UNSTOPPABLE LIFE
“… being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ.” Philippians 1:6

So you begin with the source of your hope and future, asking God to reveal what it is you should be confident in to begin with. The vision gives you belief in the best for your future, so the plan and action steps follow pretty easily. Then you learn to identify and take control of the negative self-talk, which so often derails us from the very beginning of our efforts in establishing forward momentum. Finally, we have to commit to the future.

My girls are of the age, where commitment in their activities is more important than exploring an endless list of new activities. My oldest daughter needed to commit to her future, but like many of us, she had too many competing interests, and was afraid to choose. When she did, she had to learn what a committed effort in her chosen activity looked like. I shared with her the story of an elite athlete.

The athletes that are the best in the world, the ones who take control when the game is on the line, who always seem to have more energy at the end of the game than anyone else, the one who outsmarts its opponent time and again, the athlete who lifts his entire team on his shoulders and says to himself “we will not lose this game”, have 1 thing in common – Unstoppable Commitment.

What you do when nobody is watching determines your ability when everyone is watching. Whether it be shooting 1,000 free throws a day in a quiet gym, hitting 1,000 golf balls on the range until you can’t see, running the trail up the mountain before daybreak, the best of the best are committed to the outcome. Runners don’t become better by running downhill all the time, and neither can you. Resistance is the sign you are progressing in your commitment, and Unstoppable Results are absolutely sure to follow.

My daughter started to make progress at a level she had never experienced before, because she was committed to it. When it got hard, or other options presented themselves, she was able to say “no” because she was committed. She has a newfound confidence in almost every area of her life, because she committed to something special to her, and has become Unstoppable to those around her.

What do you need to Commit to? “You’ll use the old rubble of past lives to build anew, rebuild the foundations from out of your past. You’ll be known as those who can fix anything, restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate, make the family/community livable again.” Doing nothing is not an option, you are Unstoppable!

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UNSTOPPABLE LIFE
“… being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ.” Philippians 1:6

Follow me for a second on the internal thought process and see if you don’t find yourself saying some of the same things…. [Friday afternoon] “I can’t wait to lose this extra weight, and this time is different. On monday, I am starting fresh. A new day has come, I can do this!” [Sunday Night] “Okay, tomorrow is the day it all changes, just this last big meal before I’m a changed person. I better get in the cookies tonight because tomorrow I’m on the straight and narrow.” [Monday morning] “Let’s do this!!! I am ready to tackle the day, nothing is going to get me off course.” [Later Monday morning] “1 doughnut won’t kill me, I’ll work it off later at the gym anyway.” [Monday afternoon] “I really need to get on this report for my presentation Thursday, I’ll start going to the gym tomorrow.” [Friday afternoon] “On monday I start….”

SELF-TALK can be the greatest help or hurt to our current situation, and whether or not we reach our goals. The attitude of our self-talk will determine the outcome 100% of the time. Search your own history. Have you ever succeeded at something long term, where the self-talk didn’t match the outcome? For many of us, its the gradual improvement of our self-talk as we progress in any given area that makes the difference for another day/week/month of effort.

What is your Self-Talk telling you? In the context you so choose, read this scripture from Isaiah 58 as you take control of the negative self-talk in your life: “You’ll use the old rubble of past lives to build anew, rebuild the foundations from out of your past. You’ll be known as those who can fix anything, restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate, make the family/community livable again.”

In part 3 of this series on the Unstoppable Life, we’ll look at Committing to the Mountain. In the meantime, answer Question 2: What is the self-talk I have made agreements with? If you know what subtle agreements you’ve made that need to be broken, Sound Off here and leave a comment. It will help others in your situation now!

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UNSTOPPABLE LIFE
“… being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ.” Philippians 1:6

If we really believed this to be true, what would we be busy about doing day by day, being confident it would be completed? For our family, we are asking God these types of questions, seeking to know what work we are to be about. I think the first two steps to being confident in the future is to (1) Seek First the kingdom of God by asking Him to reveal that purpose, and then….

(2) ALWAYS BELIEVE THE BEST FOR THE FUTURE. Jeremiah 29:11 reminds believers, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

In part 2 of this 3 part series on the Unstoppable Life, we’ll look at the importance of Self-Talk. In the meantime, start with Question 1: What is it God is calling me/our family to be busy about? If you know what that is, Sound Off here and leave a comment.

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