Proverbs 6:4 (NLT)
Don't put it off; do it now! Don't rest until you do!
As the year draws to a close many are pondering 2017. Some have great expectations. Others are thinking of what they are going to accomplish next year that didn't quite happen in this. Many are considering what resolutions they will make. Often as Christians we act as if people shouldn't make resolutions. I have no problem with them. I just wonder why we only do it at the beginning of the year. Actually, I don't wonder. I totally understand. It's the same reason that I wait until Monday to change my eating habits. It's the reason that I wait until the summer to begin an exercise plan. Why do I wait? Why not decide right now to do something different, be different, or live differently? I wait because sometimes it seems easier to do it later. I wait because I have fed my flesh so long that it is hard to yield to the Spirit in some areas. I wait because sometimes acting on what I know is hard. There is a word for that -- procrastination. It means to delay, stall, or put off. This isn't waiting on the Lord. No, it's not doing what you know to do just because you don't want to. The problem with procrastination (and there are many) is that it renders you ineffective and motionless. You are stopped, stalled, and stagnant as you succumb to procrastination. The issue that needs to be addressed doesn't go away, and sometimes it becomes harder to do than it would have been. Procrastination is a strong enemy. But realize that it is just that -- an enemy. Therefore, it must be defeated. So, I am choosing now, with 19 more days in 2016 to overcome procrastination. I will not be enslaved to it or enticed by it. I will take the steps necessary to be effective in my marriage, ministry, and life. Maybe procrastination isn't your thing, but I still want you to choose now to do what God is telling you to do. The bible is full of promises on the importance of "now" and "today". Don't wait, dear friend. Act now. In the words of the author of Proverbs: Don't put it off; do it no! Don't rest until you do!
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