In his book Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen Covey lists his first habit as "being proactive." Covey makes a key point where he says that proactivity means more than merely taking initiative. It means that as human beings, we are responsible for our own lives.
"Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions. We can
subordinate feelings to values. We have the initiative and the responsibility
to make things happen."
Taking responsibility for our decisions on how we respond and react to daily life has a great deal to do with how we succeed in life. As we grow in our ability to be proactive, we accept responsibility for personal actions and avoid blaming circumstances or conditions - we stop being reactive and become proactive.
A central theme of the teaching of Christ Jesus is that we are to live our lives governed by the laws of God and not on the natural response of our feelings.
"Thank God for being able to see all that you have not yet been."
--Oswald Chambers
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