I am writing this on a beautiful, sunny fall afternoon. It is perfect weather outside, and I do not want to be sitting in front of my computer. On top of that, I didn’t sleep very well last night. I had a difficult time falling asleep, and I woke up early to exercise. Beyond that, I do not feel very creative today. I have more creative ideas in the early morning when I am fresh and not in the late afternoons. Finally, I will not publish this post for a couple of weeks after I write it, so there is no pressure to complete it today. It would be far easier not to write anything today.

One lesson I have learned in my professional life is to stay at the computer and do the work, even when it is not the perfect time or place, and even when I don’t feel like it. If you wait for the perfect moment when every condition is ideal, you will rarely take action.

When I don’t feel like crafting a sermon, I still sit down and start working. Whenever I don’t feel like writing, I sit at the computer and start typing. Whenever I am not in the mood to do something, I don’t just sit down and quit; I start doing it. It always amazes me how I find inspiration while doing more than I did before.