FAITH

Today I wanted to talk about something that many people see as controversial.

They associate it with “religion” – and indeed it’s “found”  inside religion – but non-religious people use this every  day too.

So really, whether you view it as religious or not is a  moot point, because in many areas of your life you’re already using this.

What in the wide-wide-world of sports am I talking about?

FAITH

What is faith?

It’s nothing more than a belief.

I think the best definition I’ve read about faith so far is this one:

“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, and the certainty of things unseen.”

Pretty good definition, right?

I think so. (I certainly can’t do any better. You’re welcome to try but I think you have better things to do with your time…)

See, having a vision isn’t good enough to reach your goals –

It’s not good enough to imagine yourself leaner…

… to imagine yourself stronger…

… and all the thoughts and feelings associated with  achieving those outcomes.

Nope.

You must KNOW without a shadow of a doubt that these things – your vision – what you imagine – WILL happen.

Take a look a that quote again –

“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for…”

What are the things you’re hoping for?

Well that’s all the thoughts and words that you wrote down yesterday in the action step associated with your vision.

Your vision – what you can imagine – is your hope.

So first of all faith is the fact that you are 100% certain  that you will achieve what you set your mind to achieving.

All that begs a question:

What if you’re not 100% certain that you can achieve your vision?

Great question.

That brings us to the two kinds of faith –

     1. Internal

2. External

Internal is a belief that you have what it takes – that there are certain factors within your control that you can control and will control that will help you achieve your vision.

External is a belief in something other than yourself. It can be a process, a person, or in the case of religion – God.

It’s something that assists you in the process of reaching your vision – of turning your imagination into reality.

The bottom line on faith is this – it’s all based on Trust.

And when you use your Faith – your ability to trust what’s  unseen – to have the “certainty of things unseen” – along  with what you’ll learn tomorrow, it makes your vision of
your accomplishments one step closer to reality.

All this brings up a very good point –

Isn’t walking by faith risky?

On the surface it certainly seems to be. After all, you can’t see what’s happening with your eyes.

But it’s not really.

We ALL live by faith every day of our lives.

See, most people, probably even you, have forgotten that faith is actually a part of one of the many Laws of Nature.

And it’s not surprising – and no one can blame us – you –

Because we no longer live in an agrarian society – a  society dominated by farming.

We live in a technologically advanced and technology dominated society where everything happens literally  instantaneously – at the push of a button.

But for all of human existence – with the exception of the last 150 years with the discovery of electricity – this hasn’t been the case.

Faith is nothing more than a part of the Law of the Harvest –

The Law of Sowing and Reaping.

Even our iPhones and computers obey this law – they have to – it’s a LAW. 🙂

Seriously, you push a button to make a demand, and in a certain period of time – usually a fraction of a second – your demand is satisfied.

However small that amount of time is, it’s still time.

There is still a waiting period – no matter how small – before you get your desire fulfilled.

As mentioned earlier, the problem is, in this modern age,  we are used to having our desires fulfilled almost  instantaneously.

This explains our fascination, our compulsion, and our seemingly endless demand for weight loss pills – or indeed pills of any kind that promise to “instantly” remove any
sort of “pain” we may be dealing with –

Whether headache or the pain of embarrassment of carrying an extra 20 pounds, which by the way, is nothing more than the fulfillment of the Law of the Harvest.

(You repeatedly ate more than you needed and your body  had to store it somewhere…)

So what exactly is the Law of Sowing and Reaping?

There are 3 parts to this Natural Law:

1. You will always reap what you sow.

When a farmer plants corn, he expects to get corn, not apples.

And in fact, that’s exactly what happens.

When you “plant” or “sow” certain thoughts, words, or actions – you reap the natural harvest of those actions.

For example, if you think or say that you are weak, well guess what? Don’t be surprised when you can’t press  half your bodyweight, even though you may have been
training to do so.

Another example – If you constantly look in the mirror and say to yourself, “I’m fat” – don’t be surprised when you  remain fat, despite your “best” efforts to become otherwise.

(We saw yesterday that the subconscious doesn’t “see” negatives.)

2. There is always time – a waiting period – between the sowing and the reaping.

College or high school or even military basic training  are the best examples here. And I don’t think they need an explanation.

However, when many of us pick up our kettlebells and  start swinging them, we are severely disappointed because we didn’t magically lose 10 pounds the first week using
them.

We are not respecting the Law of the Harvest.

3. You will not only reap what you sow, but you will  reap more than you sow.

This seems to astound people – including me in the past.

One seed yields more than just one seed – it yields up to hundreds more seeds inside it’s “fruit” once it’s germinated.

We have forgotten that.

Think about it for a minute –

When you tell yourself “I’m fat” – those 2 little words cause a ton of physical and emotional “fruit.”

– decreased self-confidence
– increased anxiety
– decreased productivity
– increased health problems – both mental and physical – including depression and diabetes (in the long term)
– and so much more…

And many of those behaviors perpetuate themselves – like mini self-fulfilling prophecies.

The opposite is also true:

When focusing on getting lean using our KBs, sure, we’ll be more likely to achieve our results by framing our vision in a positive light – we’ll receive that leaner body almost
for sure.

But we will also receive things not prepared for or not necessarily immediately desired –

– increased health and vitality (energy)
– increased self-confidence
– increased productivity
– increased physical attractiveness to/from spouse / and others

And so on…

You get the point.

See, you operate in and by faith every day.

So why should your KB training – your desire to be leaner and / or stronger be any different?

One of reasons you may have failed to achieve your goals so far is simply because you haven’t understood what faith is all about.

Now that you do, and now that you know that it’s 100%  necessary for you to reach your goals, here’s your action plan:

ACTION PLAN:

Pull out your Vision from yesterday.

Today, simply write down the following under your vision:

“My vision will take time to become reality. It is the Law of the Harvest.

I choose to believe that it not only will happen but IS happening as I take the appropriate steps to make it so, regardless of  what I see going on around me.”

And repeat it each time (daily) when you read your vision to yourself.

Pretty simple, eh?