The Bible says, “whatever is not from faith is sin.” In other words, if you can’t engage in an activity with confidence that you are pleasing God, for you that activity is out of line with His plan.Īre you putting off living a healthier life? Maybe you know you need to get on an exercise program and get in shape. If you know in your heart that something is not right for you, and you go against your conscience, that’s disobedience you’ll not have God’s blessings on those activities. “Joel, do you mean it’s a sin for me to spend too much money?” The Scripture teaches, “If you know the right thing to do, but you’re not doing it, then that’s sin.” The longer we put things off the harder they are to do. So, in the next month or two, I’m going to sit down and do it.” No, don’t put that off. I’ve got to do something with my finances. You say, “Yes, one day, I’ll get my spending in order, but let me run to the mall one more time.” Or, I can hear you saying, “Joel, you hit the nail on the head.
Perhaps God has been dealing with you about getting out of debt, about controlling your spending, and not being so quick to use those credit cards.
That’s a negative cycle, and it will continue unless you put your foot down and say, “I’m going to get my house in order. I might as well go in and sit down and watch some more TV. You think, What is wrong with me? I’m never going to get this place cleaned up.
#DOITNOW GYM BAG FULL#
You walk in the house, and see that dirty laundry room that you’ve been meaning to clean for two months, or you’ve got a sink full of dishes, or your garage is a mess. Procrastination makes us feel badly about ourselves it condemns us. Maybe you go to bed with a guilty conscience because you are putting off what you know you should be doing. Don’t merely intend to be obedient, promptly obey. Start doing what God has put in your heart right now. Rather than being a procrastinator, be a “now” person. When God speaks to your heart about changing your attitude, or apologizing to that loved one, or treating somebody better, yet you keep putting it off, that will destroy your joy and keep you from God’s best. And really, delayed obedience is disobedience. We’re saying, “I have good intentions I’m planning to be obedient, so that’s not so bad.” But good intentions don’t equal obedience. “God, I’m planning to do it, just not right now.” “I’m planning to tithe ‘to give ten percent of my income to the church’ as soon as my finances get better.” “I’m planning to serve in the children’s ministry as soon as the work schedule slows down at my office.” I’ve discovered that if the enemy can’t get us to be disobedient, his next plan of attack is to deceive us into putting off what we know we should do. We say, “Someday, I’m going to get serious about my relationship with God, but not right now.” Or, “One day, I’m going to get back in shape.” “One day I’m going to get my finances in order.” Or, “Sometime soon, I’m going to forgive that person that hurt me.” Unfortunately, for many people, one day never comes. We think, One day I’m going to do that, so I’m not really being disobedient. Procrastination - putting off till later what we ought to do now - is so easy to justify.
Not next week when we feel like it, or next month when our circumstances are better. When God brings something to light, revealing an area that we need to change, or something that we need to make right, that’s when we need to take action. In other words, the quicker I dealt with it, the easier it would be to remove. The directions said I needed to get to that spot as quickly as possible, and not to let it dry or soak in, but that I should put the solution on it immediately.
The other day, one of our children spilled something on the carpet, so I went and found some stain remover.
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