The statement I heard had two parts to it. The first part was, "You are today where you are because of your believing."
It was bold and confronting. Initially, I didn't like it. Was it really saying that I am today in life where I am because of my believing? If it was true, it would simply eliminate any excuses that I had for my life. That would put all the responsibility for my life on me.
That would mean that "where I was" in my life was because of me!
That challenged me to be logical for a change instead of emotional. When you think about it honestly, if that statement is not true, then we are today where we are because of what? Is it because of everybody else? Is it because of the economy? Is it because of limited education?
Are any of us responsible for our own actions anymore? Sadly, in the last thirty-two years since I first heard that statement, our culture continues to evolve into a victim mentality. Nothing is anyone's fault anymore. Something else or some one else is to blame.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Although the first part of that statement was very confronting to me, the second part of it was very encouraging. "You will be tomorrow where your believing takes you." Now that gave me some hope! I could take charge of my own life, regardless of the surroundings or the situations that currently existed. I could be in control of my own life and future.
It really was my choice, and still is.
Over the years, I have gained an understanding and an appreciation of what the word, "believing," in that statement meant. Our belief system, what we accept as absolutely true, what we believe, comes from the heart. Those "beliefs" get into our heart through our mind.
Some call it, the, "heart and mind." Others call it, "subconscious and conscious." Whatever you want to call it, just make sure you understand how it works.
Thoughts hit our mind all the time. Thinking something one time does not transfer the thought from your mind into your heart to form a belief system. Rather, it is those consistent thoughts, running over and over that will end up in your heart.
Once something is in the heart, it becomes a belief system. It is now what you believe. It is what you accept as right or true. And, most importantly, it is what you will attract into your life. That's the way the Creator designed our minds to function.
No wonder the Bible says to "guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life!" And, as I've quoted so many times, "As he thinks in his heart, so is he."
You are today in your life where you are because of your believing; your belief system in your heart will act like a magnet.
You will be tomorrow where your believing takes you.
Here's the good news! If there are areas in your life that you want to change, you can! Just discard the thoughts of your life that you don't want, and keep your focus and attention on the thoughts of how you do want your life to be. Remain consistent until these thoughts become beliefs in your heart.
Some things may take a little longer than others. That's okay, because now you're in charge of your life. Refuse to settle!
"You are today where you are because of your believing. You will be tomorrow where your believing takes you."
What a statement!
When tomorrow is the start of the diet, it is almost always doomed to failure. Too many people assume that because they have failed once they will always fail to lose weight. They tell everybody they know, that they are about to go on a diet, and then they immediately start the negative campaign as to why they will fail. Is it any wonder they fail, when they set their sights on failure?
If this sounds like you, then you need to ask why you are planning to start a diet. It doesn't sound like a great plan if it is doomed to fail. The best diets are the ones that are started today, these are the ones the person is sure is going to work.
There is no doubt or maybe about what they are going to be doing. They know they will lose weight. They have learned through years of trial and error what doesn't work, and now they are ready to make that life changing decision to eat a healthy diet.
Dieting isn't for the short term if you struggle with your weight. Dieting is a long term commitment, and one you and only you can make.
Your doctor might tell you to lose weight; your family might tell you to lose weight. You common sense might tell you to lose weight. But until you come to realize that you want to lose weight you never will.
Will you continue to look for the future to be the day you start your diet? Will you continue to dream about it, yet believing it will never happen? Will you believe there is gold at the end of the rainbow for everybody but you?
You don't have to see it for the future; you can move it into the present. You can lose the weight you need. You can get the prize for losing the weight. The prize is a great prize, a better life and being able to live longer. Could you ask for more? No more tomorrow is the start of the diet. Today is the start of a new healthy lifestyle. Try it, it works.
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