Discipline

So, it's been a month and a half since my last blog. That's not too bad, except that it's been two months since I've exercised or eaten mostly healthy foods in a day, and two months since I've really got the house completely clean. Ryan has taken over many other little tasks around the house. Basically, I've not been doing much lately. Clearly, I'm lacking discipline.

It's hard to find discipline there between uptight perfectionism and laziness. As in many other areas of life, I bounce from one side of the spectrum to the other, but rarely stay balanced for long.

Having Ryan home and the holidays have really disrupted my routine. I needed to be relaxed and able to enjoy having him home, but I think I've slipped too far in that direction. I'm making an effort this week to bounce back from the laziness side of the spectrum.

The plan is to set three goals a day (for the time I'm home).

Hopefully, it'll work, and, hopefully, I won't turn into an uptight perfectionist (I think my husband would rather I be lazy).

I believe discipline is biblical. Self-discipline is listed as a Fruit of the Spirit (Galations 5:22) and Paul tells Timothy that God has given him (us) a spirit of self-discipline (2 Timothy 1:7). So, this is not something I need to create in myself, but something there for the using. God has already given it to me.

To practice this skill I've been given, I am blogging (instead of watching Downton Abbey or beading), and I will soon be cleaning the bathroom.

Until next blog (coming soon because I have discipline!),

Jordon