What a lesson we learned this weekend. Being a family that is goal oriented, driven and committed to getting things done, very seldom do we just enjoy a "day off" in any area of our lives. WELL, we did yesterday and you talk about conviction....Yeah, we had what we called FREE DAY and went to the buffet for lunch/dinner. What a mistake that was, and a tremendous learning experience.
The buffet caters to your desire to show no restraint and help yourself to whatever your heart desires. Steak, prime rib, ham, shrimp, chicken, pot roast, potatoes....you name it. Chocalate waterfall, cakes, cookies, pies, cobblers, ice cream and on and on and on. And it's limitless. An ivitation to "Just Do It" and guess what? WE DID IT.......
As I finished "another" plate and Chrystal enjoyed her dessert and Cayman was piling on cheesy bread after cheesy bread, I looked around and it was if my eyes were opened so wide. Proverbs 29:18, a former memory verse for me came alive in my soul. "Where there is no vision, the people cast of restraint." What it said to me was when you lose your focus or set your goals aside, you will just go with the flow. You won't fight impulse, you won't resist temptation, boundaries become blurred. Without keeping your vision directly in front of you, in clear view at all times - you will allow yourself too many FREE days. And the consequence of too many free days makes it easy to do nothing. I started to talk about it, Chrystal said, "thanks for convicting me" as she pushed her carrot cake and ice cream aside. I said hey not just you - me too. Lets get out of here. ha ha ha we pushed those plates aside and waddled out of the buffet and struggled to get into our truck as we looked back and saw the line wrapped around the front of the place. We drove off saying, "never again - we won't be back here." Why, because doing nothing is way too easy.
We made it home, exhaled and plopped down on the couch. After an hour or so we convinced ourselves to get the bikes out and off for a 10 mile bike ride. We didn't burn all the calories we had put on, but we burned some. Better to do something than to do nothing. It retrained our focus, put our goals back in perspective and got us moving forward to accomplish what we planned.
In pursuing your goals, fulfilling your vision we learned you have to be so careful about "doing nothing." It doesn't work for us, we do something everyday to work towards accomplishment. And in what we thought was a reward for us, became a detriment to us. Self sabbotage - double agents, defeating our attempts to accomplish our goals. Doing nothing can run you right into a rut, doing nothing can blur your boundaries - setting you back a day, a week, a month or a year. Next thing you know - years have gone by and that goal seems like a mountain to climb. Do something every day, feeling it or not - work on your vision, fulfilling your goals - no need for days off or free days. Keep yourself fired up and encouraged that this too will be accomplished. Reach Higher, Stretch Further, Expect the Great. Because the alternative "doing nothing is way to easy."
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