Dr. Kelly McGonigal, a Stanford University Professor of Psychology, published The Willpower Instinct in 2013. She defined willpower as “the ability to choose what matters most, even when it’s difficult or when some part of you wants to choose something else.”
The author wrote identified three practices that help us to STOP bad or sinful habits:
- I won’t
- I will
- I want
The first step is saying, “I won’t.” Prayerfully consider something you need to STOP in your life. Where do you feel the Holy Spirit’s conviction?
The second step is to say “I will.” Eliminate the negative and embrace the positive. Empty yourself of the harmful and fill yourself with the beneficial.
“I won’t,” and “I will” are bound together by “I want.” We combine our blessed imagination with the Holy Spirit’s power to envision a transformed future. Romans 8:29 states that the final goal of the salvation process is to be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ.
God’s will inspires and empowers our will power as we become more like Jesus.
Treasure in Jars of Clay 