So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members.I've had a question rolling around in my mind for the past few weeks, and perhaps it's an appropriate topic for the first post after this long silence. The question is this, "Why do I fail to do the things I know I should, and instead do the things I probably shouldn't?"
Here's a simple list:
| Things I Should Do | Things I Shouldn't Do |
| Update the blog | Watch TV |
| Pray | Play games |
| Read the Bible | Random web surfing |
| Exercise | Read sci-fi novels |
| Lose weight | Eat junk food |
As near as I can tell, I pretty much avoid the left side and concentrate on the right. Why is that?
...more to come on this topic.
3 comments:
Well, I wish you'd watch less TV, at least, 'cause I've been waiting a long time to see a new topic on this danged blog.
Seriously, I'm not sure what answer to give beyond the obvious: while we remain in this earthly tent we fight a lifelong battle between our regenerate spirit and our unregenerate flesh.
Perhaps the real question you had in mind is, how can I do better? And why are some Christians so much better at it than others? You and I know each other well enough that I don't need to tell you how much I identify with your struggle. If I had the answer, believe me, you'd hear about it.
Well, I'm uncomfortable with this topic, since I checked this blog while randomly surfing the Internet, in between watching TV and reading my book.
It's hard not to feel like I've "earned" my down-time. After a day of work and a couple of hours of dealing with the Monkey and Vanilla Bean, exercising or reading anything more mentally taxing than the comics seems like FAR too much work. So I end up watching TV, or playing a video game, or posting comments on blogs...
I'm late in commenting here, but I have to say that this is why my house is in such disarray right now!! If I could stop reading blogs/email, then I'd go vacuum. I do draw the line, though, when these things interfere with time with my kiddos. I need to spend more time with God though. Let me know when you have the answer to this!
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