The Truth About Willpower and Why You Can't Just "Try Harder"

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God never expected us to change ourselves with grit alone. He calls us to abide in Him and walk in His Spirit.

3 Biblical Truths we can cling to today:

1. Willpower is weak — the Spirit is strong
   
   
   
2. Discipline is fruit, not fuel (Gal. 5:22–23)
   
   
   
3. The answer isn’t try harder — it’s stay closer

It isn't about the strive and try, but the surrender and let go. Give it to God isn't just a cute saying on a t-shirt, it's the premise to which we must live our daily lives.

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Transcript

It's my birthday week.

Oh my goodness.

I'm going to be 43 tomorrow.

How am I that old?

What happened?

Oh my goodness.

Thank you, Lord, for another year to walk with you.

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So are you struggling with willpower?

Let's talk about the biblical truth about willpower and why you can't just try harder.

Are you struggling with willpower?

Let's explore God's Word and see what he has to say.

Are you sick of trying diet after diet and not losing weight?

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I gained 100 pounds in my late 20s and struggled for years to get it off.

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So I love to share a little bit of tough love every now and again.

I'd like to know if you've ever said, I just need more willpower.

I know I've said that.

Why am I struggling with this?

I just need more willpower.

I'm not alone, right?

Have you been there?

So today I would like to gently remind you that willpower was never the goal.

I'd like you to think about something that is a wild concept for many.

You were not made to muscle through.

You were made to walk with God.

Isn't that crazy?

Such a concept, but it's so true.

We were not made to muscle through and strive and try and push and control.

We were made to release and surrender and walk with a heavenly father that lives inside of us, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

So today's verse comes from John 15, 5, and I love it so much, I tattooed it on my arm last year.

It says, I'm the vine and you are the branches.

If you remain in me and I remain in you, you will bear much fruit.

Apart from me, you can do nothing.

Repeat that last part.

Apart from me, you can do nothing.

Yet we strive and try and count every calorie.

We watch our calorie burn at the end of the day.

We get on the scale every day.

Why?

Like, what does it matter?

Apart from God, we can do nothing.

Not in just our weight loss, but any part of our life.

And it isn't well power you need, it's to walk in obedience to the Holy Spirit that lives inside of you.

So, God has never expected us to change ourselves with grit.

That is not the call.

He calls us to abide in Him and walk in His Spirit.

So, I want you to think about these Biblical truths today.

One, will power is weak, but the Holy Spirit is strong.

Will power is weak, but the Holy Spirit is strong.

Number two is discipline is fruit, not fuel.

We read in Galatians about the fruit of the Spirit.

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness, goodness, and self-control.

Against these there is no law.

Discipline is fruit.

And if Christ is your Savior and He lives in you, you have discipline inside of you.

Step three, the answer isn't try harder.

It isn't strive more.

It's stay closer to Him.

Stay in prayer.

Stay attuned to what the Spirit is doing inside of you.

I've said it a thousand times, and it's the entire premise of the framework, that when we walk with the Holy Spirit in our weight loss journey, He sustains us.

He leads us, guides us, heals us, and takes us where we need to go.

Letting go of the desire for willpower and asking the living God inside of you to give you the strength that you need to obey His still small voice.

That is where the magic comes.

That is where the change occurs.

Lord, I've tried doing this alone and it just doesn't work.

Forgive me for the strive and try.

I surrender my weight loss journey to you and teach me to rely on your strength, not mine as I continue day by day to live for you.

Thank you for loving me and caring about this part of my life.

I love you so much.

It's in Jesus' name.

Amen.

Listen, willpower does not exist.

You can't just try harder.

You don't need to try harder.

You need to surrender.

Lay down the desire to control, the need to count every calorie, and just let God lead.

Let Him in.

Ask Him, where do I need to go, Father?

Willpower is weak.

The Holy Spirit in you is strong.

You have resurrection power living inside of you, and you're probably not operating on even a tenth of it.

Discipline is the fruit of the Spirit.

It's not fuel.

The answer isn't try harder.

It's surrender.

It's stay closer.

It's let it go.

He's there.

He's waiting.

But you have to take the step today.

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It lights me up to know this podcast is helping you.

Okay, it's time to go make a protein shake and get my sweat on.

No more standing in the kitchen waiting for motivation to appear.

I will meet you back here for another episode.

God bless.