佛罗伦萨·斯高伏尔·西恩/Florence Scovel Shinn
Faith is expectancy, "According to your faith, be it unto you."
We might say, according to your expectancies be it done unto you; so, what are you expecting?
We hear people say: "We expect the worst to happen," or "The worst is yet to come." They are deliberately inviting the worst to come.
We hear others say: "I expect a change for the better." They are inviting better conditions into their lives.
Change your expectancies and you change your conditions.
How can you change your expectancies, when you have formed the habit of expecting loss, lack or failure?
Begin to act as if you expected success, happiness and abundance; prepare for your good.
Do something to show you expect it to come. Active faith alone, will impress the subconscious.
If you have spoken the word for a home, prepare for it immediately, as if you hadn't a moment to lose. Collect little ornaments, table-cloths, etc.!
Keep on noticing beautiful things, and you make an invisible contact. Sooner or later these things are drawn into your life, unless you say, "Poor me, too good to be true."
The soul is the subconscious mind. You can expect any seemingly impossible Good from God.
Get the realization that every blessing is good in action, and see God in every face and good in every situation. This makes you master of all conditions.
信念意味着期待——你的信念造就了你这个人。
我们也可以说，向你期待的方向发展，最终成就你自己。那么，你期待的是什么？
我们常常听人们说“我们期待更坏的事情降临”或“糟糕的事情还没有发生”。他们这是故意给自己找麻烦。
我们也会听到这样的说法：“我期待更好的改变。”这样的人已经把幸运之神请进了他们的生活。
所以，改变你的期待，你的境况就会得到改善。