From the book “Protecting Against Eternal Identity Theft”. . . .”What we believe about ourselves determines our outlook on life and also our actions. The belief window is a lens through which we see life, much like glasses. Franklin Covey, a provider of time management training and assessment for organizations and individuals (Largely founded on the work of Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People), teaches that every person has a belief window. Ideally we would understand the truth of all things and therefore through our belief window we would see “all things as they really are.” If our belief window has been tampered with, as happens with divine identity theft, we hear the truth but then distort it by filtering it through our erroneous belief window. It is like wearing glasses that are the wrong prescription.
An example of that distortion, a prophet may testify that Heavenly Father loves us. If you believe that you are not loved, or that no one can love you, you hear the prophet’s words, but rather than believe his message, you think something different. You may say to yourself, God does love His children, but He does not love me. You may be convinced that God cannot love you because of something you have done or because you are “different.” Therefore even though you hear the truth from the prophet, your errant belief window does not allow you to incorporate that truth into your life and see “things as they really are.” (Jacob 4:13).
If your belief window is accurate, on the other hand, when you hear the prophet testify that Heavenly Father loves each of us with a perfect love, the Holy Ghost will testify to your spirit that this is true. That truth then becomes a very real part of you. You will feel Heavenly Father’s love for you and feel the peace that accompanies His love—a key component to understanding your divine identity.
. . . Remember that Your belief window greatly affects how you will interpret and incorporate the message. You can trust that we will do our best to teach only that which is true. Divine truth inspires and strengthens. If you do not feel bolstered by the truths discussed, examine your belief window to see if it has been distorted. Your belief window may influence you to misunderstand what is being taught, but if influenced by the Spirit, your belief window will clear and enable you to see “things as they really are.”. . . ~Barbara Lockhart, Wendy Top, Brent Top, Protecting Against Eternal Identity Theft (American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 2013), 10-11
“Each of us sees the world through our belief window. The beliefs that we have are lenses of reality for each of us.~Connie Blakemore, BYU Devotional, July 28,1998
