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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How Is Procrastination Sabotaging You?

 A habit can be a steppingstone to a fulfilling life or a stone for stumbling. Good study habits are a steppingstone to good grades and a rewarding career. Good study habits enhance intelligence through gaining knowledge and understanding of what is required to be successful in life.

A stumbling block can be a bad habit that sabotages success by pulling you into a web from which it is difficult to escape. Procrastination as a habit steals productive time that is wasted through distractions and idleness. Laziness is often identified as a main feature of procrastination.

When we procrastinate, we stumble over what could be the conduit for our success. If we stumble over what Got puts before us, he will pass it on to someone who will see it through to completion. “There is a right time and a right way to do everything,” according to Ecclesiastes 8:6. What do you need to do right now? 

  

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Therefore say to them, “Thus says the Lord God: ‘None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word that I speak will be performed,’ declares the Lord God.”

~Ezekiel 12:28 English Standard Version

 

[Jesus said,] “All of us must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent me, for there is little time left before the night falls and all work comes to an end.”

~John 9:4 The Living Bible

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Feeling Afraid? Remember Your Faith in God - Part 3

Fear is one of the culprits that prevent capable individuals from seizing their highest potential. So many persons have excellent possibilities, but can't seem to find the confidence to pursue their ideals. Even when opportunity is present, fear or anxiety may evolve into procrastination, causing hesitation until the opportunity has passed.

Submitting to fear and mediocrity undervalues your ability to reach higher. Mediocrity can be comfortable and safe but cannot quiet the inner voice that knows there’s an untapped higher purpose. Disappointment with oneself because of failure to utilize untapped possibilities challenges us to rise above mediocrity and press on toward the high calling we know is possible.

We discover God’s perfect plan when we’re willing to let go of the familiar and venture into the unknown. Consider Abraham, who left familiar surroundings for an unknown land - God's promise to give to him and his descendants, who would evolve into a nation. He activated the faith God gave him and reached for his highest potential.