Procrastination

        Have you ever put things off?  Some people have a tendency to just wait until tomorrow to get something accomplished.  Some people wait until the last minute to do their taxes and others will wait until the end of the month to get their car inspected.  It may be something else around the house or it may be something that you have to do next month.  The tendency in some is just to put it off.  There are a number of problems with that.  Things seem to have a tendency to accumulate.  Whereas you had only one thing to do today, by putting it off until tomorrow, you suddenly find that you now have two or maybe even three things to do.  After a while, the list grows to the point that things are just scratched off without being done at all.  There are enough things in each do to keep you busy and they are things that should be done.  Matthew 6:34 says, "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." 

       This verse reminds us that each day has sufficient troubles of its own and therefore worry should not be a part of our lifestyle.  In this section of scripture, the verse just before it, Matthew 6:33, tells us to not be concerned about the worries of the day and that God shall take care of all of your needs.  We find that the word "diligence" is found 7 times in the Book of Proverbs.  In almost all of the references, it is contrasted with the sluggard or the lazy person.  The sluggard just rolls over in the bed and says let me just sleep a little bit longer.  Hence, the sluggard gets nothing done.  It is the person who is diligent, the one who keeps getting things checked off of his "to do" list that gets things done.  You can notice the people in the church who are not sluggards.  They are the ones who are doing the work.  They are the ones getting things done.  If you want to get a job done and be sure that it will be accomplished, you need to ask a busy person.  They will see that it gets done.  The person who is doing nothing but sitting back and relaxing may accept the job, but probably won't get it done.  So, don't put off for tomorrow what you can accomplish today.  Tomorrow has enough worries of its own and you will need all of your strength and time for tomorrow's concerns.  Praise God that He sees us through each day's troubles and joys.  Oh and by the way, don't put off salvation.  When that deadline passes you will find yourself in a very bad situation that you can no longer do anything about.  Praise God that He is always ready to hear your prayers.