Just Keep Pushin'

If being lazy was a hobby, I think it would be my favorite hobby in the world. I absolutely love "lazy days". Curling up by a roaring fire with a cup of chai tea in one hand, and a good book in the other is my ideal day. I love being home just lounging around in my jammies. I will take the comfort of my couch over going "clubbing" any day. 

However, I have to be careful. It would be so easy to do that every single day of my life. But I wouldn't have a fulfilled life either. I would kind of be quitting life. The easiest thing to do in life is quite. It's true. It is so easy to throw in the towel, put the "do not disturb" sign up, and burrow under the covers. But we can't do that. We have to push on. Even when days get so tough and so hard, we have to keep going. Philippians 3:14 says:

I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

God is telling us to press on! The definition of press is to act upon with steadily applied force. We can apply this to life. We have to steadily, or continually, keep going in life. Take life day by day by day. Not week by week. Not year by year. Day by day. Sometimes we can only take it hour by hour. And that's OK! 

Just don't fall into Satan's trap of depression. He will come to you at your weakest moment, and he will tempt you with the idea of quitting. "Just go back to bed... forget about your responsibilities as a    fill in the blank  . Nobody will miss you. Nobody will care." Well guess what? God cares. And it breaks His heart to see you broken and defeated. He gave you His armor to wear daily! Put it on and push on! His mercies are new every morning! Each day is brand new! Don't lug around yesterday's mistakes and worries. Drop them at the Cross, and press on toward the prize God has for you!