#5 in 2011: Spiritual Procrastination

benlreed —  December 27, 2011 — 3 Comments
I’m taking a break from my blog between Christmas and New Year’s. I’m re-posting a couple of your favorites (based on clicks) and a couple of my own favorite posts from 2011. I hope you enjoy! I’ll be interacting in the comments section, so if you comment, I’ll respond. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

The most dangerous word for your spiritual growth is “tomorrow.”

image credit: Creation Swap User Jeff Borriss

I’ll share my faith with my friend…tomorrow.

I’ll start praying more regularly…tomorrow.

I’ll start reading my Bible…tomorrow.

I know God want me to _____, so I will…tomorrow.

I’ll start treating my wife with respect…tomorrow.

I’ll become a better parent…starting tomorrow.

I’ll quit doing ______…tomorrow.

I’ll choose to forgive…tomorrow.

I’ll choose joy, not anger…tomorrow.

I’ll choose to serve…tomorrow.

I’ll take charge of my spiritual growth…tomorrow.

Stop. Saying. Tomorrow.

Today is the day.

Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. – James 4:13-14

*image credit: Creation Swap User Jeff Borriss

 

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  • Anonymous

    Easier said than done, though!
    Matthew 8:21-22 has similar tones, I guess. At  least that’s the message I always took from it. There will always be excuses to keep us from doing as we ought, and if we start delaying we will keep on doing so.
    How do you, practically, keep from procrastinating though?

    • http://www.benreed.net Ben Reed

      Give me a minute and I’ll let you know. :)

      My method is that when I sense God calling me to do something, I go until I get a clear sense that He’s telling me to stop.
      What do you do?

      • Anonymous

        I don’t have any tips. Procrastination is probably what I need to work on most, so any tips are helpful!
        I mean, have you seen the title of my blog? :-p

        A strategy I once tried (and it sort of worked) is to work on more than one thing: when I was doing three degrees at once, I could procrastinate the one with the other, thus always doing something “productive”. 
        But as I want to focus on specific areas now, this doesn’t work anymore!