Better's Risk

One of my greatest flaws is doubt.   "There is either all in or all out, there is no in between."  I recently heard that on a success CD and it took me a while to decide whether or not I agreed.  But the longer I reflected on it, the truer it became.  There is either all in or all out, there is no in between.  I so often get caught up in the kindas, maybes, and somedays.  What a dangerous road that is.  If I allow my future to be determined by maybe, it has a minimal chance of success.  Maybe leaves my future to fate or chance.  That is, by nature, all out.  "I will" is, by nature, all in.

The best example that I can give is to compare this to poker.  If you know the game in a gambling sense (I honestly have never played, but to my knowledge, this is how it is done) you know that everyone in the game has poker chips.  The amount of chips you bet corresponds to the belief you have that you can win.  The more chips, the more belief.  The term "all in" is coined in poker to say that you are betting everything on the success of that single hand.  There is risk.  Just like in life, when I take a chance on me I am risking that I could be not worth the risk.  And doubt would have me believe that.  But having faith can move mountains.  

Being all in means that I am willing to sacrifice in order to achieve my goal.  It is not up to nature or circumstance, it is up to me.  I will have a good day.  I will become a leader.  I will love me.  These things often require effort, not immediate gratification.  Declaring that you will do or be something means you are willing to pay the consistency to achieve that accomplishment.

I will love myself.  Every day when I have nothing but criticism, I will replace the criticism with encouragement.  When I doubt my ability, it adjusts to match my doubt.  Doubt will characteristically make me all out.  Why?  Because on the hard days when the progress isn't what I desire, I will start to question the point to trying.  This is a slippery slope, that if not readjusted, will destroy my efforts.  I need to be proactive in believing in my capability.  I need to overcome the doubt.  Only then will stand at the height that I am capable of.

"So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you." -Matthew 17:20 NKJV