Have you ever missed the mark or fallen short of what you planned to accomplish? Of course you have, we all have. Don’t allow your mind to linger too long in the woulda, shoulda, coulda of your situation. Get back up and try again.
In Proverbs 12:27b it says “But diligence is man’s precious possession.” The definition of diligence is steady, earnest, and energetic effort. Did you eat that cookie when you were supposed to be giving up sugar? Did you skip the gym after work because those folk at work got on your last nerve and you just wanted to go home? Did you miss your Divine Date this morning because Mr. Sandman was whispering sweet nothings into your ear? It’s ok, it happens to the best of us. Don’t beat yourself up over it. Just don’t let one day off turn into a week off and then a month off. Acknowledge you messed up and get back to it the next day.
Be steady, earnest, and energetic in your efforts to do the things that God has whispered in your ear. Whether it is meeting with him daily, eating better, exercising more, rebuilding a relationship with someone, finishing school, writing a book….whatever it is, diligently work to accomplish it. God doesn’t expect you to be perfect, but he does expect you be diligent. What do you need to be more diligent about today?