Philippians 3:12- 14:
12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal,but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Today I read this verse: John 12:25 "Jesus replied, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed, But if ti dies, it produces many seeds. The man who loves his life will lose it; while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life ." Today, whether correctly or incorrectly, I interpreted that verse in a way I never have before. Through that verse God was telling me if I keep filling my time with wasteful things my life with be a waste, but if I fill my time with the things I am meant to do then I will be laying up eternal treasure and furthering the Kingdom.
Ann Voskamp puts it this way -"hard things keep calling you because you're meant to answer to higher and better things".
I like that! There is a reason why I feel guilty for ignoring those calls - I am called to higher things. I am after all, the daughter of The King.
It's too easy for me to get off track - to get distracted throughout my days, weeks and months of goal setting.
Ann also mentions the "pain of discipline vs. the pain of disappointment". Which pain would I rather endure? I've endured much disappointment ...mostly in myself, so I think it's time for discipline.
Endurance not indulgence.
Hebrews 10:32 says, "For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised". My favorite quote from her is: "Understood this way, each thing we don’t feel like doing, great or small, becomes an invitation from God to follow in the faithful footsteps of his Son, “who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2)."
From A Holy Experience:
How To Destroy Procrastination pt.1
How To Destroy Procrastination pt.2
Oh my, this post sure speaks to me!! I have become a procrastinator lately because I don't want to do a few things - both at work and at home. So I have opened those links and I will read what she says. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Julie... your post speaks to me too, very loudly. I have wasted so many days because I don't want to do many of the things around me. I've lived according to the saying "it'll always be there tomorrow".
ReplyDeleteI struggle with procrastination too!
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