(Below from the book, The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson)

A burning desire backed by faith simply means deeply, passionately wanting to get somewhere and knowing – not hoping, not wishing, but knowing that you’re going to get there.

In other words, there has to be congruence between your desire and your faith.
If there is a disconnect there, if you desire something but don’t genuinely have the faith that the actions you’re taking will get you there, then you’re setting yourself up for failure.

On the other hand, if what you desire is huge, so big that it seems far, far away at the present moment, yet your faith in the slight edge actions you’re taking is congruent with that desire, then you are setting yourself up for success.

In the course of your journey all sorts of obstacles will appear in the path.
And you can determine the size of the person by the size of the problem that keeps them down.

Successful people look at a problem and see possibility.
A burning desire is what motivates you to confront them, rather than turn tail and run. But it’s a burning desire backed by faith that takes you through them.

~Evolution of Self
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