Cleaning out Christmas decorations, former procrastinators, is a job we can do in a short period of time and feel good about. Not that it will be done forever, but it can be completely done for where we are in life now. Many things are that way and we need to be grateful and satisfied…
Happy New Year, former procrastinators! Isn’t it a pleasure to receive a new calendar year? It’s kind of like breathing fresh air. May the Lord bless you mightily this year – especially as we all meet the challenges of being diligent women. Matthew 9:20-22 has been simmering in my brain for several weeks. Verse 22: …
We did it, former procrastinators! Thank you for making the journey through Proverbs with me! It’s been eye-opening and particularly beneficial for those of us prone to delay. God addresses the issue of procrastination (slothfulness) and He prompts us to deal with many things easy to put off. The following proverbs caught my attention in…
Merry Christmas, former procrastinators! What joy is ours because Jesus Christ was born, died, and rose again! He exercises His love and power on our behalf to the glory of the Father. And, he embodies the wisdom of God. What a fitting climax for our year’s look into the book of Proverbs. To grow in…
Our survey of Proverbs, former procrastinators, comes to an end. It has been a terrific help to me to see that 1) God speaks directly to the issue of procrastination, and 2) that other proverbs prompt us to pay attention to things we might find easy to put off. Often the important is not readily…
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….
The words “slothful” and “sluggard,” former procrastinators, are not used in Proverbs 31. It does say “She does not eat the bread of idleness.” No kidding! The description of the woman who fears the Lord – or of the virtuous wife – is a bit overwhelming because she is so diligent. Whew. Who could do…
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