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Faith from Ford

 Henry Ford is quoted for having said "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't — you're right" This speaks about faith - "confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." (Hebrews 11:1 NIV)  Faith does something. Many things can only be achieved if you believe they can. I've practiced a bit of parkour in my time, and while some of it requires strength and skill, much of it depends on your mindset. If I don't believe I can make a jump, my entire body fights against me trying to do that jump because it will hurt if I fail - and therefore I am unable to do the jump. But if I know I can do it, my body performs at its best, and making the jump is not a problem. So what does it take to build such faith? To return to my parkour analogy, it's about starting small. Take a small jump that you know you can do. Then make the jump a little bigger. Then step for step increase until you are back where you started.  So what has c