To Do or Not To Do

Have you ever done something that you really didn't want to do? Usually that consists of doing homework, cleaning the house, pulling weeds.... things that just need to get done but you don't necessarily want to do.

Today, I did something that I didn't want to do.  Something that was harder than doing homework.  And it may seem small, but I'm glad I did it.  I offered fresh zucchini from my garden to my neighbors. Background story.... our neighbors and our family don't really get along.  I always have the thought, I need to be more Christlike, and it's hard.  Today, when driving home after gardening (with 8 LARGE zucchini in the back seat). I was dropping them off at friend's houses and a thought came to me. "I should offer some to the neighbors." (our other neighbors brought us fresh peaches and tomatoes yesterday).  I definitely didn't want to do this, but knew I had too.  It was something so small. So I pulled in the car port and first thing I did was walk over to the neighbors and offered them zucchini. I had to do it right when I got home or else I would chicken out. They said they didn't like it so they declined, but I did it.

I did something hard. But it was the right thing to do.  Sometimes things in life are hard, but we need to do them.  The husband explained to me last night, that without challenges in life things don't grow.  He was right. We learn from the challenges in life, though they may be hard, it will make us stronger.