How can this former procrastinator avoid falling prey to what I want in the moment instead of choosing what I want most? The seductive voices of the sofa, computer searches, and TV are strong. They promise relief, enjoyment, and benefit but NEVER produce the real thing. They tickle me with a brief moment’s pleasure and…
Former procrastinators, use of our time involves making choices among possibilities. As I talk about giving time for the gym, think of your own choices. We exchange time for something. Maybe you are wrestling with how to justify reading to the kids when there are so many chores to do. Or how to manage weekly…
The high cost of neglect is motivating for us former procrastinators. The consequences of not having done what needed doing when it needed doing are unpleasant, embarrassing, and expensive. (Please see The Cost of Neglect, May 30, 2016, and The Cost of Neglect Up Close, June 6, 2016.) Let’s continue with my list. Household –…
Fellow former procrastinators, neglect is expensive. Let’s get specific about last week’s topic. (Please see The Cost of Neglect, May 30, 2016.) Small problems become large when we do not tend to them early on. Later, as large problems, they take more time, effort, and attention than they would have taken when they were “small…
This former procrastinator could always fall asleep quickly – mostly because I was sleep deprived and exhausted from cramming too much in one day. Staying asleep was something else. I would wake up tormented by thoughts of the consequences of things I had neglected. Because I did not do what needed doing when it needed…
“Faith is simple, not easy.” My former procrastinator ears perked up. The pastor preaching referred to Abraham and others mentioned in Hebrews 11. God instructed Abraham to leave Ur for an unknown land where He promised children and riches. Abraham believed God and obeyed. Carrying it out was not easy. The pastor mentioned that what…
Moments ago this former procrastinator stepped outside to watch the repaving of our street. One machine moved steadily along chewing up the old asphalt. It spewed the mangled bits into a dump truck moving along with it. The truck carried that load away and another truck took its place. Later today new asphalt will be…
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