delayed gratification = denying yourself. If accepting delayed gratification, adopting long term thinking, is denying yourself, then the path to freedom is being faithful.
So faith would be the positive motivation, believing that your steadiness today builds a better tomorrow. Same thing, but denying yourself is the negative motivation, or the key difference between stating the same idea twice is belief.
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Yes. We are presented with thousands of choices a day, and every action we take that isn't a "sin" is an act of faith.
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