Fellow former procrastinators, you make me happy and grateful. We’re friends traveling a road we sometimes want to be on and sometimes do not. We want to be different from our natural bent of procrastination, but we don’t relish the process of change. Still we find submission to God’s change in us very rewarding. We…
The influence of others can be very positive, former procrastinators. One friend is very quick to notice small things that are a blessing from the Lord. The way travel plans work out, running into someone in the library, being able to take advantage of a narrow window of opportunity. She sees the blessing and credits…
Doesn’t the nip in the air move you to action, former procrastinators? Between fall’s arrival and our October cleanout projects, I’m revved for the season. Go for a walk, sweep the porch, bake a casserole. Changing leaves and a chill in the air are invigorating. This month we focus on a lifestyle of Thanksgiving as…
When you wake up each morning, former procrastinators, what’s the first thing you see? When you go to bed at night, what’s the last thing you see? Your bedroom. That place that you’d like to be a haven of rest, a quiet retreat. Is it? If not, what’s disturbing the peace? Perspective: God designed us…
If we were sailors onboard a ship, former procrastinators, we might hear the command, “Clear the decks!” That’s prepare for action by removing anything that might hinder progress. Maybe there’s a suspicious ship on the horizon, maybe rough seas. We’d move any excess gear out of the way so we and the decks would be…
Recognizing clutter, former procrastinators, is key to getting rid of it. We become accustomed to having it around so we don’t call it by name. We work around it, shove it over, give it time, energy – life. Perspective: I’ve found great help in recognizing clutter by reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and Spark Joy…
October, former procrastinators, is Clean Out Clutter month. We’ll focus on making space in our homes and lives – space that welcomes God and His purposes giving Him freer rein in both places. Sometimes I feel like I’m choking when I consider the amount of stuff in our home. I gotta fight back! Sometimes I’m…
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
Proverbs 6:6-8
. . . you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him.
Colossians 3:9-10