31/07/2020
There are some people that just aren’t comfortable watching TV all day. They just can’t seem to find comfort in sitting on the couch or playing video games. As crazy as it sounds, they find rest in pushing themselves every single day to grow.
Yeah, there’s pain involved. And pain is never comfortable, but it is necessary to move on. Some folks just haven’t figured that out yet. They shy away from the pain of falling forward, getting through, or refusing to quit.
The search for happiness is futile when looked for in ease, convenience, and safety. These things promise much, but deliver little. You’ve probably been there before.
But there is much more satisfaction from being sore after a long ride, a hard workout, or learning something through trial and error.
There are so many people reading this right now that have bought the lie of comfortable happiness. Get up, get out, get going while you still can.
How do you know if you’ve still got it in you? If your heart is still beating, you’ve got it. Sure, it might not be the same as some other time in your life, but there’s nothing worse than the same as yesterday.
Whatever it is you’ve been dreaming about doing that will grow you, go do it. Volunteer, take a class, or whatever you have to do to get started. You’ve been putting it off long enough.
Maybe even say it out loud or write what you’re going to do in a comment. Hold yourself accountable for the life you want to live.
32b I learned this lesson:
33 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
34 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
Provers 24:32b-34
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