Hello, dear one!
How many times have you heard people say, “I’d be happy, only if…?”
But if you ask them why they don’t pursue whatever they want, they will surprise you with a well-prepared list of reasons.
Ironically, the list has prepared them to be stuck there!
It takes courage to look into yourself and be willing to take 100 percent personal responsibility for all your results.
Is it much easier to remain where you are and explain why your dream is too far-fetched?
One of my associates has been in a long-distant relationship; they’ve managed to visit each other once a month for four years.
My associate openly complained about a lack of intimacy and emotional support.
I asked her what attracted her to this long-distance arrangement in the first place.
Without hesitancy, she frankly admitted that she had always longed for a relationship with separate homes and individual privacies.
It was clear to me that what was missing in her relationship equaled what she was not giving.
She wasn’t ready to invest all of herself into the relationship, the good, the bad, and the ugly. She showed up with parts of her, haphazardly hoping to obtain a fulfilled relationship.
My associate chose to remain in her relationship, continuously complaining of the same lack while offering her partial presence.
If she had wanted a Divinely connected relationship as she stated, it would require courage for her to commit her whole self.
Winston Churchill had a great saying about courage, “Courage is rightly considered the foremost virtues, for upon it, all others depend.”
Without courage, the decision to change will be stuck on the “some-day island”.
When people talk about a dream vacation, they don’t want it. If they want it, they would have booked it and searched for ways to pay for it.
When people talk about how much they want to retire, they don’t want to retire. What they want is to feel good and inspired by their current jobs.
When people talk about how happy they will be if their children are financially independent, that’s an illusion. The truth is that they will be dissatisfied no matter how successful the children are.
It takes an act of internal courage for an external change.
If you heart is filled with courage, you’ll decide to have your dream vacation, retire from the job that no longer serves your growth, or achieve happiness, unconditionally.
Why haven’t talented composers written their dream songs? Why haven’t gifted writers with literature degrees published their first books?
They have NOT decided yet!
There is a missing link between where they are and what they want: Courage.
There is a Bible story of Elisha courageously pursuing the mentorship of Prophet Elijah.
For about six years, Elisha dedicated his life to serving Elijah because he wanted a change in life, becoming a prophet like Elijah.
Before Elijah transitioned, he asked Elisha what he could reward Elisha for all he had done.
Elisha dared to ask, “Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit (2 King 2:9).”
And God sent other prophets to witness how the spirit of Elijah rested on Elisha, performing an impossible miracle in the Jordan River.
Courage is the prerequisite for any considerable change.
If there is something you want to change in your life now, how courageous are you to make it happen?