Recent past days I was thinking? why we need an external
force (Church –Pastor) to practice god and walk his ways. Why can’t we practice
ourselves? And found some answers that I believe are the reasons for why we
need a driving force?
Very simple example, most of us even being an athlete in our
teen age need a personal trainer to keep us fit even though we already know what
to do to keep us fit!
It’s the simple physiology
the trainer pushes us beyond our comfort zone
and can get us to do much more than we thought was possible.
Discomfort gives comfort!
Don’t stay on the
comfort zone too long, if you are a go getter!
When you are challenged, You can!
Accept positive drive, some times it may drive you crazy but still its good for you.
Unless you decide, you cannot be driven.
Why do people need someone to motivate
them?
It’s your subconscious mind! It was
trained for so many years to keep you in the comfort zone always, hence it will
not allow you to perform more when you can, It will not allow you to run the
extra winning mile when you can, here is where we need a good trustable driving force to push our limits to increase our boundaries.
It’s applicable for either spiritual or Material life.
While it’s the same body doing the same
exercises but someone is putting them in a different mindset to push its limits
to go for the extra mile!
When the external force tells us we can
do it. We believe it and that belief allows us to achieve much more. But first,
we need to believe the external source hence make sure you depend on a
trustable source who could drive you and push you on the right direction, be
aware and conscious always to make sure if you are heading on the right
direction if not it will be an grave.
This is also effective at work. We can meet
tighter deadlines. We can add more features. We can build a better customer
experience. We just don’t believe we can do it because it would require us to
be uncomfortable.
Get yourself comfortable being uncomfortable with EVERYTHING
you are doing.
How do you do this?
We understand our specific role and our particular set of
skills. Ask yourself: what else can we do that is a step beyond. Then choose a
trustable source that can push you positively or put yourself in a situation
where you are driven (sometimes whipped to do things). If you think you are
pushed on the right track just go ahead as much as you can with the encouraging
guidance of the external force. If the external force tells you that you can do it! Believe 100 % you can and
go for it you will earn the fruit in the shortest duration of the time rather
than if you have tried on your own.
Because time is our life, every second counts.
Push and push hard. Most people don’t want to stretch beyond
their skill set if it involves risking their existing position. Encourage them
to “lean in” to the opportunity and discover what else they can do beyond the
status quo.
Push your friends, Push your Spouse, Push your Kids, Push your
colleague, Push your employee, Push your employer, Push your internal desire,
Push your achievements towards eternity and Push everyone, but make sure you
can be with their side to encourage them through their journey to stretch your
helping hand to lift them up when required, if you think you cannot be along
their side you do not have any authority
in pushing them even if you are their parents. Here starts the brutality!
Don’t push them too much to a limit they break apart. But keep
pushing.
Teach them in a practical way “Staying too much in the comfort
zone will make you uncomfortable for your life time”; teach them till they
understand what you mean. Help them set their goals higher and push them to
meet it.
The greatest danger for most of us is not that
our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it. – Michelangelo
Most of us, when left to our own devices, will
choose to stay inside our comfort zone. However, there is nothing motivating
about someone doing the same thing they’ve done before, and long term they will
be unhappy. So, do them a favor, do yourself a favor, and push them where they
are entirely uncomfortable, if you believe they will find their way. Sometimes
unless you push (you or they) cannot believe they can.
Now we will come to our spiritual driving force, why do we need
an external driving force rather than we can practice ourselves?, it’s again
the same answers we have discussed above.
Our sub-conscious mind is trained to keep us in the most
comfortable zone some time that may include living with SIN (Hatred, Jealous, Lust,
Greed, Drugs, Un-trustiness, etc…) which we may feel happy about un-consciously,
Our sub-conscious mind will not point us that we are living with these sin’s
that may put us in a corrective path rather it will try to compromise our
ethical conscious questions with their excuses for being so.
There are exceptional persons who can walk the right way without
an external driving force which can guide them to walk in the right path
consciously.
Hence it is required for a constant external driving force to
help us keep on track.
Here is where we have to take the right decision to
choose the right powerful external force.
As influential the force is as good
it will keep you on track.
Forces with less influence will be influenced by
your subconscious mind, as it’s also a constant influential force over you.
If you want to stay on track with your spiritual living, choose a
strong driving force and believe they will help and guide you stay on track (don’t care if they don’t stay on their
track, most of the Olympic gold medal winners were coached by just a national
or state player’s) it’s very, very,
very important in your life, because if you lose your inner sprit you will
lose “Happiness-Joy” as a human which will result with negative results surrounding
you.
When you are driven and ahead of your near and dear ones act as
a driving force for them, push them and guide them to achieve better goals than
they thought they can.
Now I know the true meaning of some of the below verses from the
bible and the reason behind it.
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” John 14:26
“It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed” Deuteronomy 31:8
“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
“So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?” Hebrews 13:6
“Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you” 1 Chronicles 28:20
Thanks & Regards,
S.Grace Paul Regan
