In times of tension or challenges, it may be difficult to remember that things happen for a reason. In the best of circumstances, when you're riding high and living the good life, it may not be necessary to renew your trust in the universe's plan for you, because your boat is sailing on calm waters.

As soon as your boat is rocked by a tsunami, however, you might have to reach for your toolkit to grab a pinch of faith, in order to maintain your course and to keep your spirits high.

If you have no ready faith, how can you deal with life's challenges when they present themselves unexpectedly? The answer is that without faith in the rightness of your course, you can lose your sense of direction, and thus have a harder time handling your troubles.

By trusting that there is a master plan always working on your behalf even in the midst of great sorrow and difficulty, you can go forward with confidence.

The skeptic might say that all events occur at random, without any planning or particular reason. An individual with that belief might experience a lot of fear and uncertainty as she goes along in life, because she could not put her trust in a world that contained haphazard acts. A lack of faith is essentially a belief in a negative result, whereas faith is a belief in a positive outcome.

That is not to say that by having faith, you are naive to the ways of the world. Yes, unfortunate and even tragic events occur as well to those who have faith in a universal plan. But the people who carry faith in their hearts hold firm that there was a reason for any unfortunate incident—and although they may never discover what that reason was, they know that around the corner, things will be better.

As long as you pay attention to your inner wisdom's messages, you can trust that the course you've chosen is the best one for you. Add a little faith into the mix, and your path will be a calm and steady one.

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