Andy Stanley once said that we can't make ourselves believe anything. We can put ourselves into environments that cultivate and shape our beliefs, but at any given time our beliefs about something are either there.... or they're not.
I've discovered something else about belief. A belief creates a "feeling" or "imprint" in our heart that grows deeper over time. It becomes part of our self-image. "I'm a guy who believes that _______". That belief becomes part of how we see ourselves.
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