NLT<\/em>). They probably thought they could wait just a little longer. They probably felt exhausted from all they felt they\u2019d already done. They probably just didn\u2019t feel in the mood.<\/p>\nHowever, we put ourselves into so much unnecessary trouble and also miss out on so many great opportunities when we produce only when we feel like it. I\u2019m speaking from experience because I literally had to force myself to write right now. I was able to come up with a litany of reasons why I should be allowed to just sit and do nothing. But that list wasn\u2019t fighting for my best interest at the moment.<\/p>\n
Our struggle with laziness is almost always connected to the next plot hole.<\/p>\n
3. \u00a0Excusitis: If only…<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a terrible disease affecting a wide variety of people. No matter what age, gender, race, or religion, it\u2019s infected every kind of person. And at times I too have had cases of excusitis.<\/p>\n
While it\u2019s main symptom may be the obvious – making excuses – it has some other side effects that keep us from the great plots our lives could be writing. This problem causes us to take our situations and place them over our willpower, determination, and desires – as if heroes haven\u2019t risen out of the slums, as if winners haven\u2019t had to practice tirelessly, and as if things just work out for the successful.<\/p>\n
You can win. I really believe it. But as long as you and I seek to make excuses for why we struggle, faint, or fail, then these must be all we ever hope to experience from life\u2019s challenges. It\u2019s when we fight through the sickness, the boredom, the critics, the inexperience, the ignorance, the adversity, and the apathy that we will taste the sweet nectar of the victory!<\/p>\n
4. \u00a0Lack of Vision: It\u2019s just another day<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
We used to sing this cheesy song when I was a little kid in children\u2019s church. It went on about how this is the day that the Lord has made so I was supposed to rejoice and be glad in it. Kids song or not, it\u2019s totally true. And if you know the song, and the melody is getting played in your head right now, maybe it needs to be played.<\/p>\n
You were given today as a gift. The present moment is a present from God to you to use wisely and make much of. Sometimes that means consistently and faithfully repeating actions yet again. But sometimes it means exploring new horizons, challenging the norm for yourself, and believing for the impossible. When we lose sight of the potential of our lives we get stuck in the monotony of our days like they were from the movie “Groundhog Day<\/em>” rather than “The Bucket List<\/em>.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Life is full of plot holes that would love nothing more than to take you off track, get you to quit, or get you distracted. They have the potential of messing up the plot of the story of our lives which has such great potential! So acknowledge them for what they are. Spot them quickly on your life\u2019s journey. Avoid them whenever possible. And when you dip down into one come right back out as quickly as possible. Make your story count for something!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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