Frustration takes over, former procrastinators, when we make a plan, develop a system, launch into action – and it doesn’t seem to work. Things don’t go as planned in spite of how good they appeared in our minds. Take heart. All is not lost. You’re not doomed to slog on in the same old way. …
This post, former procrastinators, briefly addresses three topics as part of our series on problems that plague us. Trying for too much at one time. Maybe it’s too many items or one very large one. In this case, we overwhelm ourselves by heaping more on our plate than we can eat. We set our sights…
Some jobs, former procrastinators, really are huge. They seem overwhelming. It’s easier to walk away than it is to even think about climbing that mountain. But delay increases the mental and emotional burden. Delay often increases the physical burden as the mountain continues to grow. Pray for wisdom and self-control. Then, here are some helpful…
Soon, former procrastinators, we’ll be back to our “regular” ways of waging battle against delay. First, we have just a few more proverbs to think about. “House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.” Proverbs 19:14 Physical inheritances like property and money are things to be grateful for….
And now, Christmas, former procrastinators! How did it come so fast? If you’d like a refresher on our “traditional” Christmas Calculations, see Christmas Timing Strategies – Keep in Step with the Spirit. You may find it helpful especially this year when Thanksgiving and Christmas Day are closer together than usual. This is a particularly good…
Some proverbs shake me up, former procrastinators. This week’s group alerts me to humbly hold the Lord in higher regard than I do myself. Proverbs 3:5-6. Am I leaning on my own understanding or seeking His? “All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit.” Proverbs…
We continue, former procrastinators, with a brief look at a number of proverbs that address issues we might be inclined to put off. Earlier this year we looked at proverbs that directly address procrastination. This fall, we’re giving attention to verses that apply to procrastination but not as obviously. They bring up subjects that we…
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