Let’s face it, no matter how valid, how wordy, how thought through, or how well explained - at the end of the day our excuse do not change anything. Excuses never help the situation we are in. Excuses, never get us any closer tot he goal we want to attain.
Well I would call my son … but …
I was going to start working out … but …
I thought about making that cold call … but …..
I was going to start serving at the church … but …
I would but … I could but … I should but … listen get your “but”out of my face!
Because your but stinks! Yep you heard me right. Your but stinks. We all know that a” but” stinks!
Excuses stink! Because excuses even tho valid …. never change anything.
Your excuse, my excuse, will never make a dream come true.
Two excuses we have to stop making:
1 - I can’t do that
I decided long ago to thru the words “I Can’t” out of my vocabulary. Life is too short. I’ve made up in my mind that I am not going to waste another day of my life worrying about what I think I can’t do instead I’m going to focus on what I can do. And the good news, the truth of the matter is, you and I can do anything we set our mind to!
When you look at history, some very average people have accomplished the most audacious and incredible things, and we sit back and say … “I can’t”.
I can’t pay my bills.
I can’t save my marriage.
I can’t get ahead in life.
I can’t reach more people in my ministry.
I can’t get people to volunteer on my team
That is a lie. I know thats a lie because, I have seen other people do all of those things and more!
Let me ask you a question. What is so special about them? Why now you?
Someone is going to be happily married …. it might as well be you!
Someone is going to make that sale … it might as well be you!
Someone is going to turn that idea into a profit … it might as well be you!
Someone is going to shine a bright light for Christ … it might as well be you!
It might as well be you, and iit can be. If you stop saying, “I can’t” and just try!
2 - I will but right now is not a good time.
I’m going to start working out …. but this week is pretty busy.
I know I need to start spending more time with my kids. I need to. I want to. i will, but today I am just tied up.
I really feel like I could make a difference … but I’m so busy I just can’t start serving at the church right now.
There is a really interesting verse in the bible concerning this statement of “I will … but right now is not a good time”
Proverbs 20:4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The lazy person knows the field needs plowed, they have every intention of playing the field but today …. it’s pretty cold, and then tomorrow is too hot and the next day well they are just too busy. One excuse leads to another and another - and then at harvest time because they haven’t done the work necessary to produce the harvest …. they don’t have enough food … and they have to beg for help.
The Bible says that when we know that there is something we are supposed to do and we say, “I’m going to but know is not a good time” because we do not do the work necessary to produce the harvest we wanted …. we will end up not having enough. We won’t have enough money. We won’t have enough patience. We won’t have enough love. We won’t enough support.
Not because life is tough. No, we don’t have enough of what we need, because we never did the work necessary to produce the result we wanted.
I will, but right now is not a good time, will keep you and I from being who you suppose to be
This is not the way to live life. You are not lazy. So stop making excuses and start doing the thing you know you are suppose to do be doing. Take your spouse out on a date. Spend more time with your kids. Start reading the bible every day. There is never going to be a good time for you to start doing any of those things. The “good time” comes after you start doing them.
So lead your self. Stop making excuses and do what you know you are suppose to do.