When asked how he did it, he gave the best advice I've ever heard. He said, “I've learned to talk to myself instead of listen to myself.” He memorized scripture and would recite it to himself when he needed a boost. Gills continued, “If I listen to myself, I hear all the reasons why I should give up. I hear that I'm too tired, too old, too weak to make it. But if I talk to myself, I can give myself the encouragement and words I need to hear to keep running and finish the race.” It's the same way with life. Too often we listen to ourselves and hear all the complaints, self-doubt, fear, and
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