Being Someone God Can Count On [day 10]

So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. –James 4:17

Well that Bible verse certainly doesn’t make us feel all warm and fuzzy, does it?

Today I’m asking myself a hard question. It’s a question I think all of us should seek to answer…

If you could have one character trait you feel you are lacking, what would it be?

I don’t expect all of us to answer this question publically. But since I’m on this #write31days journey and I’m letting God shape my struggle to quit … here’s my answer.

It would be to be a woman who consistently follows through with her commitments despite how she feels.

But, I don’t mean my “big” commitments.

Because I always show up at speaking engagements, I work the hours I’m supposed to work, I give my best to the BIG things.

But where I struggle with this are those seemingly little commitments.

Like when I sense God needs more time with me in the mornings, so I set my alarm for thirty minutes earlier than usual. If I’m incredibly tired when that alarm goes off, I don’t feel like getting up, so I don’t.

Or, eating the right foods has always been a commitment struggle for me. I know I need to get healthy with my habits but sometimes I don’t feel like making the time to make it a priority. There just seems to be more important things to do.

But today, I’m challenging myself to think through this character quality. I want to be someone God can count on with the big things but also the small things.