Doing Nothing

It's funny the things in life that we want to say, do and be, but never seem to be able to accomplish. We convince ourselves that we are going to get around to them. But we do not.
I was reading a bit of a book called "Released to Reign" recently by Charles Trombley. In it, he spoke of the original sin of Adam. He said, (and I may not be quoting this verbatim) "Adam's sin was doing nothing when his authority was challenged".
There is also an old saying, and I do not know the source of this quote, but I have heard it over the years, many times. "Not choosing is a choice."
I think some of the greatest sadnesses in life are the roads not taken. The life not lived. The words unspoken, that should have been. The times we should have withstood evil and we didn't.
Perhaps this is part of the lesson God has put us here to learn. That we are not sufficient in ourselves. We need him and one another. We need to encourage one another--provoke one another, if necessary--to good works.
Let us not be guilty of "doing nothing" when God has given us every opportunity to do something. Let us not choose to drift along toward a future of nothing but regrets.
So, we can't do everything in life. Let us, my brethren, make certain that we do the most important things.