Too many times, we settle for psychological satisfaction instead of a real or concrete result. What I mean is too many times we are happy to “just think about doing something”, instead of getting off our butts and actually doing something about the situation that we are in or the dreams that we want.

We want the reward of the needed actions but are more afraid of the monster that we have created in our thinking, so we end up settling for simply thinking and at times even planning about our needs and never making a heartfelt effort to bringing our desires to life.

And this is where self-sabotage appears. We end up short-circuiting or under cutting the process, in order to avoid a monster mostly of our own making.

We spend a lifetime seeking the comfort and joy that is a by-product of the very actions that our fears want us to run from.

Now think about this

The things that we want will only come to us, after taking the actions that our emotions are screaming for us to stay away from.

The solution is to make our dreams, our goals, our aspirations, larger than the monster in our thinking. Our ability to walk victoriously in life is tied to our capability to create and maintain a mental state and awareness of God’s established principles. Which is a fancy way of saying that, we need to act confidently in faith.

OUR LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE OR OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IS A DIRECT REFLECTION OF THE WAY

WE FEEL INSIDE.

AND THE WAY WE FEEL INSIDE IS A

DIRECT REFLECTION OF WHAT WE

CONSISTENTLY CHOOSE

TO FOCUS OUR THOUGHTS ON.

Pastor Michael Larkins is the Author of “Victorious Nuggets – Transforming Self-Esteem into Christ-Esteem.

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