How to Change Your Situation: Life Is Choices - Matthew Kelly

How to Change Your Situation: Life Is Choices - Matthew Kelly

Video Transcript:

“Life is choices. This is a great truth and a hard lesson. It is a great truth because it reminds us of our power. Not power over others, but the often untapped power to be ourselves and to live the life we have imagined.

It is a hard lesson, because it causes us to realize that we have chosen the life we are living right now. It is perhaps frightening for us to think that we have chosen to live our life as it is today. Frightening because we may not like what we find when we look at our lives today. But it is also liberating, because we can now begin to choose what we will find when we look at our life in the tomorrows that lie unlived before us.

What will you see when you look at your life ten years from now? What will you choose? Life is choices.

You have chosen to live this day. You have chosen to watch this video. You have chosen to live in a certain city. You have chosen to believe certain ideas. You have chosen the people you call friends.

You choose the food you eat, the clothes you wear, and the thoughts you think. You choose to be calm or restless, you choose to feel appreciative or ungrateful. Love is a choice. Anger is a choice. Fear is a choice. Courage is a choice. You choose.

Sometimes we choose the-best-version-of-ourselves, and some- times we choose a-second-rate-version-of-ourselves.

Learn to master the moment of decision and you will live a life uncommon.

Life is choices. Most people never fully accept this truth. They spend their lives arguing for their weaknesses, complaining about their lot in life, or blaming other people.

We choose, and in doing so, we design our lives.”

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[netsnote]

Some make very hateful choices toward others and life is changed forever. Let us pray for the families of the 19 children and the 2 adults whose lives were taken yesterday in Uvelde, Texas. My heart is broken.

[leannesmytkowski]

Walking with God, prayer and Thanksgiving have helped me make better choices…and the past few years, in particular, I walk around and whisper to myself at random times “ Lord help me become The Best Version of Myself”…thank you Matthew for planting the seed🙏🌞…May God be with all of us🙏.

[Donna-cckt]

I choose Peace. Not the peace the world gives but the Peace from God. A worthy endeavor, not easy but gives moments of joy. Pure joy. My wish is that all will seek and find!

[annaj]

As you listed the things that are choices in our lives the thought came to my mind "I didn't choose this" (city I live in) and for the first time I challenged myself on it. Yes, I am still making the choice to continue to live here. I could follow my own selfish desires at any time if I really wanted to.
Once I embraced the fact that I am making the choice instead of having it thrust upon me, I realized that then I own it and it is a gift I can give. I'm choosing to do this instead of something else because I love someone. Acknowledging that this is a choice makes it a gift instead of something to be resentful and bitter about.
I was always taught that if you do something for someone, do it in such a way that they feel like they're doing you a favor by letting you do it.
Being bitter, resentful and grumpy about a situation that was "done to me" is not following that advice. But, when it is my own choice to give the gift then it is truly a gift of love.
I'm starting to see that embracing everything in our lives as a choice gives us ownership of every aspect of our lives, and when something is ours we can give it generously. Selfishness, resentment, bitterness, outrage, helplessness, and being a victim can not be given generously, but make us empty.
Thank you so much!

[frannyleyden]

Choosing a strong prayer life is one of the best choices I have ever made.

[stephaniewingo]

Thanks for sharing this powerful message Matthew, I’ve struggled a lot for not thinking 🤔 before making decisions. We must learn to live for Gods will not our own will. Then we can live more joyful‼️

[melissaj.corbin]

Choosing gratitude, not just a feeling but as an action in life leads to joy. Grateful for your videos Matthew, keep ‘em coming!

[rjskeptic]

However our choices are determined by the circumstances in which we find ourselves. Our environment.

[mrss]

This is the one word in the English language that I have the hardest time understanding and implementing. I’m not a kid. Very few times did/do I get what I chose and then have to learn to live with what I got.

[AlyssaH]

This is probably the most important video you have ever posted! It is so true!

[jimondrus]

Learning to master the moment of decision is so critical Matthew. Thank you for sharing this significant truth. My life is created by my choices.

[patricekirkpatrick]

This was a eye opener.
I need to make better choices.
I’m in control with Gods help.
I need to be more calm and appreciative.
I need to take responsibility.
And to take control.
Thank you!

[PMK]

GREAT VIDEO MATTHEW. Very insightful. We need to slow it down sometimes to allow ourselves to work through the process of making good decisions. Thank you for ALL you are doing.

[writer]

Sometimes our health prohibits choices .

[sunshinepro]

Conversion (towards God and not Self) is a daily decision.

[blisspop]

Not exactly Matt! This is very western world thinking of you. Choice only exists in free and first world countries. What choices exist for those in bondage or third world countries?