“Theologic beliefs can be suggested to a group, but faith can rise up only in the heart of the individual religionist.” 101:8.2 (1114.6)
We can sit in circles, attend talks, read books, and echo beliefs together. But belief is not faith. Belief can be taught, shared, even pressured. Faith, on the other hand, has only one entry point: the individual heart. No one can hand it to you. No crowd can generate it for you. It rises up from within—or it doesn’t rise at all.
That’s what makes authentic faith so powerful. It’s not rooted in conformity, but in conviction. It grows quietly, often privately, through experience, struggle, intuition, and encounter. You don’t need a platform to find it. You just need courage to search within.
So let others offer ideas, traditions, and theology—but remember, faith is something you must live into on your own. And that’s what makes it real.
