Many people pray for change.

Wish for change.

Hope for change.

Yet continue walking in the same direction.

One of life’s greatest contradictions is this:

People desire different results while continuing the same behaviors.

They want peace while feeding conflict.

They want health while ignoring discipline.

They want abundance while neglecting stewardship.

They want transformation while protecting old habits.

Then they wonder why nothing changes.

THE ROAD NEVER LIES

Imagine standing at a crossroads.

One road leads north.

One road leads south.

You may passionately desire to arrive in the north.

You may pray about it.

Talk about it.

Dream about it.

Visualize it.

Read books about it.

Attend seminars about it.

But if you keep walking south, the destination remains unchanged.

Life works that way.

Direction matters.

THE GAP

There is often a gap between desire and behavior.

We say one thing.

We do another.

We dream one thing.

We practice another.

We seek one destination.

We walk another road.

The gap is where frustration lives.

The moment behavior aligns with desire, progress begins.

SMALL CORRECTIONS

Fortunately, life does not require dramatic changes.

Small corrections often create enormous results.

A degree of adjustment today.

Another tomorrow.

A little consistency.

A little awareness.

A little honesty.

Before long, an entirely different destination appears.

THE GOOD NEWS

You are never trapped by yesterday’s direction.

The road behind you does not determine the road ahead.

You can change course.

You can choose again.

You can begin again.

You can redirect your energy, attention, habits, and focus.

The power has always been available.

— Richie
Pearls for the Soul
when you feed the soul, you feed everything.
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