How To Have Faith & Trust That The Universe Has Your Back

Having faith in a universal intelligence is one of the most powerful ways to overcome anxiety, manage stress, and find peace of mind. Something magical happens when you come to understand that there is a perfect order and a perfect design to our world.

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Having faith in a universal intelligence is one of the most powerful ways to overcome anxiety,

Manage stress,

And find peace of mind.

Something magical happens when you come to understand that there is a perfect order and a perfect design to our world.

Ever since I was young,

I've been observing,

Studying,

And contemplating the nature and the laws of the universe.

Over time,

I've come to realize the beauty and the perfection that is weaved throughout as if there were indeed some greater intelligence that had carefully designed it all.

It stands to reason that if there are natural laws of science governing every aspect of the material world,

Then surely there must be natural laws governing every aspect of the metaphysical world.

Upon a closer inspection of how life works,

You can begin to see how these laws work.

Many people understand certain metaphysical laws such as the law of attraction or the law of reciprocity.

I've come to understand that there are so many more.

So having faith really isn't about religious belief in a certain doctrine or particular idea of a God character.

It's merely a recognition that life is governed by a particular set of laws that are designed to allow us to live in peace and harmony so long as we choose to observe them and live in accordance with them.

One of the most important laws to acknowledge is this more general law that says that the universe has your back,

That ultimately everything that happens to you is in fact for you.

Typically,

This means that everything is either a blessing or a lesson.

If your experience is anything but a pleasant moment,

Then it's serving you in some other way.

Many times painful experiences are here to teach us lessons that will make us wiser,

Or they are here to steer us in a direction that will better serve us.

Understanding this one concept can change your life forever.

Imagine how life can be when you live with this level of faith.

This is something that I've been practicing for years.

Gabrielle Bernstein wrote this amazing book,

The Universe Has Your Back,

And it has all these different ideas and principles and understandings that help support this notion that we live in a supportive universe,

That everything is in fact happening for us,

It's not happening to us.

And in this process,

The more you come to adopt this attitude and mentality,

The more you get to shift from a victim mindset to a mindset that is fully empowered,

That can welcome and accept each and every moment.

Which isn't to say that it's easy,

Life is still gonna throw you curveballs and things are still gonna be challenging.

And that's okay.

This is a lifelong process.

This is an opportunity to move in the direction of greater peace of mind.

And that's the whole idea here is in understanding that there are laws that govern the universe,

Not just the law of gravity and all these other physical laws,

But these metaphysical ones,

These personal ones,

These emotional ones.

And the more you pay attention to life,

The more you can start to see the truth in this.

You don't have to just take my word for it.

For example,

One thing that I've observed in life is that good people seem to be a lot happier.

And what I mean by that is that people who are acting in ways that are kind,

Generous,

Serving,

Honest with integrity,

Choosing not to harm,

Choosing to help,

So on and so forth.

Well,

By my observations,

They're happy people.

When you compare them to the quote bad people that aren't so kind,

They can be mean or cruel or cold or blaming or judging or critical.

These people are not rewarded in life.

Life in its perfect design does not reward them with happiness,

With peace of mind.

And it's these kinds of observations that that help reinforce this notion for me that there is some universal intelligence behind all of this that has created this beautiful world where things do seem to make sense.

And no,

This is not an easy concept to adopt.

When you look at the world as it is,

And you see how there's climate change and global warming and corruption and pollution and all of these other problems.

And yet,

These laws still exist.

It is my belief that yes,

Good things do happen to good people.

And good things do not happen to bad people.

Now you could hear this and see and say,

Hey,

Adam,

But what about all these rich people that have been stepping on people's toes and being cutthroat in business to make all this money?

Well,

They've been rewarded,

Right?

They've been successful.

Well,

What is your measure of success?

Are they the happiest,

Most at peace people in the world?

Or did they just manage to secure more financial resources than other people?

I see this again,

As further evidence of the universe operating in perfect harmony.

