What do you do when you know what to do but you can't seem to do it? What happens when you "get stopped?"
A few weeks ago, nationally syndicated radio host and author Steve Arterburn wrote me his thoughts about our message series on Scarcity vs. Abundance. Steve writes,...
I think this is a very needed series of messages on changing your thinking. I would add, "Change your behavior, change the world." Or at least change your world.
I think it is important for people to understand why their thinking is messed up. In addition to media, parental influence and their own arrogant decision making process. Then if they see the problem, and desire it to be different and are willing for things to be different, you have to ask why they did not change.
What we do at New Life is take away the road blocks...the self-sabotaging thoughts, feelings and behavior. For some it is counseling. For others, it is reading the Bible and for others their thinking will always be anxious ruminations until they finally get medication or start exercising or start eating differently.
Then if you change your thinking and the feelings don't come along, search for why, and then do whatever it takes to fix that or better said allow God to fix it.
The same goes with behavior. If it happens over and over again, is it dependency, addition, personality disorder, character flaw, rebellion, fear? Just what is it that keeps you the same?
The bottom line on all of this is just doing the next right thing.
You don't have to have everything figured out. You just have to do the next right thing, keep doing it and it will lead you to the path you need to be on.
And if you know the next right thing but cannot do it, unblock the path to wholeness by seeing, accepting and surrendering whatever it is that is causing you the problem that won't go away.
I hope this helps in some way.
Steve
Take Steve's advice. Find some space to get quiet and get clear about where you are habitually "getting stopped." What is the persistent roadblock? Resistance is found in the destructive habits (or defensive routines). If you want to be truly free, I invite you to dig deeply into any places of resistance that might be present. The path to wholeness comes by seeing, accepting and surrendering whatever it is that is causing you the problem that won't go away.
Post your thoughts and questions below. What does this stir up in you?
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