ten Minutes with Stephen King
Hi Willena,
good story ,in this case it was not for you to do this .
But if there is something you need to do ,you will find
your way through with faith.
Thank you Willena
Erika
Hi Erika Mohssen-Beyk,![My Profile](https://erikamohssen-beyk.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
Very well written article, thanks for the information and keep writing such amazing articles.
I am great fan of your blog, thanks.
AKASH GOLA recently posted…Best Free Trivia Games for Android (Quiz Games)
Hi Akash Gola ,
I am grateful you like my blog .
Happy to see you here.
Erika
Hi Erika, Excellent post, and I love your posted quote. I believe in faith…and like Willena states, I also agree that faith takes action. Faith is deeper than hope and bigger than belief.. though I feel it’s good to have all three… Kind of like a strengthening agent. Thanks so much for your post.![My Profile](https://erikamohssen-beyk.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
BG Jenkins recently posted…Get Focused
Hi Brenda ,
You are right ,to have all three of them is best 🙂
I wanted to write about the difference and I have the feeling
Faith is not as strong in people and really the belief can be
the thought of somebody else,which may or may be not right for everybody.
Thank you
Erika
Hi Brenda,
you are right all three of them are good to have .
I wanted to write about thew difference ,because it is really true
that the belief in something may be a thought of somebody else which
may not be true for everybody.
I have the feeling sometimes that peoples faith is not very strong ,
it would help them very much to have more faith than fear 🙂
Thank you
Erika
Hi NT ,
yes strong faith is always good and helps.
I had often times in life where I went through seemingly
hopeless situations with faith and it was good 🙂
Maybe you too experienced situations when the feeling
came to go for it and it worked out ? The unthinkable happens.Yea,NT 🙂
Thank you
Erika
Hi Erika,
Really enjoyed your post! Thanks for the inspiration 🙂![My Profile](https://erikamohssen-beyk.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
Joan Harrington recently posted…How To Resonate With Your Audience
Happy you liked it ,Joan 🙂
Thank you for the visit 🙂
Erika
Great Article. Faith for me is believing in a higher power. Believing without seeing. I love Martin Luther King Jr quote ~“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”. I read this quotes started my own business.![My Profile](https://erikamohssen-beyk.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
Lozelle recently posted…The Leap of….
Hi,Lozelle
If we have faith ,we are able to do what Martin Luther King said ,
step by step finding our way . Faith gives also a feeling of trust.
Nice to hear you started your own business,all will go much better with Faith.
All the best to you 🙂
Erika
Hello Erika, What a great analogy, loved the way you talked about the cancer patients, it sure does make sense to me.![My Profile](https://erikamohssen-beyk.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
Thanks for the great share.
Chery :))
Chery Schmidt recently posted…How To Write Powerful And Persuasive Affirmations
Hi Chery ,
I am glad you liked it
and thank for your comment
Erika
Hi Erika..
I think what you believe is very important and it’s usually what you believe that aids in decision making, choices you make in life. For me, faith and belief are similar … and both vital for successes in one’s life …![My Profile](https://erikamohssen-beyk.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
Lesly Federici recently posted…Landing Page Strategy
Hi Lesly ,
You are right ,it is the believe in something and we make a decision because we believe in something ,
but faith makes us move and faith brings us to the goal.
Thank you
Erika