So take this on as a personal practice.

Having faith and trusting that the universe has your back,

It's not the easiest thing.

Perhaps this is why it is not so common.

The average person does not operate with faith.

They operate with the lack of faith.

They operate with fear.

They operate with anxiety,

With stress,

With reacting to the world in ways that seeks to control and micromanage and predict.

All of these impulses come from this lack of faith.

I had a client of mine who was telling me that she had a conversation that was coming up with a friend of hers that she was dreading because she feared it going the wrong way.

And this is a normal occurrence that I have as well.

It's also an opportunity to practice a greater level of faith,

To understand that whatever comes to pass will be okay,

To understand that everything that happens is actually good for you because it is either a blessing or a lesson.

In this case,

We talked about how sometimes when a negative experience happens and one feels triggered,

For example.

Well,

Perhaps that can be a good thing too.

I've come to understand that when a blockage gets hit,

A blockage in our energy gets hit from a steward past experience where we had an experience and we resisted it and created this trigger.

I've come to learn that it's a good thing for those triggers to get hit because when we are able to relax and release into those situations and surrender and let the experience pass through us rather than resist it any further,

That that means that those blockages get to loosen up and eventually clear.

But that requires faith to walk into any situation and understand that this principle or another could be operating on our behalf for our benefit and to allow it and to be at peace.

And this is what it's about.

Having faith allows you to be at peace with all of life.

And some of the time,

You know why you're having faith,

Right?

You know that XYZ is happening for you because something like that happened in the past.

Well,

What about in the future where you don't know why something is good for you?

Perhaps it will reveal itself,

And it often does,

Down the road with hindsight and greater clarity and you realize,

Oh,

That's why I missed the train.

I was supposed to meet up with this person.

This is how,

You know,

Some people end up getting married,

For example.

Chance occurrences happen in someone's life that work out for our benefit,

Which is the other idea with regards to having faith and trusting that the universe has your back,

Is understanding that there's also this level of divine orchestration that is at play at all times,

Where the universe is moving the pieces on the chessboard of our life in ways that we're not aware of,

Right?

The universe may have caused this train to depart before you were able to be on the platform,

For example,

Because the universe is looking out for you.

The universe heard your intention that you desire to meet somebody special,

And the universe cooked up some special plan to connect you with someone.

And in order for you to experience these benefits,

To allow life to hook you up,

You have to have faith that that is how life works,

That the universe is always collaborating behind the scenes on your behalf,

That there are these natural laws that exist to support you,

And there does seem to be some mysterious process behind the scenes.

Some people attribute it to our angels and our spirit guides and that whole realm working on our behalf.

These things are impossible to prove,

But in my experience,

I've witnessed so many examples of divine orchestration that in hindsight,

I realized,

Wow,

The likelihood of this event happening was so small,

And yet it happened.

And oftentimes,

When I'm doing this exercise,

What I'm realizing is that the experience was negative,

Like,

Oh,

Why did that happen?

I missed the train.

I'm so late for this meeting,

And this happened because of it,

Where all these things happen,

And now I lost some money or an opportunity or whatever.

In the moment,

My ego is frustrated because it's not getting what it wants.

Its immediate needs are not being gratified.

And then down the road,

I realized,

Wait a second,

Because of that,

A much more important need or desire got met or fulfilled.

And in that process,

I came to understand,

Wow,

The chances of me missing this train and this thing happening and that thing happening and this thing happening so that I could have this specific experience.

In this case,

Some kind of a negative experience.

The chances of that were so low,

That's my cue to realize and remember,

Oh,

Wow,

This was no accident.

This was no coincidence.

This was orchestrated.

This would not and could not have happened on its own.

Therefore,

I know that this is good for me.

I can't so easily prove it right this moment,

But I've seen this happen before.

And in those cases,

It did end up being a good thing for me.

And guys,

When you get to the point where you start to live with this understanding,

It changes everything.

It gives you the opportunity to start having some appreciation in the moment when something negative is happening and you just know that everything is working out for you.

