Do It Anyway

So at the end of last week I decided that I was going to start doing life differently. With this year being my year of being intentional I didn’t write a long list of goals necessarily, instead I made a mind map of all the things that are important to me. I made branches from those important things and listed what I wanted to improve in those areas.

Since I’m a firm believer that if you seek God’s kingdom first then everything else will flow, I decided that first I’d work on my “God Branch.” I wanted to begin to start my days with giving God His time in the morning. I typically try to spend time with God each day, but I noticed that if I don’t do it first thing in the morning then I’m trying to squeeze it in. Again, I’m working on being intentional so I wanted to be more firm on when I’d have my God time.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:33 ASV

In my head I was going to get up at 6am, while everyone was asleep and spend my time. Do you know that that night my daughter decided that sleep wasn’t for her? Every time she woke up to feed she wanted to play. It took an hour or two to get her to go back to sleep each time. Needless to say 6 am Jesus time didn’t happen that morning. I barely woke up in time to get my son to school. This didn’t happen just that night, it happened every night since I decided to make this change. I found myself still doing fly by prayers whenever I thought about it and allowing the exhaustion to consume me.

I know I’m not the only one. You decide to finally tackle that goal, make that change, create that new habit, only to be met with what seems to be like the world conspiring against you. For instance, you decide to take your health serious and eat better, then you come into work and there’s your favorite pizza and cake. Or that you’re going to be more patient and not scream at you kids only to come home and they’re extra trying. All of these seemingly new issues jump off and you find your self stuck, doing the same ole’ same ole’. Well today I want to encourage you to do it anyway.

When you decide to make a change, it’s no mistake why things seemingly go nuts the moment after you’re serious about doing it. I believe these little tests pop up to check your commitment. Are you really about this life? Are you really committed to that change? So again I encourage you to do it anyway. Stick it out. Press through.

I had to press through. I decided that no matter what happened I was going to do what I said I was going to do. Maybe 6am God time wasn’t going to happen right away, but I could still commit the first part of my day to God. Writing this blog has also been a “do it anyway” push. I committed to post weekly and I can’t tell you how much stuff happens each week only when I sit down to write.

So today, whatever your goal is, whatever that change is. Do it anyway, no matter what.

Live convinced!

What are some changes you’ve had to press through?