PROCRASTINATION - Jan. 3rd, 08

Procrastination - "To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness." This is one of life's biggest enemies to progress. We all procrastinate in some area of our lives. Here's a list of possibilities.
Mowing the lawn... (It's the back yard... Nobody but me sees!)
Fixing the garbage disposal... (don't ask)
Cleaning out the attic... (finally did it)
Studying for tests... (we all did that one)
Exercise...(don't wanna talk about it)
Here's the scary part about this somewhat benign list of probable procrastination tendencies. They usually bleed over into our spiritual pathway of progress. A tendency to procrastinate in one menial area invades more important areas of our lives. In fact, procrastination is ungodly. Ouch! You see, procrastination isn't found in the character of God so therefore it is ungodly. It's not within His nature to put something off that needs to be done today. Aren't you glad He didn't put off sending His Son into the world to save us from our sins?
When we procrastinate, we are actually undermining the purposes of God in our lives that He has planned for us today. We get out of sync with the plans and purposes that are designated in the heavenlies.
God is the God of "Today".
Hebrews 3:7a says, "Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: Today, if you will hear His voice..."
Verse 13 of that same chapter says, "But exhort one another daily, while it is called Today, lest any of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin."
There are some opportunities that we'll never be able to recover tomorrow. They may only come our way today.
There are some people we will meet today. We may never see them again tomorrow.
There are some things that need to be done today. Tomorrow might be too late.
There are exhortations that need to be said today. They might not work well tomorrow.
There are some wrongs that need to be righted today. Tomorrow may be too little to late.
There are prayers that must be prayed today. Tomorrow has it's own prayer list.
Ephesians 5:16 instructs us to "Redeem the time, because the days are evil."
David asks God in Psalms 90:12 to "teach us to number our days, that we might gain a heart of wisdom."
Procrastination really is ungodly.
Wanna meet me here in the morning? I have to go mow the yard.
Sam