Category: Faith

Faith, Motivation

Don’t over complicate things

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Life can be as easy and as simple as we want it to be. No matter the situation, it’s about having a plan and following the plan. We begin to complicate things when we veer off from the plan.

If you are religious, follow the teachings that you believe in. They are made to make life easier. I was gifted a Bible over 20 years ago that I still use to this day. The man who gifted me the Bible wrote in it “This Book will keep you from sin, sin will keep you from this Book”. Although I was only about eight years old when I received the Bible, those words have stuck with me my entire life. When I assess my life, I see that this statement has been very true. The Bible has kept me from sin, but also sin has kept me from the Bible. When I’m not studying the Bible and Gods teachings, I notice my life is more complicated than it needs to be.

You might want to lose weight. Create a workout plan and a diet, and follow it. It’s that simple. You complicate things when you don’t follow the plan.

We can also complicate things by just thinking too much. Life is much more simple and easy than we make it. Once you realize that, you can be more poise in life. We can also make poor choices that make life more complicated that it has to be. We all make mistakes in life, but it’s key to try to limit them as much as possible. When you do make a mistake, accept it and make the next right move.

Don’t over complicate things. Set a plan and follow it. Keep faith in God and yourself and you’ll reach whatever goals and aspirations that you have. It’s possible.

Faith

Count your blessings

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If you are reading this blog post, that’s a blessing. If you can comprehend this blog post, that’s a blessing. We have so many blessings that we often take for granted. We can really find blessings in everything in life.

I always could run very fast. It is just a God given gift. I always appreciated it and used it to my advantage whenever I could. Then I ruptured my achilles.

Not only could I not run anymore. I also could not walk. I had to learn how to walk again. I’ll never forget the first time I walked again about 8 weeks after my surgery to repair my achilles. I was at Target and I was in a walking boot. I could only walk very slow, and it was still kind of painful to walk. This brought me so much joy. I had taken walking for granted my entire life. It made me think of all of the other things that I do daily without thought that I take for granted.

We have so many blessings that we should be thankful for. Even when times are hard and you might not be optimistic about things in life, you still have a lot of things to be thankful for.

When you are thankful for all of your blessing, large and small, you will have a more positive outlook on life, and really just be happier overall.

It’s when we only think about the bad things in life when we begin to not be happy. When I tore my achilles, I could have focused on all of the bad things. Instead, I was just happy that I could walk again. I was happy that I had insurance to have surgery, and that my surgery went well. Those were all blessings.

Thank God for all of your blessings right now, because the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Also, whenever you’re in a crisis, there are still blessings in that situation that you can be thankful for.

Faith, Motivation

Your future is more valuable than your past

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We all got past trauma. We all got past trials and tribulations. There’s nothing you can do about that. The good thing is; each day that we are blessed with, we can create new memories, new achievements, reach new goals. We can become a completely new version of ourselves.

A lot of times we let our past limit us. We let our past experiences dictate our future. The thing is, our future is much more valuable than our past. No matter what happened to you in the past, you can look back and see that you got through it one way or another. Let that be motivation that you can get through anything in the future also.

They say guilt may be uniquely a human emotion. Maybe we can learn from other animals. I have learned to forgive myself of anything I’ve ever done wrong in the past and move on. Living with past guilt can be counterproductive to your future success. There even might be someone who will try to hold your past mistakes against you forever. As long as you’ve genuinely changed and you know you will not make those mistakes again, you are good.

There are also good things that have happened to you in the past. Past success is no guarantee for future success, but it can serve as a reminder of what can do in your future if you make the right choices and do what’s necessary.

Jim Rohn said “The Future Does Not Get Better by Hope, It Gets Better by Plan“. So use your past failures and past success to plan for an even better future. It’s possible.

Faith, Motivation

Let the doubters doubt

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“But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.” – James 1:6-8

It’s perfectly normal to have doubters. They are inevitable to have, actually. Not everyone will believe in your ideas or dreams. I’ve had all kinds of doubters in my life. Everyone from family, friends, teachers, coaches, significant others, random people on social media, you name it. That never bothered me though. I’ve always had self-worth and I’ve always believed in a God who believes in me. That’s all I’ve needed. Plus, it’s fun when you prove the doubters wrong. They will humbly be your biggest congratulators also when you accomplish that goal.

Sometimes we may doubt others and don’t even realize that we are doing it. So don’t take it personal when others doubt you. But whatever you do; don’t doubt yourself.

It always amazes me whenever someone doubts themself before even trying to achieve that goal or task or activity. Most of the time it is a self-limiting belief. At least give yourself a chance. Then continue to give yourself a chance until you achieve whatever you set out to do. Don’t just automatically count yourself out. That is a bad habit to have because you will begin to believe yourself. That’s the wrong type of belief to have in yourself. You may not be able to do it right now, but that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to after practice, and hard work and dedication.

I’ve reached so many goals and milestones in my life, that I could never doubt myself. I made it to the NFL after having statistically one of the worst football seasons during my senior year in college, the most crucial year of my college career (350 total rushing yards, 0 rushing TDs). I was benched and didn’t play the last 7 games of my senior year. I even had my coach look me in my eyes and straight up tell me that he did not think I was that good of a running back. I didn’t budge. I still believed in myself and just made the next right moves to try to get to the NFL. I thank God that I never doubted myself for one second and I never gave up. Don’t get me wrong, doubt will always try to sink into your head. You just have to fight it and keep moving towards whatever goal that you have in life.

I understand that we are not all the same mentally. There’s been plenty of times when I believed in someone more than they believed in theirself. All I can try to do is do my small part and try to encourage and help them. The final choice and actions will be theirs. But like the Bible verse says, you shouldn’t expect to receive anything from the Lord when you doubt. You gotta have faith that God got you, and that He blessed you with the abilities to achieve whatever you want in life. Cause He did. Next time things get hard, or you begin to feel the doubt come, double down and bet on yourself and go even harder. That’s when you’ll see the power of having faith in God and yourself.

Let the doubters doubt, but never doubt yourself. It’s possible.