April 30, 2015
The d365 devotion did it again. The “think” for April 30th was about procrastination. That nasty word that describes putting something off until tomorrow that shouldn’t wait from today. It implies missed opportunities, laziness, fear, dread - at least those emotions fill me when I let things go I shouldn’t.
Here’s the line that struck me: “Sometimes busy schedules, scattered thoughts, myriad distractions, lack of courage, or just plain apathy prevent us from being mindful of the things around us and from doing the one thing we intend to do, and then the chance passes us by.”
It also spoke to me strongly about something we discussed at the Transition Workshop. How we can get so “busy” we neglect to stop and do the most important things that God is leading us to do, like making the visit, saying the kind word, listening to someone hurting, sending a note of thanks or encouragement.
The bottom-line reminder, however, was that the most important thing to avoid procrastinating over is staying connected to the Source (God). God is our strength-builder and our guide, so it is vitally important to be in regular prayer, but that tends to get put on the back burner when we are busy. Which is the last thing we need to let happen. God needs to hear from us, and we need to/must communicate with God. Regularly!!!
How are you managing your tendency to procrastinate? I know I have some time management work to do!
Blessings.
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