I am starting to become aware that fear, pride, laziness, and excuses is keeping me from acquiring out of life a lot that God has for me. 

A Prayer To Over Come Excuses

Lord don't let me sit on my hands.

Allowing fear and pride to keep me from fulfilling Your plans.

Don't let me make excuses and be lazy.

Don't let me hold back because I don't understand and people may think me crazy.

I want to step out in faith in You.

Don't let fear bind me and keep me from doing all You would have me do.

I pray that You will always find me obedient, faithful and true. Amen

Armchair Player

An armchair player is usually someone who sits in their comfy chair and get so involved in the sports they are watching; that it is just like they are in the game. They scream and yell and bounce up and down going through a wide range of emotions. When they are done watching they are sweating and drained just as if they played. It's sad to think all that energy poured out and it didn't have any effect. I hope the Lord doesn't let me be an armchair person about life or my walk with Him. I don't want to just stay comfy in life and watch things going on around me never having any effect and yet having all the emotional swings and having life sucked out of me. I am not saying I want to do something big and have people admire me. I just want to live life and have an influence for the good of others and to glorify God. I would love to help others know God in a more real way. I want to be their when friends and family need me. I want to be trust worthy, honest, faithful and true. I want to set good examples of what a real Christian is. I don't want to make excuses to my self and others as to why I don't want to get involved when things are hard, scary, or tough. To me to live in Jesus means to get up and have a go at life; not sit back and watch others live. It's not about shouting from the side lines what should or could be done. It's about getting in there and doing it (living). I must stop listening to my mind telling me," Your too tired.", "Your going to fall on your face and look lame." I must stop listening to all those thousands of excuses my mind comes up with; and start listen to the truth my heart has been whispering all along. "God, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit are here with you." "They will give you the strength, energy, wisdom, what ever to do things." "If  you do fall so what they will pick you up and comfort you and strengthen you again." "At least you tried." It's like a baby if they don't keep trying to get up and walk; then they probably wont. If  babies get hurt or scared they will put off doing something for a long time. Who knows they may never do the thing that scared them. Like me a swimming. To this day I do not swim. God has given me so many wonderful gifts. Each day is one. I don't want to waste them in an armchair way. I must over come fear and pride and excuses. I want to show my gratitude for each day by living each one to the fullest. That doesn't mean I am going to run out and do wild crazy things. It just means I am going to stop letting my mind and flesh keep me bound to this spiritual armchair. 

The parable of the great supper in Luke 14:15-24 shows that by making excuses one can really miss out. 

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