It's all in your head.....

This would most definitly be one of the most confusing subjects I have yet written about, or even thought about. Especially since I don't really have any idea as to where I'm heading with this....

I can't even remember when or where I started thinking about this, but I do remember it was something to do with being spaced out and staring at the clouds (Don't ask). I was thinking about the human mind in general, and it kind of just dawned on me how amazing our brains really are. Humans spend a large portion of their lifetime just trying to come to terms with themselves and their own potential, and also in a way trying to conquer their mind so that they can unlock that potential. In this blog, I thought I would just share with you some of the thoughts and ideas I had and try to show you how much your mind really can affect you....

The first thing that occurred to me when thinking about 'The Mind', was quite unsurprisingly, The Matrix. The main theme I take out of that movie is the fact that if you truly believe you can do something, then you can!! For example, once Neo (the main character) had realised his true strength and ability, he started flying! I guess that is a rather extreme example, but it is in a way a reflection of the real world. I'll explain a bit later in the blog.

One thing that popped up in conversation a few days ago was tastes. A friend of mine commented on how tastes can vary hugely from person to person and under different circumstances. I thought that I would attempt to elaborate on that. Every person has different tastes, some people are picky (I am such a person), and others have the amazing ability to be able to eat whatever is put on their plate (Rather in common with my father and brother) And of course there is really nothing wrong with that. In my opinion, tastes are mental, in other words, what you taste, or think you taste is the result of your brain telling you what you need (in terms of sustenance), and how important it is for you to get that sustenance. Different tastes might come from events that happen to you - for example if you are in the desert and dying of thirst, even disgustingly muddy water will seem pure and perfect, but if you are bloated with water, then it will taste terrible. If you are hydrated and balanced, then it will taste average. It is similar with fizzy drinks. If you start drinking coke, the first few glasses are really nice. But as you go on drinking, it begins to lose that taste and, by the time you get to the end of the bottle, its really not that nice. Taste could also be related to your personal experience. I am a picky person when it comes to eating food, but I believe a lot of my 'dislikes' are a result of having certain foods (such as olives, pumpkin etc) forced on me when I was younger. Because of that, I rebelled and decided I didn't like them. My brother however, has always been able to eat everything, and as far as I know has always been like that. Part of it is his attitude that its all food, and he is quite proud to be able to eat anything! He has mentally overcome any ideas in his head that say he doesn't certain foods, and as a result he finds that everything he eats actually tastes good.

I am a great fan of music. I like anything from opera to hard rock. Really any music involving great talent or ability. I also very much like to sing along to music, but the problem with that is the fact that I really don't sound good. In fact my friends will probably tell you that I sound downright terrible. Sometimes I realise that it would be a really nice thing to do to spare their ears, and so I sing in my head. I'm sure some of you who have read this will relate to what I'm saying, and if you don't, give it a try! You see the great thing about singing along with music in your head is that you can sound almost as good as the artist singing it! (sometimes even better than the artist...) The point I'm trying to make is the fact that you can get into the music just as much when you're singing along to it in your head as if you were singing aloud, and it sounds even better! (to your own ears, and probably those around you as well). Once you are practiced at it, you could believe that you are actually singing aloud, and while you sing along in your head, mentally filling a stadium with the sound of your well-practiced tenor, not only will you have heaps of fun, but you may notice that your friends stop leaving the room every time you turn on the stereo.

I have just highlighted and touched on a couple of things that hopefully show just how useful and diverse our minds can be. But the one area that I believe from whence we can have the biggest impact on our lives and the lives of others is faith. The bible says that if we christians have faith in God the size of a mustard seed (which is pretty darn small by the way), then we could move mountains! I don't know about you but I reckon that would be kinda cool. If we have even the smallest amount of faith in what God can do, we would be an unstoppable force of goodness.

A couple of years ago, I heard a story from a couple in my church about a man in africa who had gone to a healing meeting. This was a meeting where people went for prayer and healing, whether it be mental healing or physical. This man had a brother at home who was sick and dying, and after he saw people getting healed from all kinds of sicknesses and ailments, he left the meeting, travelled half of the night back to his village, put his brother in a wheelbarrow and took him to the meeting. Now the distance from his village to the town was so great that by the time the man arrived at the meeting the next morning, his brother was dead. The fact that his brother was DEAD, like, didn't even have a pulse and rigor mortis (when the body gets all stiff) was setting in didn't deter this guy. He went into the meeting and said something along the lines of "I want prayer for my brother, I want him to be healed." So the leaders and people doing the praying went and prayed for this mans brother, and he came back to life. THAT is faith. Even when his brother was dead, he still believed that God could and WOULD heal him. And he did.

We as Christians can do anything if our faith is strong enough, and there is no doubt in our minds that God will do it for us. Both you and I are capable of such miracles. All you need is faith, and a desire to do good.