Eagles' Wings Ministries International
Life is designed in such a
way that there must be growth in our spiritual, mental, emotional, relational
and professional life. Growth or moving forward usually requires developing and
cultivating winning habits, new ways of thinking and processing experiences,
new ways of acting or reacting to circumstances or people, and even new ways of
speaking. If we keep on doing the same things, if we keep on saying the same
negative words, and if you keep on thinking the same shallow negative thoughts,
2020 will just be an ordinary added year to our lives. Consistent commitment to
what you believe is our life’s purpose is what matters in the journey of
fulfilling purpose and destiny. If we refuse to commit to consistency for
whatever reason, our lives
will continue existing in the realm of complacency, mediocrity and going around
circles. We must cultivate the habit of always doing something everyday that is
connected to our purpose in life.
Any habit
or activity that does not really enhance our purpose or add value to our lives
must be avoided in 2020; life is too short to waste on unproductive activities
or conversations. Since success is birthed through our daily habits, it is
therefore imperative to cultivate good habits and divorce the bad ones. As a
matter of fact in the routine of our habits is the profit of where we are going
in life. We can only become tomorrow what
we are becoming today. It is important that we develop and cultivate good
winning habits. Winning habits are those daily acts that we do which ultimately
position us for success in life. Habits can be seen in how we spend our time,
how we value our gifts and talents, how we manage our relationships, how we
deal with our diet and even how we spend our money. The original meaning of the
word habit is ‘garment’ or clothing, implying something we put on daily.
We must
carefully choose our habits because they shape our behavior, character and
ultimately our future. Samuel Johnson said, “The chains of habits are too small
to be felt, until they are too strong to be broken.” If we do not like the
direction our life is taking, we should change our habits. We must always
remember that, success does not usually come in a day, rather it comes daily
through our daily habits. Life must be lived by design and not by default. To
change a habit, one must be really hungry for change. Change is one of those
things most of us resist, because it requires discipline, self control,
responsibility and courage.
For most
of us, what is hindering us to move forward in life is the way we think. We
must be willing to cultivate a new way of thinking. Negative thinking is a bad
habit. Our ability to achieve something great and significant in life usually
begins in the depths of our hearts and mind. Whatever preoccupies our minds
becomes the driving force of what we are becoming in life. Our thought life
gives definition to how we view life and make decisions. Sometimes what we see
or view as reality is not objective reality at all , it might be actually just
a projection of how we have learnt to view life. As we think, we are what we
think, and becoming what we think. It is imperative for us to change the way we
think if we are going to grow and move forward relationally, mentally,
emotionally, socially, politically, economically and professionally in 2020.
Two of the great enemies of change, especially change in our thinking habits is
ignorance and pride. Lack of knowledge can keep the mind in the same state for
years. Pride can hinder the mind from receiving new information.
In order
for us to be effective in 2020, we must be good thinkers. All successful people
are good thinkers and have cultivated the habit of positive thinking.
Successful people actually think differently from unsuccessful people. As a
matter of fact all things begin in the thought realm. What we think frames and
gives structure to what we are becoming in life. Our thoughts are the
fundamental creative force in our lives. Therefore we must develop the habit of
thinking quality thoughts. We must divorce thoughts of fear, jealousy,
envy, anger, malice, hopelessness, failure, defeat and division. We create our
entire world by the way we think. When we change the way we think, we actually
change our lives and our future. Shallow thinking brings limitations to what
one could achieve in life. Becoming better thinkers demands that we cultivate
the right mindset. A mindset is a habitual mental attitude that determines how
one will interpret and respond to situations of life. In 2020 we must feed our
minds with positive messages, and we must stay at it till we see a change in
our thinking patterns. Discipline and perseverance will finally produce the
desired results. Wishing all the followers and readers of social living a
happy and explosive 2020.
