Daily life with Jesus by Grahame Howard: Procrastination

"Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. 7 Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do." James 1:6-8 New Living Translation

People who are procrastinators annoy and frustrate people because they find it difficult to make a solid decision. They delay action and put off doing something until another day. In his long poem, Edward Young writes:

'Procrastination is the thief of time' The Complaint - Night Thoughts (1742) Edward Young

When one considers what he is actually saying, procrastination is a time waster because, it keeps delaying the time for action and it will not make the right decision. Further to this, Don Marquis writes in his novel:

'Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday' Archy & Mehitabel Don Marquis

This quotation speaks wonders. Procrastinators never get anywhere, they are still locked into yesterday - they live in the past and find it difficult to approach that new thing.

Let us look deeper at our scripture today. People who waver are faced with the inability to make a decision. They make arrangements for something and at the last moment, change their mind and call off the arrangement. When faced with a decision, they may say to whoever, that they will think about it and get back to them with the answer. Usually, this doesn't happen and they dread meeting up with the person again. Sometimes they are eager to put their names forward for something but, as the time gets nearer they will think of a load of reasons why they can't do this. They want to move forward but, their comfort zone is a safe environment and they are rooted to the spot in fear and therefore go nowhere.

Jesus had commitment to His Father and His mission. Nothing was going to get in the way. His loyalty was to God and it showed in all He did. How is you loyalty? Is your loyalty rock solid or is it open to being divided? Do you say one things and do another? Do you say you will be there to help someone and at the last minute, bow out with an excuse? Jesus wants people who are loyal and unwavering - people He can rely on to do the job. If you can't make a decision or change your mind and delay things, it harms His work.

This is not a fault-finding exercise, not at all. It is a challenging exercise to assess where you are on this subject. It's always good to do this periodically. Therefore, why not do a self-analysis and find your strengths and weaknesses. When you've completed this honest assessment, give it to Jesus and ask Him to help you change in the areas of weakness. He will do this but, you will have to be open to do things you have always put off, in order to succeed. Go on, give it your best, you can do this.

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