Whatever
your hand finds to do, do it with all your might… Ecclesiastes 9:10a
Are you are procrastinator? Are you prone to
stress-out? Do you deal with your stress by delaying things? My hope is today
that will change!
I slowly recline upon my sofa; softly whispering
tomorrow will be mine. What is my name well you can call me, the master
procrastinator, the dreamer, the hopeless romantic, or the tomorrow girl. There
is a part of me that is prone sometimes to extreme procrastination. You see I’m
the type who sometimes waits until the day before something is due to actually do
it. For hours I work relentlessly trying to make up for a whole month of
ridiculous sloth. Today was an average for me I relaxed after work and laid on my
bed, soon I was met peaceful sleep. All the while I was subtly leaving my duties
to slowly drift into tomorrow.
Tomorrow I said I will be victorious and conquer these
trials that have burdened me today.
Tomorrow I said I’ll carry out the wonderful plans
that I scheduled for today.
Tomorrow I said I’ll make up for the extra calories I
ate.
Tomorrow I said I ‘ll be on time instead of being
late.
Tomorrow I said I’ll lend a hand to the man who stands
on the street corner asking for change.
Tomorrow I said I’ll take the time to share the gospel
that could change my friend’s life.
Today I’ll get
the ticket; tomorrow I’ll pay the price.
Then I realized what if tomorrow was one day too late?
What if the pressure of everything crushed me mercilessly with its enormous
weight? What if everything tomorrow was suddenly amiss or gone? Suddenly I was fed
up with delay and sloth, I needed some air, I needed some space. Suddenly there
was all this cluster and clutter I had to face. It was then that I made a vow
to take on the world today not tomorrow. To love, give, work, and conquer
today!
Today I would tackle what I could with joy and
enthusiasm. I would savor the joy of life by taking everything day by day. The
bible says tomorrow is not promised to us, so why should I rely so heavily on
something that might not prevail? (James 4:13-16) Why am I deferring everything that defines the
validity of today? Why I’m delaying the needs of others? Why I’m I engrossed in
sloth rather vitality? I’m young, I’m ready to live the life God has for me. No
longer will I be known as the girl who lives for tomorrow, but rather the girl
who lives for today!
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