Grace in Real Life

Hello, my name is Lisa and I’m a procrastinator. I’m not proud of it, but at least I acknowledge it! I have been on a weight loss journey for what feels like….forever. Just recently, I began meeting with a dietitian who has been helping me figure out what I need to tweak to get lasting results instead of losing and gaining the same 10 pounds. She has also been encouraging me to do some sort of exercise every day.

Most days I want to do it because I know it makes me feel better. Today, however, was not one of those days! I talked myself out of it in the morning because the family wanted to go to breakfast. I talked myself out of it in the afternoon because I was too tired and what was one day of not exercising going to do to me? So this evening, my inner ‘me’ told me to get off my rear end and get moving…..even if it was just 30 minutes. And so, before I could talk myself out of it, I got off my rear end and I did it! And guess what….I felt better…and tomorrow I will remind myself of that and keep it up, because procrastination gets us nowhere.

While I was exercising, I was thinking about what other things I procrastinate with such as this book I bought recently. I wanted a devotional that I could use to delve into the Word of God. This book I got was geared toward women and when you’re done, you’re supposed to have read the entire bible in 52 weeks.

Much like my meetings with the dietician, I thought….this is it….this is what I have been looking for….a way to easily get through the bible and get closer to God. And yet, I find myself time and again, having a conversation with myself about why I can’t read today. When I finally get off my rear end and do it….I feel better….and I feel closer to God. So why can’t I just read or exercise or whatever like I know I need to??? Because I’m a procrastinator…but in Galations 6:9, God tells us:

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Let’s be honest…it doesn’t take that much time out of our day to exercise, or read a few chapters of our bible, or whatever it is that we keep putting off. If we just keep doing what we’ve set out to do and trust in God, we will reap the benefits of our hard work. This week I’m going to try to be consistent in both my exercise and my reading of the Word….want to join me?