The last thing I wanted to do yesterday morning was hit the gym. My bed felt cozy and it was still fairly dark outside. Still, there was this constant ringing in my ears that sounded like this: “Change begets change.” Begets??? Really??? Who even uses that word?
Though the word sounded strange in my head, I knew exactly what it meant. If I wanted change to happen, I needed to change my attitude, my perspective, my practices. When I change what I think or say or do, change is inevitable in any given situation. If I want to increase my stamina, add to my miles and subtract from my hips I need to go to the gym and get myself on that dang treadmill. I’m not going to achieve any of my physical goals by lying in my comfy bed every morning.
Remember the old saying about the definition of insanity? “Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” If I want to see change, I need to change what I’m doing. This applies to everything I do in life. Goals, relationships, causes.
In my post yesterday, I wrote about changing perspective. If my desire is to have an intimate relationship with God, I need to stop focusing on what I need to do and not do and focus on Him alone. As I do that, I can’t help but fall in love with Him as my relationship with Him deepens. As a natural outflow, the things I do and don’t do come out of love and not obligation. I go from “have to” to “can’t help but” do things that reflect that love.
Change begets change. Strange little phrase. But it got me through my workout yesterday feeling strong and one step closer to my goal. Now if I can just apply it to every other area of my life today 🙂
Ephesians 4:23-24 – …to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Luke 10:27 – Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind…
