When seat belts came along, they were kind of a novelty, an added feature to a car. Eventually it became evident that seatbelts saved lives and were not a novelty; they were a necessity.
There are times when I find myself knowing I should fasten my seatbelt, thinking about it, driving down the road and yet not fastening the seatbelt! Why do I do that? When wisdom, laws, and all the facts agree that that is a better course of action, why do I fight it once in a while?
Why do you fight it? It might not be seatbelts that are your problem. In fact, it probably is not. But perhaps it is making healthy eating choices when you know you struggle with your weight. Or taking your vitamins and supplements on a consistent basis even when you know they make a difference for you. Or tending to a relationship that you know needs a response or an encouragement. Or reading your goals every morning and every evening.
There are things that we know need to be done. We know when to do them. We know why to do them. We know how to do them. Wisdom and facts and experience tell us to do these things, and yet for some reason, we do not do them. So, perhaps today we need to get painfully honest with ourselves and ask the tough questions: Why do I do that? Is it laziness? Is it pride? Is it a lack of correct priorities? Is it a wrong habit pattern? As we begin to discover these answers, we are well on our way to changing some things about ourselves and becoming more and more of the people that we are created to be.
- Exercise:
Identify a place in your life where you habitually avoid doing something that you know you should do.
Why do you do that?
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