So how do we address this chronic issue we have within our self? A long time ago this vicious battle we fight was put into these words: "For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice." This is not a new battle, a new challenge. This is a plague that has been around since the first man.
We all know the person we want to be, but it is becoming that person that is lost to us. We know the husband, father, wife, or mother that we want so desperately to be. In fact, some of us believe we are that person while the truths of our life would prove otherwise. For those who say they are the person they always wanted to be... I would wonder if they have even begun the journey.
The more self aware we become, the more awake and cognitive, the more room we should realize there is for growth. We will never arrive at this moment of completeness in this life, but we should always be fighting to become better. If we are not fighting for something better, something more, then it just doesn't hurt bad enough yet, or we are dead.
Every day, every thought, every moment we will be at war with our self. The lie that we need to look out for number one, our self, is perpetuated by everything around us. Unless we make a diligent, deliberate effort to proactively live a selfless life, then the likely hood of us being able to make a selfless decision in the moment will be minimal.
What then do we do? Do we settle for defeat and accept that we can never win this battle, that we can never be the person we want to be? NEVER! We may fail, but we must continue to push forward for all that we are worth. Anything worth having, is worth fighting for.
We are each at a different point in our life, in our maturity, but ultimately we are headed towards the same goal. As we continue to push our self to our limits, we will begin to be able to accept more truths about who we are. We are not to judge or condemn one another, but rather to exhort each other. We need encouragement, love, and support so that we can continue to grow.
Every person you meet throughout your day is enduring the same struggle, the same fight, and you have an opportunity to encourage and build up, or to tear down and destroy. How we choose to treat other people is a pretty concise measurement for where we are in our own maturity. There is no better measure of where we are on our own journey than the very impact we make in the lives around us. Are we adding value to the lives around us, or are we hindering others from growing with our negativity and demeaning words?
We all know the person we want to be, but it is becoming that person that is lost to us. We know the husband, father, wife, or mother that we want so desperately to be. In fact, some of us believe we are that person while the truths of our life would prove otherwise. For those who say they are the person they always wanted to be... I would wonder if they have even begun the journey.
The more self aware we become, the more awake and cognitive, the more room we should realize there is for growth. We will never arrive at this moment of completeness in this life, but we should always be fighting to become better. If we are not fighting for something better, something more, then it just doesn't hurt bad enough yet, or we are dead.
Every day, every thought, every moment we will be at war with our self. The lie that we need to look out for number one, our self, is perpetuated by everything around us. Unless we make a diligent, deliberate effort to proactively live a selfless life, then the likely hood of us being able to make a selfless decision in the moment will be minimal.
What then do we do? Do we settle for defeat and accept that we can never win this battle, that we can never be the person we want to be? NEVER! We may fail, but we must continue to push forward for all that we are worth. Anything worth having, is worth fighting for.
We are each at a different point in our life, in our maturity, but ultimately we are headed towards the same goal. As we continue to push our self to our limits, we will begin to be able to accept more truths about who we are. We are not to judge or condemn one another, but rather to exhort each other. We need encouragement, love, and support so that we can continue to grow.
Every person you meet throughout your day is enduring the same struggle, the same fight, and you have an opportunity to encourage and build up, or to tear down and destroy. How we choose to treat other people is a pretty concise measurement for where we are in our own maturity. There is no better measure of where we are on our own journey than the very impact we make in the lives around us. Are we adding value to the lives around us, or are we hindering others from growing with our negativity and demeaning words?
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