Shortsided

So I have been attempting to put into words the journey the Lord has taken me on the past few months. My mother in law gave me a wonderful book by John Maxwell called Be All You Can Be. His words powerfully speak the truth better than I could ever attempt so here is what John Maxwell has to say in this book:

"The Value of a vision is that it encourages you to give up at any moment all that you are in order to receive all that you can become. In other words, once you have had a glimpse of what God can make you, you'll never be satisfied with what you now are. You will be willing to let go of whatever might keep you from actually realizing that vision. You can probably think of times in your life with this happened to you.  Do you remember when you first fell in love with the person you married? All of a sudden other members of the opposite sex were not that interesting to you anymore. You were willing to trade in the pool for the one.

I have found that you can do one of two things in life. You either pay the price now and enjoy later, or you enjoy now and pay the price later.  But you will always pay the price. I'm constantly amazed at the shortsidedness of people who are not willing to pay the price now. Some people are shortsided about their bodies. They are not willing to give up those pleasurable things that are destroying their bodies now in order to gain a few good years later. Some people are shortsided in their finances. They cant give up any of todays luxuries in exchange for tomorrows financial security. And some people are shortsided spiritually. They  are so caught up in the pleasures of today that they can't see the pain of tomorrow. They're not willing to totally sell out for God. They're trying to avoid the price, but the price will always be there. You can pay it today and enjoy life tomorrow, or you can enjoy life today and pay the price, plus interest, tomorrow. You cannot avoid the price."

John Maxwell  Be All You Can Be