PROCRASTINATION IS FEAR BASED
The textbook case for spiritual procrastination would be Pharoah when he told Moses he wanted the frogs to be gone ‘tomorrow‘. (Exodus 8:9-10) Who or what was he afraid of? If I was Pharoah I would want the frogs out of my bed & soup NOW! Was he afraid of his reputation, that he could not handle a little thing like frogs?
Amplified Bible, Psalm 27:1, “The LORD is my Light and my Salvation – whom shall I fear or dread? The LORD is the Refuge and Stronghold of my life – of whom shall be afraid?”
I want to focus on DREAD today. Now is the time during Teshuvah for Fall Housecleaning- both in the natural and spiritual. If your closets and drawers are like some of mine, the task overwhelming. It is easier to tackle ‘tomorrow‘.
God has been teaching me to ‘order my day’ and to ‘value my time’. My prayer and study room was so cluttered I did not even want to be in that room. After a 2 days cleaning of book shelves, trips to Good Will to donate, shampoo carpet, clean windows it is a room that is now quiet and comfortable. I can easily settle in and hear from God in my study again. Mess causes stress and when you are stressed you do not have the peace and quiet to hear what God is saying to you.
Whatever it is we need to do today we need to do today. Procrastination surely is the thief of time. There are many reasons why we put things off—apathy, fear, anxiety, uncertainty, habit, indifference, passive resistance, and/or just plain not-getting-around-to-doing-it. Whatever the reason, there are some things that are far too critical to put off until a more convenient time—especially putting our life right with God. Today is the only day we ever have. Yesterday is gone forever. Tomorrow never comes.
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