Mar. 10: Procrasti-nation

Procrastination, that fine art of putting off until tomorrow what could (or should) be done today. It’s not that the procrastinator just wants to put things off. There is a deep-down hope that if things are put off long enough they’ll simply just go away, they won’t ever have to be dealt with. That rarely happens. Maybe someone needs to start a recovery group: Procrastinators Anonymous; maybe someday someone will. :),

As “driven” as our nation has become, there also seems to be a pretty large demographic made up of procrastinators: a Procrasti-nation, if you will. But along with putting things off, hoping they’ll go away, is a great deal of anxiety, worry and mental anguish over the task one is seeking to avoid. Life would be a lot less stressful if we’d just go ahead and do whatever it is we are avoiding.

In addition to paying taxes and telling those closest to you that you love them, there are a couple of other things we should never procrastinate about:

“So be careful how you live, not as fools but as those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity for doing good in these evil days.” (Ephesians 5:15-16, NLT)

“You must encourage each other every day, as long as it is called "today," so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God.” (Hebrews 3:13, NLT)

What's the ONE THING you should do today, but you've been avoiding? Why have you put it off? What is painful about doing that task? Why not ask God for the strength, grit your teeth and, in the words of the NIKE ad, "JUST DO IT." By the way, nike is a greek word...it means victory."

~ Father, along with the other things I mustn’t put off, help me to make “doing good” and “encouraging each other” daily priorities. Give me the strength to do what I know I should and live in victory. Amen.