How To Develop Faith

Mr. Hill has given us a statement which will give a better understanding of the importance the principle of auto-suggestion assumes in the transference of desire into its physical, or monetary equivalent; namely: faith is a state of mind which may be induced, or created, by affirmation or repeated instructions to the subconscious mind, through the principle of auto-suggestion.

The method for developing faith where it does not already exist is extremely difficult to describe; almost as difficult, in fact, as it would be to describe the color of red to a blind man who has never seen color, and has no basis for comparison. Faith is a state of mind which you can develop at will, after you have mastered the thirteen principles, because it is a state of mind which develops voluntarily, through the application and use of these principles.

Repeating and reaffirming orders to your subconscious mind is the only known method of voluntary development of the emotion of faith.

Maybe the meaning will become clearer after reading the following explanation explaining how some people sometimes become criminals. In the words of a famous criminologist, “When men first come into contact with crime, they abhor it. If they remain in contact with crime for a time, they become accustomed to it, and endure it. If they remain in contact with it long enough, they finally embrace it, and become influenced by it.”

This statement is the equivalent of saying that any thought-impulse which is repeatedly passed on to the subconscious mind is, finally, accepted and acted upon by the subconscious mind, which proceeds to translate that impulse into its physical equivalent, by the most practical method available.

Undoubtedly you can find at least some ounce of truth and understanding in this statement, particularly in this age of increased crime, acceptance, and justification. The more we all, as society, are exposed to crimes through daily news accounts and the media, the more immune we become to it. At times we even find ourselves justifying the actions of the criminals we see, or empathizing with their dilemma(s) which we feel apparently drove them to their crimes. And as we see more and more powerful and famous criminals hardly paying for their crimes, it crosses our minds that we are working too hard to live honestly when so many are doing so well by living dishonestly.

In connection with this, consider again the statement, all thoughts which have been emotionalized (given feeling), and mixed with faith, immediately begin to translate themselves into their physical equivalent or counterpart.

The emotions, or the “feeling” portion of thoughts, are the factors which give thoughts vitality, life, and action. The emotions of Faith, Love, and Sex, when mixed with any thought impulse, give it greater action than any of these emotions can do on their own.

This does not only apply to thought impulses which have been mixed with faith; thoughts mixed with any positive or negative emotions can reach and influence the subconscious mind.

Hence, the subconscious mind will translate a negative or destructive thought into its physical equivalent just as readily as it will act on positive or constructive thoughts. This accounts for the strange phenomenon which so many millions of people experience and refer to as “misfortune,” or “bad luck.”

There are millions of people who believe that they are “doomed” to struggle financially and fail because of some strange force they believe they have no control over. They are the creators of their own “misfortunes,” because of this negative belief, which is picked up by the subconscious mind, and translated into its physical equivalent.

The subconscious mind will translate into its physical equivalent, using the most direct and practical resources available, any order it is given in a state of belief, or faith that the order will be carried out.

With the basic information you’ve been given up until this point, you should have enough of a starting point to experiment and practice with to develop the ability to mix faith with any order given to the subconscious mind.

Perfection will come through practice. It cannot come by merely reading instructions.

If it is true that a person may become a criminal by association with crime, (and this is a known fact), it is equally true that a person may develop faith by voluntarily suggesting to the subconscious mind that he/she has faith. Ultimately, the mind will come to take on the nature of the influences which dominate it.

When you understand this truth you will know why it is essential for you to encourage positive emotions as dominating forces of your mind, and discourage--eliminate negative emotions.

A mind dominated by positive emotions becomes a favorable stage for the state of mind known as faith. A positively dominated mind may, at will, give the subconscious mind instructions, which it will accept and act upon immediately.