We all know the word... and if we think long enough of what the word means, not many of us care to dig deeper, I know, it's a struggle for me. You see, discipline doesn't happen over night. Shocker right? ;) It's refined, it falls down, it gets back up, it perseveres. Discipline doesn't have a finish line per say, it has a journey. I'm going to share a little bit with you this morning, I hope you don't mind.
Let me first start off by saying this, I enjoy nice things, I enjoy clean things, I even enjoy receiving them as gifts, but to act on these things at times, well... is a challenge.
Just going to cut right down to the chase, I hate cleaning, actually no I take that back. I don't hate cleaning, I just get overwhelmed with the thought of cleaning. Short tasks, taking the garbage out, washing dishes, cleaning a toilet, no problem! Tell me to sweep and mop the entire house.. ehh.. well then I think, I'm going to have to move furniture and rugs and well the multi step process is already wearing me out just thinking about it. When I get going, no problem! My point is.. there are things in life we don't mind doing, especially short tasks. But when it comes to a multi process kind of task, we can become overwhelmed. And a long term goal, well that just feels or seems impossible all together!
Take a different perspective for a moment..
CLEANING for example, is a WAY OF GOOD HEALTH! If we don't clean, consequences follow: illness, trouble breathing, stained clothing, mold, odors, stress.. you see the picture. So, as a REWARD for cleaning we AVOID the potentially harmful side effects from our LACK OF ACTION. Let that SINK IN for a minute.
God calls us to ACT. In fact, there's an entire book in the Bible called just that! As much as I dislike cleaning, I enjoy the result. The same goes with things in your day to day life! Take FOOD for example, did you know that you are only one meal away from being on track to healthy habits?! Just ONE MEAL AWAY, yet so many of us see the long dark ROAD OF DON'Ts , .. DON'T eat this, DON'T do this,"No U-Turn"..
Forgetting that nothing good ever happens overnight. Graduating High School takes 13 years! What if it takes 13 years to achieve your goal? Would you stick it out??
CONSIDER THIS:
ENVISION the BIG PICTURE.. Got it?? Now, are you willing to do the "baby steps" to get there?
College degree, Family Planning, Reading the Bible in a Year, Losing Weight (ouch), Speaking Positive Truths, Paying Off your Mortgage, Becoming Debt Free..
ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE OBTAINABLE! But THEY DON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT!
ENJOY THE JOURNEY! GIVE YOURSELF **GRACE** and then MORE GRACE!
YOU DECIDE THE SPEED, YOU ARE IN CONTROL- NO ONE ELSE. GOOD OR BAD.
In conclusion, my personal goal is to first, BREATHE, and begin looking at the RESULT before I begin. To BELIEVE and KNOW, the RESULT WILL HAPPEN, IF I " ENJOY THE JOURNEY" and take it ONE STEP at a TIME!
Homework: Write down 3 things you'd like to improve. / Then write down HOW you plan to ACHIEVE those GOALS.
Ideas below :)
-incorporate chores with them-make it fun
- giving positive praises.
2)Making healthy meals at home-
-write down a list of your favorite healthy foods
-check out allrecipes.com and type in an ingredient off your list to find meals you could try!
-grocery shopping for the ingredients.
3) 30 minutes of Exercise.-
-break it down, start off with 5 minutes, then 10, .. don't overwhelm yourself with 30 when 15 is tough, you'll get there!
-Download Pandora for songs to help keep you going!
-Try 3 exercises and repeat 3 times, don't overwhelm yourself with a list of workouts in the beginning, .. again, BABY STEPS! You got this!
Now time to GET OVER THAT HUMP in your life!!
Happy "Almost Friday" !!
Heather @NCArbonneConsultant
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