By Dr. Cecil Clements
A couple of weeks back I remember putting off doing something, until the window that I had to do that passed and it was too late. I remember feeling so bad about it – was really upset with myself, angry and all the other emotions that come with knowing that you ought to have done something and didn't do it. Now it was too late.
A couple of weeks back I remember putting off doing something, until the window that I had to do that passed and it was too late. I remember feeling so bad about it – was really upset with myself, angry and all the other emotions that come with knowing that you ought to have done something and didn't do it. Now it was too late.
I came across this article by Rick Warren on "Why Do I Procrastinate?" because basically that's what I did. Interestingly he had a verse from our Holy Book: "Anyone who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins." (James 4:17) Basically, the Bible is saying that if we know that we have to do something and we don't do it, then we're really making a big mistake. It's not something that God would want us to do; that's what sin is. In the article, he gave five reasons for procrastination. I thought that I'd throw these out to see and see if it triggers something in you, because we all tend to procrastinate.
