{"id":3108,"date":"2015-09-10T09:05:04","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T13:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/?p=3108"},"modified":"2015-09-01T09:07:38","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T13:07:38","slug":"looking-at-willpower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2015\/09\/looking-at-willpower.html","title":{"rendered":"Looking at willpower"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems as though willpower has many different levels. It can mean self-control or a strong determination.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve met people who have an amazing willpower. Also, I\u2019ve met people who say they have no willpower and eat sugary foods, drink too much alcohol, and never exercise.<\/p>\n

But really, it would take massive willpower, for someone who was raised to eat and exercise wisely, to have bad habits.<\/p>\n

The way I see it now is that willpower exists. There is no lack of will, or willingness.<\/p>\n

But, I think there is human willpower, at many different levels, and then there is the divine willpower.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always wondered what the will of God is. How is the will of God different from the will of people<\/a>?<\/p>\n

I think the will of God is grounded in love, whereas the human will is grounded in fear or ignorance.<\/p>\n

I remember when I caught myself using my own willpower to eat certain foods, so I wouldn\u2019t get fat. But why doesn\u2019t my will work all the time? Why don\u2019t diets work very well? Because they aren\u2019t grounded in love, but a fear of food and fat.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also caught myself determined to get a story before my co-writers do. I ask, Why? Is it for self-glory? That\u2019s not a very good motivator.<\/p>\n

Willpower motivates us, to either do something or not. The will of love motivates us to do what is right for the reason that rightness<\/a> exists.<\/p>\n

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