Why Your Feelings Are Liars (And How Discipline Rebuilds the Temple)
People are everywhere in the world who want to feel like it. They are sitting on the couch and waiting till there is a spark. They wait to be motivated to go to the gym, to pray, and to remain sober.
Listen to me: Motivation is a lie. It is a civilian luxury. When you do not move because you feel good, you are not a soldier. You are a slave to your moods. When the wind is blowing against you, you give up. You stop when you have a headache. When somebody is nasty with you, you quit.
A majority of the people desire to appear as warriors, yet they are cowards in their hearts. They desire the trophy but not the wake-up call at 4:00 AM. They desire to be respected as a World Champion, yet they have the habits of a lazy man. They sport the Sober Minded flag, yet they do hear the old, feeble voices in their ears.
We have no more waiting time. The end is that we are no longer lukewarm. We know the enemy today; we shut the doors of the Fortress and we make another man.
THE ENEMY: THE FEELING TRAP
Your Mind is Occupied Territory
Your mind is currently similar to a city that has fallen into the hands of bad guys. You have been letting Lazy and Sad and Addicted run the show over the years. They came in, took seats upon thy throne, and began to issue orders. They had informed you that you were a victim. They said that life is too difficult. They said to you that you were tired and you must give up.
This is a Heist. Your emotions are robbing you of life. They are robbing you of time, money, and the future. Each time you hear a feeling rather than a direct order, you lose a part of your soul.
Feelings are Liars
Moods are as changeable as the weather. You cannot leave them to guide you.
- The Fatigue Lie: When your body tells you that it is over, but there remains much gas in the tank.
- The Lie of Tomorrow: The enemy says you shall begin tomorrow. And tomorrow is the grave of dreams.
- The Just Once Lie: The enemy is saying to you that a single drink, a single pill, or a single missed exercise will be alright. They are endeavoring to induce you to open the gate that the entire army may rush in.
You are not to ask yourself whether you feel like working or not. The piece does not have sympathy for your emotions. You make your body, you make your life, when you are fatigued, when you are hungry, when you are chilled—because The Commander (God) has told you.
THE PILLAR OF DISCIPLINE: THE SUPPLY CHAIN
In the Army, when the trucks fail to bring the food and the bullets, the troops suffer. This is referred to as Logistics. Your Supply Chain is your day-to-day in your life. Unless your routine is disrupted, you will not succeed.
The Logistics of Nutrition (Fueling the Machine)
A war cannot be fought when the brain is foggy. When you pour trash fuel into a race car engine, it explodes. When you insert garbage food into your body, your mind explodes.
- Be not fond of eating. Eat on purpose.
- Clean the engine. Clean food is required by a sober mind.
Be the boss of what you eat, and you will show you are in charge. You are the Temple gatekeeper. Don't let poison in.
The Logistics of the Routine (The Daily Strike)
Discipline means doing the same difficult things on a daily basis. The enemy despises a routine. The opponent desires you to be random. You are weak. You are random.
- Get up early.
- Pray at the same time.
- Train at the same time. One of the walls is a routine. With each step you take according to your schedule, you put a brick in that wall. And at length, the enemy cannot climb the wall.
IDENTITY IS PILLAR OF WARRIOR
Your Clothes Are Your Flag
A uniform is not a shirt in the Army. It is an indication of your personality. It informs the world of which side you are on. It reminds the soldier of the job he has to do.
Look in the mirror, what do you see? Do you perceive a victim? Or do you know a Christian Soldier?
Our Fortress Armor Division is Spiritual Minded Apparel. You are wearing a uniform when you put on that shirt over your head. You are informing your brain: the old man is dead. The Sober Mind is in command now.
The Uniform of the Sober-Minded
Our clothing is not made to suit individuals who desire to be comfortable. It belongs to the people who desire to be Ready.
- It is a Signal: It says to the world that you have been spared out of the fire.
- Arguing: It keeps your mind out of the Civilian mode of thinking.
- It is a Rule: You are not going to be like a loser when you are in the equipment of a Conqueror.
And in case you only need a comfy shirt to sleep in when you are making excuses, go to a department store. But when you are willing to draw your border and declare to the world who you are serving, you go to Spiritual Minded Apparel.
THE PILLAR OF SPIRIT: THE COMMANDER
The Manual for the Soldier
A soldier is a man with a gun in the woods without a Commander. He has no plan. He has no goal. He is aimless.
Wear your spirit under Soldier in Christ and make your foundation.
God is the Commander. The Bible is the Manual. The Fortress is based on your Spirit. When the foundation is broken, the entire building collapses when the storm strikes.
Sovereignty and Holy Temple.
Your body is not yours. It was bought for a price. The Holy Temple is it. You are wasting the house of God when you allow yourself to grow fat, lazy or addicted. Cleaning the Temple is a matter of discipline.
- Step 1: Give the lead to the Commander.
- Step 2: Complete the orders in the Manual.
- Step 3: Stop complaining. Soldiers don't talk back to the General.
THE WORLD CHAMPION EVIDENCE (THE PROOF)
I do not tell you what I think. I am telling you what I know. This was not taught to me in a classroom. I was taught of this in one of the jail cells. I had to learn this in the struggle against addiction demons. I got to know this when I was training until my hands bled.
I am the Evidence. I was a man who lost all. I felt like keeping quiet. I felt that I was finished. But I found Discipline. I found the Spirit. I began to act like a Warrior even before I felt like one.
Today I am a World Champion:
- I did not arrive here through any such thing as being lucky.
- I didn't get here by being "motivated."
- I arrived here by being Sober minded and Disciplined.
And in case a man lost in the fire becomes a World Champion, then you have no excuse. None.
THE TACTICAL PINCER MANEUVER
You have to strike the enemy on both sides to win this war. This is the Pincer Maneuver.
- Nutrition/Discipline: The Inside Game: You feed your brain by feeding your body. You work hard in order to keep the muscles strong. You make the man within.
- The Outside Game (Apparel/Identity): You put the uniform on. You inform the world of who you are. You are the Kingdom in all you do.
When the body is strong but the identity is weak, then you will fold. Having a strong identity and weak body will make you a failure. You must have the Trinity, Warrior, Spirit and Discipline.
THE DIRECTIVE: SECURE YOUR PERIMETER
It is just as well, as a Fortress is only as strong as its weakest gate. We close the gates today. Below are your Direct Orders:
Name the Occupied Territory
Look at your life. In which places wast thou sluggish? And where did you hear your "liar" sentiments? Write it down. It is in that direction that you will attack first.
Protect Your Supply Chain
Dispose of the garbage food. Put an end to the civilian ways. Likewise, when it does not strengthen you, it is an enemy. Begin your training. Not tomorrow. Today.
Armor Up
Go to SpiritualMindedApparel.com. Pick your uniform. Wear it when it comes, with pride. Use it as a reminder that you are a Soldier for Christ. There is a standard to which you can live.
Report to the Commander
Kneeling, say to God that you are fit for duty. Dare them to be chastened when your nature seeks to deceive you.
Conclusion
The war is on. You are either a Soldier, or a Victim. Your past is not your victim. The future is just the continuation of the past. You are a Soldier in a war at hand.
- Dress like it.
- Act like it.
- Eat like it.
- Pray like it.
Your emotions are a lie. Your Discipline is the sole way to the Conqueror you are named to be.
You are a Soldier for Christ. Begin to be one. Precision. Fire. No Excuses.
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