Staying the Course

I have fallen out of my routine lately and I have no one to blame but myself.

In addition to devoting time to this reflection on a daily basis, which you can see I have failed to do, my walks have also slipped out of my schedule, becoming weekly rather than daily.

What gives?

So I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to come down to you?" - Nehemiah 6:3

In today's Old Testament reading, Nehemiah is afraid he will be tricked or overcome by his enemies, so he sticks to the work of fortifying his stronghold rather than go out to meet in the plains.

When I read this, I immediately thought of all the things I do to avoid doing something else.

Distractions.  I guess that is what I can call them, even though, at the time, they seem very important.

If I think I can put off something until later, chances are I will not get to it later, since later is the time I would normally do something else.  That's the trap, isn't it?  I have been so busy scheduling more and more things for me to do that I fail to figure out when I will get to them.

And of course, something always goes wrong.

That's the way life is.  Just when I think I have a plan, God laughs or someone calls and the plan is out the window.

So, what I have discovered is that I need to force myself back on schedule, especially when I am running late or have too little time.  Now is the time I need to do it, not later.

So, that said, I will cut this short and get out there to do my walk.

More to come...