Is My Enemy Procrastination or Discouragement?
Is My Enemy Procrastination or Discouragement?
Sep 29
“Don’t get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time” (Galatians 6:9 NLT).
There are many things at work to keep us from completing our life-missions. Over the years, I’ve debated whether the worst enemy is procrastination or discouragement. If you put off our life missions then it is Procrastination, however if you work towards you life’s mission you will find obstacles that will get in your way that creates discouragement. For most people the fight for what they want is harder than they expect so they will quit altogether. Which is worst not trying or trying and giving up? I believe not trying; I would rather try and not accomplish what I want than to never ever try at all. I never want to ask the question, “What if i had tried, would I get what I want?”
The apostle Paul teaches that we need to resist discouragement: “So don’t get tired of doing what is good. Don’t get discouraged and give up” (Galatians 6:9 NLT).
Do you ever get tired of trying? I think we all do. Sometimes it seems easier to nothing thing than try for the things you so desire.
When we’re discouraged, we become ineffective. When we’re discouraged, we work against our own belief, faith and desires. Our mind is so powerful if you think you can’t you can’t, if you think you can you can, either way you are going to be right.
Ask yourself these questions:
• How do I handle failure?
• When things don’t go my way, do I get grumpy?
• When things don’t go my way, do I get frustrated?
• When things don’t go my way, do I start complaining?
• Do I finish what I start?
• How would I rate on persistence?
If you’re discouraged, don’t give up without a fight. Nothing worthwhile ever happens without endurance and energy. If it was easy everyone would have the desires they want. I believe that the reason for the fight is to teach us the value of what we just achieved. Without value there is no appreciation of what it took to accomplish the things you so desire.
When an artist starts to create a sculpture, he has to keep chipping away. He doesn’t hit the chisel with the hammer once, and suddenly all the excess stone falls away revealing a beautiful masterpiece. He keeps hitting it and hitting it, chipping away at the stone.
And that’s true of life; you have to keep chipping away on the things you so desire. Nothing really worthwhile ever comes easy in life. You keep hitting it and going after it, and little-by-little you will master the task.
The fact is, great people are really just ordinary people with an extraordinary amount of determination. Great people don’t know how to quit.