This month nearly half of all Americans will make New Year’s resolutions. However, if the past is any indication of the future, only eight percent will successfully keep them. When we fail to achieve our goals, it’s easy to point to external obstacles or blame a lack of willpower.
But what if the real culprit is a subtle form of self-sabotage?
Stephen Seamands, Ph.D, writes about his experience helping ministry students discover and pursue their callings in a recent issue of “Unfinished,” a publication of The Mission Society. Often, Seamands writes, feelings of self-rejection and negative internal messages prevent these young people from realizing their potential.