| Many times we implement changes when we are motivated to see a given result from them. But this is about more than just getting results. This is about being changed. The whole process that you are going through, is not something that you execute just to see a result on the scale or in your body composition. At least I hope you see there is more to it than that. This process can be life changing if you allow it to be. But it only can change you to the extent that you persevere through the obstacles, challenges, and times of no perceived progress. We talked about that element of faith, and that this all starts with faith. Think about this, what has been your biggest stumbling block mentally? Were there times when you consistently executed, but didn’t see the changes you may have expected? Did you have doubts? Did you wonder if there was even a point to continue? Did you wonder if what you started this for was even possible? Not everyone has the same experience as they go through the process. There are some people who execute and see immediate results, on a daily basis. And there are some who don’t see them as rapidly. When you see yourself progressing physically directly related to your execution, having faith in the bigger picture is easy. Because you see how making changes directly creates change. But that doesn’t happen for everyone, and everyone will have seasons where that does not happen. Everyone will have seasons were they don’t see the immediate returns. And that is the time your faith is truly tested. When you feel like you’re doing everything “right” but nothing is going the way you would like. This is my reminder to you, that faith is what takes people to the next level. Because because if you continue pressing forward despite the lack of perceived progress, you will have your breakthroughs. And it is this process of continually executing when you haven’t seen immediate changes, that remolds us. Changes us. Because this is not just about getting results. It’s about breaking the old so we can become new. |