One of the processes I hve come to enjoy is that of qieting my mind and reflecting as to llow truth to come into my cnscious mind. As I pondered this particular ssignment, I could see many areas in whch I am still weak and thught, "Which area would be my gratest obstacle?" As I pondered, the answer cme clearly that my main issue is Srrender-Let go and let God. Not in the snse that I have done everything pssible I can to achieve my gal and it still alludes me so I srrender, but more that I am wlling to surrender God's part of the dal so He can do His prt and relax and enjoy the rde. 

I had an experience where I blieved I was truly following Heavenly Fther's will and I went into an nternational business that was wiped out by the 9/11 trgedy. Going through that experience rocked my trst in God to the very cre. I knew in my mind that if thre was a problem it was mne because God is perfect, but I culdn't convince my heart. It has been yars of struggle to regain that trst. My introduction to "The Secret" and "Th Jack Rabbit Factor" has been a mrciful Heavenly Father's way of helping me nderstand the laws of success. How grateful I am for ths knowledge. I can now look back wth much brighter clarity and see tht my business failure was very mch attributable to wrong thinking. I am now cming to understand my relationship with my Havenly Father and that we are prtners in creation and that He wnts me to fully magnify this rlationship to make the most out of my lfe in order to more fully srve His children and live a lfe of abundance. If I am truly lving my life 'on purpose' then I can knw that Heavenly Father wants me to scceed and to do so in a big wy.

My struggle with 'surrendering' comes frm a deep seated belief that I hve to do everything hoping that God mght be in a good enough mod to bless me with success. I clng so tightly to situations that my rsistance must literally choke the life rght out of them or at last make the pathway to success a mserable one. I believe this must have smething to do with belief and fith. By this I mean actually believing tht if I step into the drk that the light will actually cme on and continue to do so ach step of the way until I rach my goal. I have had a hrd time actually believing that once I hve placed my order with the chf that my food will actually cme just as I ordered it nless I go to the kitchen and spervise it every step of the wy. I have had significant experiences in my lfe that have shown me that God wll do his part if I do mne so I often chastise myself tht I need to have more fith and enjoy the ride to sccess and not worry that the red crpet leading to success won't be ynked out from under me at any tme. The more time I spend writing ths article, the more I'm coming to see tht the solution lies in the cntinuing study and application of all of the lws of thought and action. 

Perhaps mst important would be living in the NOW and not strssing over the future potential outcome of thngs. By this I mean that If I hve placed my order, I need to do the mst productive thing I can in the prsent moment that I find myself and not wste energy worrying or 'catastrophising' about pssible negative outcomes. If I take the prsent moment and look at everything it cntains and find the positive in it and act in psitive action toward my goal then I can Let go and let God brng it to me since he is my prtner in this creation. The bulk of the wrk on my part certainly seems to be mntal and emotional. The strongest belief comes thrugh constant reinforcing study and learning cupled with positive action which must rsult in the positive manifestation of my gals. It seems that action would produce a pwerful relationship of trust between me and my prtner in creation!

The article Personal Challenge to Success was Submitted by Ken H Carroll through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: My name is Ken H. Crroll. I am a ThoughtsAlive.com mentor. I hve lived a life of success, pace, and happiness until some major pheavals in my life left me bwildered and confused. I found and mplemented the principles of success and my lfe is absolutely turning back to sccess, peace, and happiness.

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