If you really believe that you can, can't you?
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (NLT) - “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the Lord, you will live long in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
The mind is a funny thing, it has so much power, you see
For if it has determined it will, and it shall; watch as it calls it all to be
Now this isn’t magic or make believe, but fact
For if the mind has determined that it won’t, that’s a stance that is surely backed
The mind can carry the momentum that is needed, as long as it believes
It will keep going and going, through obstacles and hurdles, just like the energizer bunny
The mind can override the body and create a new routine that becomes the norm
The mind can respond with such resilience, it’s proven, despite how weary or forlorn
When the mind gives up on a thing, it takes a miracle to change it, you know?
Think about those relationships, those diets, those books that are now on the shelf for show
When the mind decided that relationship was over, the journey to the end began
When the mind checked out on the diets and exercise, all of the weight resumed its morbid plan
Motivation is driven by a short-term goal, that doesn’t always carry a lot of weight
For once that short-term goal is achieved, typically all of that motivation begins to deflate
The excitement is gone, the energy has dwindled, and now you need a refresher
Unless that short-term plan was long enough to create a habit from the short-lived pressure
If a habit was formed that prevents the boomerang effect from happening
If the discipline muscle was strengthened enough to overcome the challenging
If the duration of the new thing was fulfilling and produced enough adrenaline
If there were results that were noticeable enough to fuel the desire to keep peddling
If the habit has the opportunity to be established from the momentum
Then the motivation can carry through the short-term duration
And the new habit, the ingrained discipline, and the will are all aligned
Then, evidence is seen, and results are obtained from a determined mind
Proverbs 23:7a (KJV) – For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: