"I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing."
Romans 7:18-19
The biggest challenge I seem to have is going against what my natural self wants to do. I can create "To-Do" lists all day long, but when it comes down to completing that list, I suffer trying to finish. I become discouraged and overwhelmed. I really want to get my life on track, but it seems sometimes that the more I try, the harder it is.
The thing is, I know that once I push through all the natural forces that hold me back, I feel amazing that I persevered and that I overcame instead of being overcome. How do I push through, though?
The first step is to equip myself by spending time in God's Word. Without His guidance, encouragement, and wisdom I wouldn't have the motivation or nutrition I need to push through. The next step is to go against every natural force. Get up when I want to lay down. Prepare when I want to procrastinate. Complete a task when I want to put it off another day. Do whatever it takes. In the words of Nike: just do it. I need to just do and not try to think so much. Finally, I need to throw off the guilt that tries to hinder forward movement because I will fail; I will have setbacks, but if I keep going, if I keep standing up after every fall, then eventually my legs will be strong enough to finish the race. In other words, if I keep on keeping on, I will get my life on track. I will complete my "To Do" list. I will finish this race we call life.
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