Often when we want more discipline, we think the answer is just more willpower. But when someone struggles with willpower, it’s usually a sign that something deeper is off.
Fr. Mark-Mary Ames encourages us to see where else might you be lacking? Is there an area of your life, or even sin, that’s holding you back? We have to look beyond labeling it as “laziness.”
Real growth takes more than hoping things will change. It comes from doing the deeper work and from taking small, consistent steps that actually move the weight.