It’s been over six weeks since the new year. Even the Lunar New Year is over. So, how are you doing with your New Year’s resolutions?
If you’re like me, they’re not doing so well. Be honest. Change is hard.
It’s not enough to want to change. It’s not even enough to say, “I have a dream of changing.” Dreams are worthless unless you wake up and actually act on them. You’re not going to change until you choose to change.
How are you going to be different in six months? Are you going to be emotionally stronger? Are you going to be mentally sharper? Are you going to be physically healthier? Are you going to be more mature?
It won’t happen automatically. You aren’t just going to get healthier by accident in any category of your life.
There is no growth in your life without change. There is no change without loss. And there is no loss without pain. You’ve got to let go of some old stuff, and it’s not always going to be easy.
Some of you are stuck right now because you haven’t learned how to let go. That’s a choice.
You might say it is because of your circumstances or your chromosomes. But it doesn’t really matter. You need to deal with them.
Also, changing requires new thinking. The battle to change anything in your life is always a mental battle. It starts in the mind—and that’s where the battle is won or lost.
You’re not going to change until your thoughts and attitude change. You have to change the way you think and learn to think in new ways.
That starts with examining what you fill your mind with. What you watch, what you read, what you listen to, and who you listen to can either help you or make it harder for you to change.
To help you to actually change, let’s explore the following questions:
- What do you need to let go of so you can move forward?
- How are the things you fill your mind with making it harder or helping you to change?
- What changes will you make today in your schedule, relationships, or attitude that will affect the way you think?
I’d love to hear your experience. What is your relationship with change? Leave me a reply below and let me know your thoughts.
Excerpt taken from Daily Hope by Rick Warren.