Mountains Will Move

"Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the worms of fear in your heart, and mountains will move out of your way." - Kate Seredy, illustrator and Newbery Award-winning author

My immediate question to this just a few years ago would have been - HOW??? I spent most of my life doubting myself and being afraid of almost everything. I honestly thought I would have to continue to live that way for the rest of my life. I had no idea there was another way to react to the obstacles and challenges that came my way.

So how does one kill the doubt and crush the fear? I don't know how other people have accomplished this but I can tell you how I was able to do so. I asked for help with this. I asked some friends who appeared to be sure of themselves and courageous when facing adversity. They showed me by their example how to live a day at a time without having to doubt myself every step of the way. My choice was to develop a deeper connection to a power greater than myself. As I learned to depend on the God of my understanding, my doubt and fear dissipated. It was gradual at first but then it lessened more and more significantly. I now have a faith and belief that is deeply ingrained within me. I immediately know now what to do when a problem arises.

This is not to say that I never feel doubt or fear anymore. This is to say that if I do experience either one, I know what to do. I ask for help - from God and from those closest to me. I know that I will get the answers I need, not necessarily the answers I want. My job is to be willing to listen and take the appropriate action in order alleviate my doubt and fear.

Mountains will move out of my way if I trust and pray, listen and act. It can be done. Today I will relinquish my fear and doubt to a power greater than myself. Today I will welcome all that happens as I remain in the present moment.