True Faith in God: Real-Life Stories That Inspire and Empower

Can Faith Move Mountains?

• The word “mountain” here symbolizes the challenges and obstacles we face in life not a literal mountain like Mt. Everest.
• Obviously, we can’t move Mt. Everest by sitting here, but we can overcome huge emotional and physical barriers with the right kind of faith.
• True faith — Faith in God — is the kind that can help us break through depression, fear, and even danger.
• The more faith we have, the less fear remains. The less fear, the stronger our faith becomes.

How Do We Know We Have Faith in God?

Mira Bai: Faith That Turned Poison into Nectar

We all know that Mira Bai was a great devotee of Lord Krishna. The love Mira Bai had for Lord Krishna was as immense as that of the Gopikas.
Once in childhood, Mira saw a wedding procession and asked her mother what it was. Her mother explained it was marriage, where a man becomes the husband and the woman, the wife.

Innocently, Mira asked, “Can I have a husband too?” Her mother, to calm her, gave her an idol of Lord Krishna and said, “He is your husband.”
Mira accepted this with innocence and grew up believing Lord Krishna was truly her husband.

Later, she was married to King Ranaji of Chittorgarh, but Mira did not accept him as her husband. Her heart belonged to Krishna.
Ranaji, initially loving, grew frustrated with her detachment and deep devotion to Krishna. Eventually, he decided to poison her.

He sent her a bowl of milk laced with poison. Mira, unaware of the danger, first offered it to Lord Krishna. Then, she drank it as prasad.
To everyone’s shock, she remained unharmed.
Her faith had transformed poison into nectar. Such is the power of devotion when it is pure and unwavering.
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Prahladji: Fearless Faith in Lord Narayan

Prahladji was the young son of the demon king Hrianyakashyapu. But unlike his father, he was a staunch devotee of Lord Narayan.
His father, angered by his devotion, tried every possible way to kill him — poisoning him, throwing him from a height, setting him on fire.

In every situation, Prahladji remained calm and fearless, continuously chanting the name of Narayan.
Not once did he plead, beg, or run — he simply believed.
His faith was stronger than fear, and Lord Narayan protected him every time.
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Bhakta Daaya: Faith that Defied Abuse and Darkness

During the time of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, a boy named Daaya joined a group of villagers on a pilgrimage to Kashi.
On the way, they passed through Gadhpur and had the darshan of Bhagwan Swaminarayan. One glimpse was enough. Daaya was captivated.
He insisted on staying in Gadhpur and refused to continue the yatra. He said, “My Kashi, Vishwanath, Somnath — all are at the feet of Bhagwan Swaminarayan.”

His brothers argued but couldn’t convince him, so they left. Later, they returned. Bhagwan Swaminarayan gently told Daaya to go home, and Daaya obeyed.
At home, his father disliked his devotion. He beat him and hung him inside a well. Still, Daaya kept chanting “Swaminarayan.”

Locked without food or water for 3 days, Daaya’s mother wept. Daaya said, “Don’t worry Maa. Bhagwan Swaminarayan will take care of me.”
At 3 AM, Bhagwan Swaminarayan appeared, fed and freed him, and took him to Gadhpur. There He gave him Bhagwati Diksha and Daaya became a sadhu.
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Final Reflection: Do We Have That Faith?

• We all have faith — in people, systems, or outcomes — but true transformation begins when that faith is directed towards God.
• Faith in God isn’t just believing He exists — it’s surrendering, trusting, and standing firm, even when life challenges us.
• Mira Bai, Prahladji, and Daaya didn’t have ordinary faith — they had divine conviction.

Let’s build the kind of faith that doesn’t just admire God — but surrenders to Him, no matter what. Because when faith is real, obstacles become opportunities, and suffering becomes grace.