A New Start
I’m an avid listener of the Social Dallas Podcast. Social Dallas is a church that posts their sermons in video and podcast format. I happened to stumble upon it a little over a year ago when I was seeking the word of God and I’m forever grateful for that.
This past week, Pastor Robert Madu gave a sermon on discipline. & it’s funny because that word has been coming up for me a lot this year and something about the timing of this one felt like it was for me.
I took notes on this lesson, but one of the main ones that stuck out for me…
“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most”
& wow was that word designed for me. I LACK DISCIPLINE.
So much so that I think I’ve had the same 3, 4, maybe 5 goals on my yearly goal list. It’s always something like:
Lose weight
Save money
Travel out of the country
Pay off debt
Get my career started
Which like, you’ll probably look at those and think they’re aren’t specific enough, or there’s no deadline, or whatever whatever SMART goals. But I’ll be honest, I really struggle with setting the smaller goals that will help achieve the bigger goals. & what I truly think this all boils down to? I simply lack the discipline to achieve what I want.
See, I have been living the same cycle for the past…idk 6 years? Now, I’m gonna give myself grace and recognize that I spent a large portion of that grieving the death of my mother. But I think second to my grieving…I was lost. I don’t think I knew who I was or what I was doing. I think I just thought I still had more time.
& before anyone tries to jump down my throat, I understand there is no timeline for events. I absolutely still have time and I need to calm the eff down.
But I’ve realized the only way I’m going to feel like I’m moving my life forward and breaking the cycle is if I practice discipline. &&&& I’ve gotta practice for the rest of my life. God has big plans for me and I can’t keep letting Him and myself down.
So I guess this is my call to action? The start of my hero journey? & I think what I’m going to do to remain disciplined, is rather than focusing on goals, I think I’m going to focus on habits. In all honesty, I think habits are the tools that will help me to achieve my dreams.
And so if you’re anything like me or if there are areas of your life that you want to get going, join me in focusing on discipline. Make that your word for the rest of the year. Disciplining yourself won’t be easy but nothing interesting ever happened the easy way. I dare you to get uncomfortable!
