Practice Creates Desire

11-9-2009
Practice Creates Desire

The past week or so has been nothing short of busy. We purchased a new home, moved out of our old home, went to Mexico with our staff of the Dallas Patriots for our annual trip, and then returned to continue our move. Needless to say, I didn’t have any spare time, thus many things were sacrificed over the course of the week. This morning my wife and I had the fortunate opportunity to get back to our normal routine which begins each day with a trip to the gym for a good workout. This was the first time in years that I had taken a week off from working out, and I don’t plan on ever doing so again! This was the hardest workout I’ve ever had. I just couldn’t get motivated to go to the gym, and once I began my workout, I was lethargic. I wasn’t able to perform at my normal ability, and simply wanted to stop all together. It was at this point that I realized practice creates desire. When I am on a good workout routine, I desire to workout regularly, and I can’t stand going a day without a workout. My workouts are progressively better, and I feel great. After this week of not working out, I was able to understand why people don’t workout on a regular basis; they don’t have the desire because they don’t make it a part of their routine. They have the same feeling I had today, and simply STOP and don’t return to the gym. They don’t practice enough to instill a desire to continue.

While pressing through the workout, I paralleled this same concept to spiritual and personal development. When we don’t practice regularly, we become complacent, and eventually we stop reading the Bible and going to church all together. We need to understand the importance of overcoming the “I can’t do this anymore” the “I don’t want to do this anymore”, and the “I don’t see the benefit of doing this, I’m not getting anywhere” attitude. Once you create a habit of doing what you need to do, you will do what needs to be done, so you can be and have all you want in life! Remember, the hardest part is often the simple act of getting started.

Application:
1. Read the Bible daily, even if it’s a small verse or two.
2. Understand what needs to be done so you can be all God desires for you to be.
3. The hardest part with just about anything is getting started!