There are many different aspects involved in creating our sense
of self-confidence. Most of us are quite aware of the big
obvious pieces like whether or not our childhoods created a
strong foundation to build upon or not. We know that a string of
broken hearts can begin eroding what confidence we may have had
and that a loving supportive spouse can be our greatest asset in
the belief that we can do anything we set our minds to. We know
that succeeding at our goals also adds a wonderfully rich layer
towards our overall sense of self-confidence. One aspect that
often goes overlooked is how our spiritual beliefs hold a hidden
resource that can keep us going when all else fails.
For the sake of consistency, I'm going to refer to angels in
this article because most religions believe in angels and they
are a universal concept that most of us can easily embrace.
Angels can refer to God's messengers, spirit guides, goddesses,
and a whole lot of other terms. So as not to confuse the issue,
I'll define angels to mean whoever or whatever entity that
watches over you from the spirit world. You may or may not have
a spoken dialog set up with them, but you know who it is that
you call out to for help
when things look ugly.
How do your guardian angels give you self-confidence? The only
way you can really answer that question is by testing them. Take
safe little leaps of faith and see what happens. This has
nothing whatsoever to do with getting everything you ask for.
This isn't about saying 'Okay angels, give me $1000 in
tomorrow's mail' and having it actually happen. This is about
you taking action in faith that they will catch you if you fall.
Don't start out big with something outrageous like quitting your
job after buying a lottery ticket on the assumption that the
angels will make sure your numbers are the ones called. Start
out with something small like asking for their help when
studying for the next test so that you can improve upon your
scores. Ask for protection while driving, so that they will
forewarn you when someone is about to cut you off in traffic
without turning on their blinkers. Ask them to guide you in your
career choices so that you find work that is emotionally and
financially fulfilling. Ask them to help you to stay healthy and
to help you to monitor your daily health habits. Try these types
of safe little experiments and see if you can tell that they
are
making a difference. You are still going about your life like
you normally do, but you are opening your mind to watching for
signs of divine intervention on your behalf.
It's very important that you understand that they are seldom
going to do huge big obvious things that are undeniably of a
supremely celestial nature. Most of the time if you're paying
attention, you will feel a flutter of intuition in the pit of
your stomach that guides you as to which choice they want you to
take. Sometimes you hear a slight hint of a whisper telling you
when someone is lying to you that would take advantage of you if
given half a chance. You may get a slight panic feeling that
tells you to put your foot on the break for no good reason...
only to have someone almost sideswipe you on the freeway if you
hadn't done so. You'll think of someone that you haven't talk to
in a long time just before the telephone rings and they are on
the other end offering you the job of your dreams. It's so very
subtle and tiny that you could easily write it off as
coincidence. However, test the coincidence factor. Tell your
guides that you want them to stop helping, guiding, and
protecting you for this purpose. Watch
and you will see that
those little coincidences stop happening. After a week or so,
you can ask them to start looking out for your best interest
again and promise to pay attention to those little signs that
they are indeed watching over you. You may never ever see a
vision of your angels and you may never hear their voice, but
you will know when they're there working on your behalf. Run as
many tests as you like for as long as you like, they don't mind.
Eventually, there will come a time when you will realize that
you are protected and that you are flowing along smoothly with
life and not fighting against the flow of things. A lot of
emotional stress, interpersonal problems, and financial burdens
will most likely fall by the wayside. Your life will become
quite a bit easier and only those challenges which are meant to
teach, empower, and strengthen you will be allowed into your
awareness. It becomes impossible to deny those little whispers,
nudges, gut feelings, and instincts any longer. You will come to
accept them as proof that you do have guardian angels looking
over you and you will be comforted and empowered by it.
With this awareness of angelic protection and guidance
comes a
sense of self-confidence that is different from normal
confidence. You know that you are walking within your divinity.
You are at peace with the heavens and are loved and cared for at
a deeply spiritual level. You don't always have to believe in
yourself if you know that they are looking out for you. You will
not be afraid to stretch out beyond your comfort zone if you
know that your guardian angels have agreed that it's a good idea
for you to reach out to this new level. You will know that even
if you fall flat on your face, that they will help you to get
back up, dust yourself off, and get back into the game of life.
You are never really alone.
Copyright 2005, Skye Thomas, Tomorrow's Edge
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