Path of Least Resistance

Have you ever had one of those moments? The kind where you knew you were supposed to do something, but you didn't do it? I call them Adams. Why Adams, you ask? After Adam in the book of Genesis.

One of my favorite quotes is, "Nothing in life worth having comes without some kind of fight."I think this quote rings true in my life. Nothing worth having is easy.

The problem is my natural tendency is to take the easy road. I don't know if it's just a male thing or what, but the path of least resistance is often followed.

The problem with the path of least resistance is it leads nowhere.We want the fruits of labor without having to do the labor itself. We want the rewards with out the challenges. The victory without the fight. The good times without the sacrifice.

So why exactly did I throw Adam's name into all of this? Simple. Remember when Eve was tempted by the serpent? Well, where was Adam? Why didn't he step in and help Eve? Why didn't he speak up? Why didn't he do anything?

He watched the whole thing transpire, but did nothing. He was probably scared or thought "I just don't have what it takes." When he should have spoken up, he was silent.

Adam was in this relationship with Eve and yet he didn't want to risk himself in the relationship. He chose the easy way out.

Contrast Adam with Boaz in the book of Ruth. Boaz could have just let Ruth slip through his fingers, because lawfully she belonged to her next of kin after her husband died. But he didn't sit back in his own passivity. He spoke up.

I want to be more like Boaz and less like Adam. I don't want to follow the path of least resistance. I want to risk. I want to speak up. I want to face the obstacles head on.