You’ve heard it said from time to time that there’s a difference between being active and being productive. You see that a lot with diets. People will make some sacrifices and then become discouraged when they don’t see the kind of results they were hoping for. Before too long, they’ll give up and convince themselves they’re just not capable of becoming as fit as they would like to be.
The same kind of thing happens spiritually. We’ll acknowledge the need for and the benefits of spiritual disciplines, and we might even get up early on a couple of occasions and have a quiet time. Without a way to really see what God is doing and all that He has done in the context of those meetings with Him, we become complacent and drift off into a nominal state of Christlikeness; and the benefits of really being connected to God are shrugged off.
One way to prevent yourself from falling short of your spiritual and physical goals is to write them down.
Whether you want to write Scripture on your front door is up to you; but I’ve got
When I go to the gym, I write down what I want to do before I start working out. On those days when I really want to nail the quantity and quality of my food intake, I write down what I plan to eat the day before my first meal.
The cool thing about throwing this little tweak into your daily routine is that it yields measurable and motivating results. So write them down!
What do you want to do?
When do you want to do it?
How do you want to get it done?
Document what you want to shape in your behavior, and your life will begin to take the shape you’re shooting for physically and spiritually.
