Train Your Mind (Part 2)

Train Your Mind (Part 2)

Luke 11:17 “But He, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.”

Weakness of the mind is a real dream killer, especially when the going gets tough. The only way to fix this weakness is by the daily practice of something that makes you stronger.

Far too often we think that inner strength is all about how we respond to extremely hard circumstances.  You ask questions such as:

-How can I show my face again after that mistake? 

-How can I ever recover from that heart-wrenching divorce? 

-How can I keep my life together after suffering from this major, debilitating bodily injury?

There’s no doubt that extremely hard circumstances test our bravery, determination and inner strength, but what about common, daily circumstances? Just like every muscle in the body, the mind needs to be exercised to gain strength.  It needs to be worked consistently to grow and develop over time.  If you haven’t pushed yourself in hundreds of little ways over time, of course you’ll crumble on that one day that things get really challenging.

But it doesn’t have to be that way-you just have to learn to choose!

-Choose to create something special when it would be easier to consume something mediocre. 

-Choose to ask that extra question when it would be easier to stay silent. 

-Choose to prove to yourself that you have the intestinal fortitude to get in the ring and wrestle with life on a daily basis.

Inner strength is built through lots of small, daily victories.  It’s the individual choices you make day-to-day that build your “inner strength muscles.”  We all want this kind of strength, but we can’t simply think our way to it.  If you want it, you have to do something about it ritualistically.  It’s your positive daily rituals that prove your mental fortitude and move you in the direction of your dreams over the long-term.

The bottom line is that when things get difficult for most people, they find something more comfortable to do.  When things get difficult for mentally and emotionally strong people, they find a way to stay on track with their positive daily rituals. They don’t give in and they don’t give up. They just keep pressing forward looking for the better days ahead.