Spiritual Toughness

I run marathons. Slowly. Actually, I am pretty fast until mile twenty. Then I tend to fall apart. As I looked at my performance, I realized that I needed to work on my mental toughness, so I began to research the brain and its effects on physical performance. I was amazed! I had no idea how much the brain affects how well we do in sports. In the past, common knowledge has said that the reason that you slow down at the end of a marathon (after mile 20) is because the glycogen levels are depleted and your muscles just give up. New studies are showing that is not true. It is actually your brain telling your muscles to slow down to avoid injury. Your brain is regulating your physical state.

I thought about that and how it applied to everyday life. What if our brains are could control our environment? What if our outlook on life dictated what was and what could be? Well, with the scientific information that I talked about above, our brains may just do that. Think about what it would be like if instead of being battered around by your health, your relationships, your job situation, home life, you could determine how you want your life to be and it would become that way. To a certain degree you can. The Bible says in Proverbs 23:7 (KJV) "As a man thinks in his heart, so is he." Are your circumstances leading your life, or is God's vision and direction leading your life? It's your choice.