Faith as an Active, Creative Energy

Here are examples—drawn from the spirit of Edgar Cayce’s readings—of faith as an active, creative energy rather than just an intellectual belief:

1. Praying for Guidance—Then Acting on It

“In the exercising of the faith does there come to each that as may be given another for their enlightenment.” —262-15

Cayce stresses that faith is strengthened and proven through action. Prayer opens the door, but stepping forward with trust allows more light to come.

Example: You feel inspired to reach out to someone in need even though you don’t know what to say—you do it anyway, trusting Spirit to guide you.

Mental agreement version: Saying, “I believe God can guide me” but never changing your decisions or habits.

Active, creative energy version: Praying for clarity, then taking a step in the direction you feel led—trusting that more will be revealed as you move forward.

Cayce emphasis: Faith becomes creative when it moves you to act on inspiration, even before all details are clear.

2. Healing Through Faith

“...the spirit is life; the mind is the builder; the physical is the result.” —349-4

Cayce taught that faith shapes the mental and spiritual patterns that influence physical health.

Example: You hold the image of your body whole and well in meditation, while making daily choices (diet, rest, thoughts) that match that vision.

Mental agreement version: Believing healing is possible but focusing mostly on symptoms.

Active, creative energy version: Visualizing wellness, aligning diet, thoughts, and attitudes with healing, and maintaining trust in divine help while working with treatments.

Cayce emphasis: The body responds to the patterns the mind and spirit hold—faith shapes these patterns.

3. Starting Service Without Seeing the Full Outcome

“...for he that would have life must GIVE life, they that would have love must show themselves lovely, they that would have friends must be friendly, they that would have cooperation MUST cooperate by the GIVING of self TO that as is to be accomplished - whether in the bringing of light to others, bringing of strength, health, understanding, these are one IN Him.

” —262-3

Serving in faith creates a channel for more spiritual energy to flow through you.

Example: Volunteering your skills to a project without knowing how your contribution will be used, trusting it will serve a higher good.

Mental agreement version: Agreeing service is good but waiting until it’s convenient or certain.

Active, creative energy version: Volunteering to help someone now—without knowing how it will unfold—because your heart is moved to act.

Cayce emphasis: Faith creates channels for divine help to flow through you to others.

4. Choosing Forgiveness Before You Feel Like It

“In showing forth that which is manifest in thine experience, let the love that was manifested in forgiveness be in thee, that there be no envy, no strife, no knowledge of other than good works through the activities of self. For, in glorying in the knowledge of the Father comes more and more the manifestations of the Spirit of the Christ. "Inasmuch as ye do it unto the least of these, my little ones, ye do it unto me." —262-47

Forgiveness in faith releases both parties from spiritual bondage—even before emotions “catch up.”

Example: Praying blessings for someone who hurt you, trusting God’s love to heal what you can’t yet feel. Mental agreement version: Saying forgiveness is important but waiting for your feelings to change.

Active, creative energy version: Deciding to release resentment and bless the other person in prayer—even while the emotions are still raw—because you trust in the freeing power of Spirit.

Cayce emphasis: Faith opens the soul to qualities (like love and peace) that change reality from the inside out.

5. Holding to Your Spiritual Ideal in Difficulty

“Universal love necessary that there be unity of purpose, or desire, upon the parts of groups OR individuals in their PRESENTING themselves for a oneness of purpose, or to be of aid to others in FINDING themselves; losing self in the love of that as is made the ideal of those seeking.

” —262-2

Faith is creative because it draws the ideal into present action.

Example: When provoked, you consciously choose to respond with your ideal of patience or compassion, even if your feelings resist.

Mental agreement version: Believing in love, patience, or compassion as ideals, but letting anger or fear dominate when tested.

Active, creative energy version: Returning to your chosen ideal in prayer or affirmation during stress—deliberately shaping your thoughts and actions to match it.

Cayce emphasis: Faith gives form to divine ideals in material life.