The Five Lies Series- Lie #5

Lie #5- There's Not Enough Time

At 6:05 this morning, there was only one place I wanted to be. Snuggled in our perfectly worn comforter, in my PJS, fast asleep. When Sarah asked innocently if I was planning on going for a run, I groaned at the idea and put the pillow over my head. No, I thought to myself, now is not the time. Doesn't the Bible say something about there's a time for sleeping and a time for running? Now is the time for sleeping. 

You'll be happy you did she said in a sing-songy voice of someone who had been awake for an hour already. I tried to go back to sleep, but I was awake. I flung the covers off, rummaged through my drawer for running clothes, and tied my shoes. When I caught a glance of myself in the mirror, I looked like the internet sensation, Grumpy Cat. (RIP) 

By 6:22, I was out the door, headphones in, and trekking up the first hill in my neighborhood. This was my time. This was my 30 minutes not to be needed by little boys, not to listen to Youtubers play with Barbies in the background, to not find shoes that are in plain sight. As I rounded the corner, I realized I was happy that I had made the time to run. It set the tone for the rest of the day. 

I made the time for me. I know me, and I would not have found the time in the 23.5 hours left in the day to run, so I made it (with a little encouragement from the wife and a lot of grumbling.) We will never find the time for the things that will propel us towards our goals and dreams, so we have to make it. I'm not super passionate about running, but I know its good for me, and I know doing it fills my bucket so I can fill everyone else's. So I made time.

If we keep waiting for the perfect time to work for our goals, we'll never do it. The question really comes down to, what are you willing to give up to get what you want?  

Sleep? 
Free weekends? 
Nights spent scrolling Instagram or binge-watching The Office? 

How important is this next big thing you want and what are you willing to let go of so you can MAKE the time to pursue it?

You probably do not have the time in your current schedule to dedicate significant chunks of time towards your goal. So that means that you have to adjust your current schedule. The lie is that you do not have enough time right now to make progress toward what you are passionate about. You do have time; you just have to create it.

You made the time to get dinner with friends last week
You made time to create a "Vacations I want to go on" board on Pinterest
You made time to hit snooze seven times
You made time to stalk people on Facebook and take boomerangs of your cat jumping off the window sill.

If it's important to you, you'll find a way. If it's not, you'll find an excuse. 

Not having the time is an excuse, and a lie meant to keep you in the same place and keep you safe.

Make the time. There are people whose lives will be better because you made the time to follow your dreams,

Make. The. Time. 

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