Boredom or Laziness?

I sit here at my computer on a Saturday afternoon bored out of my mind, while the truth is, I'm really just being lazy. It is a beautiful day in the Ozarks of Northwest Arkansas. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and there's a light breeze out of the north just strong enough to put a little chill in the air. It's the kind of day you can really breathe deeply and be energized to your very core. Nevertheless, I sit here at my computer apathetic to my dilemma.
My mind says that I should go and do something productive and vigorous, but my body says, "There will be plenty of nice spring days for that. Besides, it's too late in the day to really do anything now. It will be getting dark soon. You don't have enough time. Just sit here and relax. You work to hard anyway."
Who do I listen to, my mind or my body?
So far, my body has been winning this little tug of war. I've had a few spurts of animation here and there all afternoon, but they have lasted only a moment and then it's back to vacillating between my minds desires and my bodies rebuttals.
Have you ever been there? It reminds me of one of my favorite scriptures in the Bible.
"I can will it, but I can't do it. I decide to do good, but I don't really do it, I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway. My decisions, such as they are, don't result in actions. Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me every time." (Rom. 7:17-20 The Message)
I think this applies even in areas of our lives that are not necessarily bad. We know what we should do when it comes to health, relationships, finances, etc. But, most times knowing what we should do and actually doing it are two different things entirely. It is a constant contest.
Today, as dusk approaches, it appears to be that my body has won the debate and I have decided to just be lackadaisical in my activities. However, tomorrow is a new day, not to mention Easter Sunday, and in race that God has marked out for me, that is the day I'm too busy to be bored or lazy.
Have a blessed Easter everybody!

First Starting Out

So, my first few posts are things that I have written previously, but I thought they would be good to start out with so you can get an idea of who I am and where I am at in this journey of life. I wrote this one when I was moving to my first youth pastor position in Van, TX. Looking back, it is amazing what God has done. These thoughts can be put into anyone's journey through life. Hope you enjoy!
"Today I embarked on a journey, a journey for the rest of my life. Through years of growing physically, mentally and spiritually, I now take the course that my ship has been designed to sail. Crafted by God, captained by Jesus Christ, sails filled by the wind of the Holy Spirit, I set out away from my port of safety to a new home port filled with the mystery of the unknown. I ask myself a question, 'Will this new land be as a barren waste land needing much sewing before a plentiful harvest can be reaped or are the fields ripe and ready to be brought in?' Despite the answer I have faith in the ship, because I am a friend of the craftsman; I trust the course, because I have teamed up with the Captain; I have confidence in the sails, because have a connection to what fills them. TODAY, LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN!!!"
So that was seven years ago. The journey can still be a mystery at times, but I put my hope in God. "Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in me will complete it..." (Phillipians 1:6)
Love you all!