What Is Wasted by Procrastinating?

What makes procrastination an issue for so many individuals? Is it just a habit that creates problems with potentially severe consequences? Procrastination can begin in childhood by a person putting off doing chores, failing to complete homework, or studying for tests. 

Procrastination is a precursor to failure, so it’s frequently rationalized and justified with excuses, even when they don’t make sense. For the habitual procrastinator, any excuse is justification for failure. However, each failure chips away at one’s self-esteem.

A father gave his son this advice, “Know the value of time, so seize and enjoy every moment of it. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” Think about the time you have as a gift from God. He reminds us, “There is a time for everything, a season for every activity under the sun.” So let it become precious, a treasure to be used in godly pursuits, and you will be richly blessed.  

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Teach us to number our days and recognize how few they are; help us to spend them as we should.

~Psalm 90:12 The Living Bible

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Joy at Every Age and Stage

Coming to terms with getting older is an issue that’s difficult for both men and women. As medical technology advances, the average age span continues to increase. You can live a healthier life for a longer period of time, but are you happier as our culture centers on youth and beauty?  

Youth carries an imagery of perpetual possibilities. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow sums it up. “How beautiful is youth! How bright it gleams with illusions, aspiration and dreams.” We want to believe in a fountain of youth, in finding a lifestyle that guarantees happiness.

An adolescent girl expressed anger and disgust with her mother’s attempts to look, talk and act like her teen-aged daughter. Her mother insisted on being friends and hanging out with her daughter’s friends. It is possible to experience the joy and satisfaction that’s given to you by Christ Jesus at every stage of your life. Contentment is assured by accepting the identity God designed for you, so welcome his joy for living each stage of your life!  
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Young people take pride in their strength,

but the gray hairs of wisdom are even more beautiful.

~Proverbs 20:29 Contemporary English Version

So teach us to number our days,

that we may present to You (God) a heart of wisdom.

~Psalm 90:12 New American Standard Bible