I have a weak will. What should I do?

Confronting our desires, the best way to strengthen our will

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The Commander of the Faithful, Ali (as), said, “When one’s desires are strong his will is weak.” (Ghurar al-Hikam, vol. 1, p. 588) Someone says, “I have a weak will.” I say, “You follow your desires.” He replies, “I don’t follow my desires! What have I done?” “You don’t need to do anything special. Your desires move you.”
Someone asks me, “I have a weak will. What should I do?” I say, “Your desires are strong.” He says, “I don’t do very bad deeds either.” I say, “There is no need for you to do worthless deeds for your desires to be strengthened. You might be a person who prays, but praying is what you desire. Doing a certain sin may be against your desires, so you don’t commit it. But you still haven’t confronted your desires. You may desire to have a good standing in your neighborhood or in the Mosque. You are willing to harm 100 people in order to protect your good standing. That is why you may backbite in order to protect your good standing. So you follow your desires. You might have just one sin and that is backbiting.”
When a person confronts his desires, his will becomes so strong that he can do amazing things. Let’s talk about Imam Mahdi’s (aj) government. A tradition says, “At the time of the reappearance of the Imam, each believer will have the strength of 40 strong men.” I expected you to call out “Ya Ali” or something like this when I said this! One might say, “I don’t want strength. I want comfort and not power.” But seeking power doesn’t mean trying to dominate over others. It means to become strong!
It is said that a believer is like a firm mountain. There is no difference between men and women in this. A person’s will should be strong. Allameh Tabatabaee said that one should strengthen his will by sitting and focusing on a subject that he likes. Your mind will jump. Bring it back. It’ll jump and you’ll become distracted. Bring it back. Tell yourself, “I want to think about one subject for one hour.”
Have a plan for yourself about the messages you receive. Have a plan and say, “I’ll check my messages once every three hours.” You’ve received shocking news and want to check it now. But tell yourself, “My plan is every three hours.” Don’t worry. Limiting and blaming yourself won’t harm you. Tell yourself, “How dare you! Didn’t I say every three hours?” Be firm. You might think, “But it’s interesting now!” Answer yourself, “Nasty one! I actually want to see what is interesting for me so that I can confront it.” A tradition says, “Your greatest enemy is your own desires.” Make this a part of your lifestyle.
The Commander of the Faithful, Ali (as), said, “When one’s desires are strong his will is weak.” A person’s will becomes so strong when he confronts his desires that he can do amazing things. Strengthen your will.