I’m reading two books right now. The first is “SUN STAND STILL” by Steven Furtick and the second is “START” by Jon Acuff. “SUN STAND STILL” is a book that deals with asking God for the impossible. This is; I’m guessing the third, maybe fourth time I’ve read “SUN STAND STILL”. Chapter 18 deals with whatever you ask and whatever your vision is for your life you can be sure there’s going to be a process involved and with that process comes a price to be payed.

“START” however is about escaping average, punching fear in the face and working on your vision each and every day. In other words, getting to where you want to get to in life, then you can be assured there’s going to be a process involved. We’ve come to a point however that in today’s world where we want everything right NOW, with no work, pain or sacrifice involved. If that were the case, as Steven Furtick points out (and that common sense tells us) then we wouldn’t need Faith! I see this all the time with the general public and even some athletes when it comes to fitness or improving athletic performance. It’s not going to happen overnight and there definitely will be some discipline involved. But most people are not willing to put in the time or simply put, not willing to go through the process!

That is what separates the ordinary from the successful. The people that are willing to go through the process of sacrifice like: eating the right foods when others eat junk all day long. Getting up early in the mornings to study or work on your vision when others are sleeping in late. Going to the gym to work out when that’s the last thing you want to do that day. These are just a few examples of what the process is all about.

I love what Jon Acuff states in his book; “START”. The vision, dream, or goal that you’ve been thinking about starting, then the closer that you get to that dream, then you had better believe fear, doubt, and anxiety will be waiting around the corner the closer you get to the finish line. That is what’s called “a part of the process”! It’s like I always say, “it’s not the 60 or 90 day fitness challenge; it’s fitness for a Life Time. It’s the continuous working toward that goal every single day whether it’s starting a business, working towards an education and a degree in a chosen field, or starting that exercise program you’ve been talking about forever. Can and will you bust through the fear, doubt and anxiety that comes with it.

Will you be willing to stay the course, and go through the process?????