Day Four : Circumstances vs Decisions.

"Oh my God, I envy you! You are so slim and look good in everything you wear. I can never be like you, I am so overweight. " 

"It genetics, all my family are obese. I can never lose weight no matter how hard I try."

"You are so smart! Not like me."

"He comes from a rich family background of course he can have his own business, unlike me."

"I can't do it. I can never do it."

How many of you have heard people saying those statements? Or maybe you are also saying it? -- the next question would be, is it really true? is it really true that you can't do anything about it?

Some people are often stuck in accepting their circumstances that they refuse to make a decision to change it although deep inside they are craving for a change. Usually people like this choose to blame their circumstances than deciding to make a change. 

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For example :

The fact : you are overweight and always a bit chubby since you are little.

The choice : 

You can either blame your genes or you can start to workout and pushing your limit.

See, it's not like you can't lose some weight, but it's the matter of do you want to make the effort or not.

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Those with achievements are those who have worked hard and keep pushing their limits to the point of no return. You can't compare other people's chapter twenty with your chapter one and decide to give up because you are not like them. That is a wrong thought, you need to see the sweats behind the highlights, the hardworks, the tears, the hardships, the efforts and the sacrifices they have made to have reached their success.

You are not the product of your circumstances but the product of your decision. You can't change anything by complaining or regretting about your circumstances but you can surely change something by taking the decision and the first step to make a change. Stop comparing your progress with everyone else, work on your pace, time and capacity, and if you don't give up you will get your achievements and dreams too.

Everything starts with your mind and your decision. And everytime you are about to give up, remember that “I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.” - Philippians 4:13 NLT