This is how you do it.

You remind yourself,

You call up this wisdom,

This remembering,

This knowing,

This belief,

This trust,

This faith,

That every experience is meant for you,

That it's good for you,

Even if it's painful or unpleasant or undesired in that moment.

This gives you the opportunity to be okay with everything,

Everything that is distressing.

You know,

I had an experience this morning where something triggered me and I started feeling a little bit stressed and anxious and I didn't know what that was about,

But I let it be.

I didn't make it any worse.

I had trust and I had faith that for some reason,

I'm having this experience and I can't predict the chain reaction that it's going to result in,

But I choose to believe that there's some sort of chain reaction that is for my benefit.

Maybe I'm supposed to take a little bit more time getting settled in after returning home from this experience and maybe somehow because of that I do something that I wasn't going to do otherwise and magic happens.

This is the idea and there are so many ways to talk about this and notice this,

But really the invitation is for you to see for yourself.

This is an invitation to cultivate greater faith in life and trust that the universe has your back.

You've likely heard this term before.

Now I want you to take this out for a spin,

So to speak,

And see how this can be true for you.

Don't take my word for it.

Pay attention to life.

Be aware of how things somehow seem to work out for you when you do not resist.

This is very important.

Things will not work out for you if you resist,

If you succumb to too much anxiety,

Too much stress,

Too much frustration through your resistance and insistence in getting your way and your ego having its needs and desires met all the time.

That will get you into trouble and it will not allow for this process,

But if you do allow for this process and you do have an openness to seeing the goodness,

The silver linings in everything and you start to pay attention to the perfection of the universe and these universal laws,

Then you will get to have faith and trust that the universe does in fact have your back.

Because the truth is guys,

Yeah,

The world is in a pretty distressing state right now and I would say that it's always been,

On some level,

A kind of a mess.

And one element to that,

I would say,

Is that very few people understand these laws.

Very few people are living in harmony with these laws.

People aren't aware that it's good for them to be a good person,

So they're unconsciously being mean,

Cruel,

Unkind,

Stingy,

Cheating,

Whatever.

They don't understand that these are violating the universal laws,

Therefore they're going to pay for it.

There are going to be negative consequences.

Very few people understand these laws,

Therefore very few people live in harmony and alignment with them.

Therefore,

A world of chaos is created.

But that doesn't have to be your world.

Your world can be beautiful and inspiring and happy and peaceful.

Because I believe that anyone that lives in harmony with these laws,

Think of all the enlightened masters that have walked the earth or any Buddhist monk that you've encountered.

In my experience,

These are some of the happiest and most peaceful people in the world because they practice this in their own unique way.

The invitation is to be more like them.

Live in harmony with life,

Make peace with life,

Understand that happiness is always available to you when you know that everything is okay,

That life is always for your benefit,

And that yes,

Indeed,

The universe does have your back.

Reviews

Fanastic. Well said. I fee like I can breathe easier.

The right words at the right moment! This was all I needed right now as I go through a challenging moment of my life. Not enough words to say thank you!

This philosophy grounded in Universal goodness and the fact that everything happens for a reason is the beacon I live by. Faith in a higher power and a rules base order to the Universe is integral to true happiness in life. Thank you for this affirmation of my faith.

Thank you 🙏🏼 I really enjoyed this talk, all very solid information that resonated 🌻

A blessing or a lesson inquiry knocks "victim-hood" out of the ballpark as faith in the universe brings you home.

Thanks

This was amazing. Thank you so much. 🩷🙏🩷

Universal laws explained in a simple way. Ty. Everything happens for a reason. Acceptance is key indeed.

Excellent talk I get

thank you for this positive and encouraging reminder 🙏🙏🙏

Great message! Thank you!

Gentle calmness in your voice reminded me to take a few deep breaths and trust the process as I always have. 🙏🏻

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Fell asleep, universe can be totally awesome 👏. Thanks so much .