Inspiring Change Every Day with Grace
I want It Now!
There’s a moment you know all too well the right thing before you give in. Maybe it’s the extra slice when you swore you were full. Maybe it’s just one more scroll, one more night of skipping what you know you should do.
In that moment, there’s a real battle. It’s the war between what you want right now, and what you want most.
We say we want growth, peace and progress, but we also want pleasure, and an escape out of the process that comes with it. That quick fix that tastes better than patience and feels better than discipline.
You feel like you deserve this, especially when you’re tired, angry, stressed, or alone. And honestly? You probably do. You do deserve rest, sweetness and softness. But the problem is when indulgence becomes the replacement for healing or when it becomes a way of life instead of a moment of ease.
Self-discipline, on the other hand, feels like work. It’s uncomfortable. It doesn’t give you the rush or the high that indulgence does. But it gives you something indulgence never will; the long-term peace.
A quiet confidence, the kind of growth you feel in your bones, yet still, that doesn’t make it easy. Because self-discipline asks you to say no to things that make you feel good… for things that make you better.
Think about it, how many things in your life have you pushed back on, delayed, or self-sabotaged because a temporary craving overruled your future calling?
You wanted to be consistent, but you slept in. You wanted to save, but you spent. You wanted to end the toxic relationship, but the loneliness hit too hard. That’s the truth no one tells you, discipline is hard because it’s lonely at first. But the fruit? The fruit is freedom.
Temptation, isn’t always glaring. It blends in. It wraps itself in convenience. But here’s something honest; discipline isn’t about being strict, cold, or robotic.
It’s about choosing your future self over your current feelings. It’s about remembering that the version of you you’re becoming depends on the choices you’re making now, even the small, unseen ones.
You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to notice the moment. The next time you have that strong feeling to satisfy a temporary want at the expense of a necessary need, remember which one matters most and make a better choice.
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