The Lepers who Leaped in Faith. Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, Why are we sitting here until we die? If we say, we will enter the city, the famine is in the city, and we shall die. And if we sit here, we die also.Now therefore, come, let us surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they keep us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall only die And they rose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians; and when they had come to the outskirts of the Syrian camp, to their surprise no one was there...they went into one tent and ate and drank and carried from it silver and gold and clothing... 2kgs7vs3-8 Here are the Principles in the story above 1.They questioned their limiting beliefs.Why sit here until we die? What is the rationale behind our immobility? You may also ask yourself, Why am I sitting in this situation until I die? This job is killing me, will I allow it to bury me? What is stopping me from trying? Is this my best?When you ask these questions, they will help uncover your own limiting beliefs. Powerful question is the begining of transformation 2. They Thought. If we stay here we will die, if we go we might die A change begins with a thought. Many die in their situation because they fail to THINK.The lepers thought. They applied their mental faculty though ravaged by physical disability. They applied their native intelligence. Why are you on that job? Why are you in that condition? Take time to think, until you look for a way, you wont find it. 3.They Arose. Thinking is useless without action. Brilliant ideas without corresponding action is a brilliant nothing. They acted upon their thought. I met a guy one day who told hes been planing to write a book for a long time, no doubt he has brilliant ideas, but till today the book is sitting down quietly at the bookshelf of his mind. Books are written by people not by themselves. The worst ideas acted upon is far better than the best ideas not acted upon. 5. At Twilight. They rose early. They couldnt afford to wait until the mind pollutors wake up to pollute their thoughts. They arose at twilight. They struck while the iron is hot! Many people dont know that you get the best out of ideas when they are still fresh. The lepers understood the principle of first force. If you dont act on it now there is a chance that you wont act on it later. 5. When they got there, they saw food not enemy. Problems only exist in the realm of imagination. You see, they didnt die. They survived! They took their destiny into their hands and got a miracle. There is always a miracle but it may be waiting for you at the other side. Nothing moves until you move, nothing changes until you change, sometimes the answer to your prayer is just waiting for a single step from you. Go now, you wont die!
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