Its not enough to believe

The believer does not always realize it is they that the truth is speaking to. Since the mind and ego need to isolate a person against the truth, they create a state of pride within the believer that says “who me, no way”. They go about their business of life, questioning nothing, ignoring signs, avoiding whispers and hiding or holding onto a particular idea or belief. They strive to believe everything is rosy. They are the positive thinkers and the win/win idealists who feel that if they only follow the golden rule and certain scriptures life will be a piece of cake. Unexpectedly, things change and over time they realize that while the mind can convince you of many things and promise to deliver on goals it does not always have the power to produce results. Things change, people change and life it seems in not in their control entirely. They begin to doubt the beliefs that they have lived by and a search begins for a new identity that hopefully will be more in agreement with reality and the nature of things they have experienced. They have come to understand that it is not enough to believe, you have to know what is true about life and yourself as well.