Believe It To Receive It

BELIEVE IT TO RECEIVE IT

Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us.” — Sir Thomas Browne

And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.” — The Bible, Matthew 17:20

In all things, you need faith. I mean, you have to have faith that the sun will come up tomorrow, that you will rise from your bed to meet it, and so will your loved ones, and so will the rest of your part of the world. It is a necessity. Else, why go on? Why make plans? Why try at all? Let’s face it, things can get pretty grim and depressing out there, but without the faith that we can change it, or change our little part of it, what the world is, can be overwhelming.

Having said that, imagine now the faith needed to spend each of your days as a slave. The slaves were the core practitioners of the things we now know as hoodoo/rootwork/conjure. So, when we talk about having faith in the work and faith in ones’ abilities to make his or her own life better, these people were operating on a whole ‘nother plane entirely. We are talking some “next level” shit right there.

My point is, THAT is the kind of faith that is needed to do great works. It is not what color of candle you are using, or if you have the appropriately scented oil, or if you folded your petition in just the right way. No, that is all just window dressing, and although there is power in tradition, it is weak compared to that which I am referring. That thing you need above all others is FAITH. Believe it to receive it, name it and claim it, whatever you want to call it or say about it, the greatest ingredient in each and every successful work is FAITH.

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