I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO

 “I know what I have to do.” But you don’t do it. That’s where your problem is. Many people suffer due to ignorance, for not knowing what to do. But I believe that there are more people that suffer for not doing what they know.

It was for these people that the Lord Jesus said the following:

“Repent and do the first works.” Rev. 2:5

In other words, you’re used to doing what is right. You know what worked, because you did it for a long time. You reaped good fruits. But for some reason, you stopped. The results were catastrophic.

You know what you have to do, but in between you knowing and doing you know certain barriers exist:

* Pride
* Embarrassment
* Timidness
* Grudges
* Laziness
* Distractions
* Being complacent with current situation
* Doubts
* Fear to fail and not be able to be who you used to be
* Indecision
* Procrastination

It seems that you’re so far from your first works that you won’t be able to rescue them. But the truth is that you’re really close, as close as the living room beside you. In order to go in to the living room, all you have to do is go through the door. For you to return to your first works, you just have to make a decision to start now. Is it difficult to make this decision? Absolutely not. The difficult thing, probably what you’re thinking, is how to keep up with that decision…

Don’t worry. Don’t be anxious about what will happen later on today, tomorrow or after that. Worry only about right now. Take a decision to do what you know you need to do right now. Just do it. And afterwards, later on, continue doing it. When you feel discouraged or hit any barriers, remember, re-decide to continue your first works. This constant decision to do what is right is the door that leads to success.

It’s that simple. We are the ones who create difficulty

Think right now about those things that you know you need to do but haven’t done, and make a decision to do them now—at least one thing it doesn’t matter how small the first step is. Start now, as soon as you finish reading this blog.

Don’t tell me what you know. Tell me what you’ll do.

BY BISHOP RENATO CARDOSO