I’ve been trying to go running lately.
And as I run, I often ask myself questions like, “Why are you doing this to yourself; you have enough things to do?” or “Who cares if you take a little break?” It is difficult to set goals for myself, and hold myself accountable to those goals, so that I can fight the temptation to slow down, or give up.
Then I wonder, in how many areas of my life am I this lazy? How often do I set my goals low, and then quickly offer myself forgiveness when I don’t meet the goals I have set? In how many places do I find myself running the race as if I have already won the prize, instead of running the race in such a way as to win the prize?
There are parts of life where we cut ourselves a little slack, or where we compare ourselves to the people around us, instead of our Creator’s perfect standard. It is probably not too difficult for you to think of some areas like that.
