What You Tolerate, You Will Never Change by Chris Reed

By Chris Reed
One of the most difficult things we can do in life can be found in leaving "ok" or "good enough" on the innate whisper that there is "greater than imaginable." We all have had those moments of inspiration where the Divine whispers "I have so much more for you." Our response or reaction to moments like these can have a profound impact on our lives — we can shrink back into our comfort zone (often a deep rut if we're honest), or we can stand up and heed that drawing. The beautiful thing is that it's always our choice, and one that can be extremely rewarding and fulfilling if we dare to "step out onto the water."
What You Tolerate, You Will Never Change by Chris Reed
 
 
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One of the most difficult things we can do in life can be found in leaving "ok" or "good enough" on the innate whisper that there is "greater than imaginable." We all have had those moments of inspiration where the Divine whispers "I have so much more for you." Our response or reaction to moments like these can have a profound impact on our lives — we can shrink back into our comfort zone (often a deep rut if we're honest), or we can stand up and heed that drawing. The beautiful thing is that it's always our choice, and one that can be extremely rewarding and fulfilling if we dare to "step out onto the water." Below are a few things to consider when faced with life-altering moments like these.
 
1. What you do not take ownership of, you cannot change.
 
This is a challenging one, because as humans, we have a tendency to point blame at anything and everything but ourselves. The problem with this is that if we are in a situation by someone else's doing, we have no ownership of said situation, and therefore, no authority to change it. Think of your neighbor's house. Imagine they paint their house some atrocious color that you cannot stand (pretend there is no H.O.A. to regulate this). Because the house doesn't belong to you, there is nothing you can do about it. On the contrary, if you take ownership of where you are, you now have a legal authority to make changes, because — it's YOURS. Until the harsh truth that we find ourselves in the situations we are in because of decisions we have made, we can never change them. Instead, we will be at the whim of everything else and will be stowaways on a runaway vessel.
 
2. Until you are resolute in your decision, you will be stuck in inactivity.
 
Until we put action behind our inspiration, there will never be any momentum. We will be stuck with only dreaming about "what if," but will never really get anywhere. The bible refers to this as being "double-minded," and states that one who is double-minded is unstable and should not expect to receive anything. It is critical to set your intention and stick with it.
 
3. What you tolerate, you will never change.
 
Until a point comes where you are 100% unwilling to tolerate the current "as-is" situation, nothing will ever change. Why? In short, your brain. Your brain is wired to seek to validate any input as true. In this case, if you still entertain, "good enough," your brain will continually process information under the program of "this situation is good enough," — and will continue to feed you confirmations of how this situation is, in fact, good enough for you to stay in.
 
4. Your intention is greater than your confession.
 
Everything in the universe is comprised of energy. When we send contradicting messages between our words and our deeply-rooted intentions, intentions will always win out. For example, if we confess vocally "I am prosperous and happy," but internally, we feel we don't have enough, won't have enough, or are inadequate, the latter will always win out. This happens because there is more energy behind the feeling than the empty words. Setting a true intention involves having a resolute decision that is not moved by circumstances, emotions, or outward appearances. This is very difficult, and is where people frequently struggle. Think of the story in the bible where Jesus called Peter to walk on the water. Almost immediately, Peter said yes — and he was actually walking on the water. The problem came in when he lost focus of his intention (to walk on the water) and started paying attention instead to the wind and the waves around him (circumstances). When he lost focus of the intention, he fell in.
 
There is so much more that could be written on this subject, but these four points should help anyone seeking to break out of the rut of settling for mediocrity find the strength and direction to make the changes that lead from "good" to "great" to "beyond my wildest dreams." Until next time, onward and upward!
 
Chris Reed