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WHAT WE BELIEVE

Laney Rene

Let ’ s talk today about what you believe . There are so many things that play into what you believe and why you believe it . Millions of thoughts have impacted your views and beliefs about a million different things . In fact , you believe things that you don ’ t even consciously know you believe . You believe things about yourself , things about God , and things about other people , whether good or bad , true or not true . You have many subconscious beliefs that come out in the choices you make every day . We all do ! Of course , you have some things that , if I asked you , you wouldn ’ t know how to say what it is you believe , and there may even be things that you change your mind on while you ’ re trying to explain your belief , but bottom line , what you believe is so incredibly important because ultimately , what you believe will direct the path of your life .
This became a reality for me when my life wasn ’ t going the way I hoped it would , and I began searching for change . I didn ’ t know initially what kind of change I needed , but realized later that God wanted to heal , restore , and completely change the way I believed about many things .
Growing up , I was “ a good kid .” I didn ’ t get in trouble much , definitely less than my siblings , and so in my eyes , I was doing
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