I mention a few weeks ago how much I hate exercise. There was an outpouring of encouragement from the community of Seoul International School teachers. I am truly blessed to have such great coworkers.
Consistent exercise is almost a habit for me.
24 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ 25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26 Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.” – Luke 11:24-26
I understand this scripture physically. For this example, an impure spirit are my bad habits and my life style is the house.
I have some (actually many, but trying to be more optimistic) bad habits. I love ice cream, chocolate, and junk food.
It’s not good enough just to remove the temptations (sweets) from my house. I need to fill my house with good stuff like nuts, chocolate flavored (doesn’t taste like chocolate) protein drinks, and fruit.
I have several other bad habits and I am working on them.
I heard from David Ramsey that we a live in a “reap and sow” environment. You have to plant good seeds (good actions) to harvest good crops (rewards).
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. – Galatians 6:7
It’s funny. I’ve read these scriptures several times, but it never clicked with my heart. I understood from a brainy perspective. I never put them into action though.
9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. – Galatians 6:9-10
Now, if I want to reap good things I have to start doing more good things.
Action Oriented Steps
- List out your typical day
- List your ideal day
- Decide on one thing you want to start changing
- Tell someone who will keep you accountable – It really helps to have a buddy
- Take one small step to start changing your habit
Hoo’s Typical Day
6:30am – 7:00am – Wake up and get ready for work
7:30am – 11:15am – Work
11:15am – 11:45am – Lunch
11:45am – 5:30pm – Work
5:30pm – 7:00pm – Exercise, read, reflect, and write
7:00pm – 7:45pm – Dinner
7:45pm – 8:15pm – Walk around and get some slow cardio exercise with family
8:15pm – 8:45pm – Shower and get babies for bed
8:45pm – 11:30pm – Surf the internet, watch TV shows, read, mess around (this is what I would like to change most this month)
11:30pm – 12:00am – Try to go to bed
Hoo’s Ideal Day
5:30am – 6:00am- Wake Up and get ready for work – Drink 500ml of water
6:30am – 7:15am – Read my Bible, pray, reflect, and follow the plan for the day
7:30am – 11:15am – Work
11:15am – 11:45am – Lunch
11:45am – 5:00pm – Work
5:15pm – 6:45pm – Exercise, read, reflect, write, and plan for next day
7:00pm – 7:45pm – Dinner
7:45pm – 8:15pm – Walk around with family
8:15pm – 8:45pm – Shower and get babies for bed
8:45pm – 10:15pm – Hoo’s Personal Project that will bring in another stream of income
10:15pm – 11:00pm – Decompression time, TV, read, surf the internet, manga
11:00pm – Be in bed
There’s just not enough time in the bed. This is as realistic I can do for now. One day I would like to replace those work hours to working on projects that I really love in four 90 minute blocks of work for a total of six hours a day.
For now the one biggest thing I want to work on is using changing my “decompression time” into “hustle time.”
Now to find someone who will keep me accountable. Anyone from the SIS community care to help me out? I will help you out with one thing too.
Thanks for reading. Please share what you would like to work on changing.
