Never Live In The State Of “Tomorrow” – Bible study
Sadly, there are many people in our world who live in the state of tomorrow. By that term I mean those folks who put off until tomorrow what they should (and could) have done “today.” Remember, “tomorrow” is not promised (James 4:13-15. cf. 1 Corinthians 16:7).
Many folks are procrastinators. In my line of work (mail room sorter/distributor/expediter), I notice that some people wait until Friday at 3:30 p.m. or later (we close at 4:30 p.m.) in order to bring their suddenly important mail to the mail room to be stamped and carried to the Post Office.
Why is it that people unnecessarily wait until the last minute in order to get something accomplished?
Let me suggest three reasons:
1) Poor (or no) planning on their part (see Matthew 25:1-13).
2) Getting involved in doing too many insignificant things and forgetting the most important thing (take Martha, for instance – Luke 10:38-42).
3) Some people just like drama in their life; they enjoy making things so complicated that at the last moment of time, a deadline not met suddenly becomes someone elses emergency! (Note that an emergency on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part!).
The bottom line is this: Never live in the state of tomorrow.
Whatever task is assigned to us today should be completed today if humanly possible. This will immediately alleviate the above three reasons for not getting something done today.
On a spiritual plane, are we putting off becoming obedient to the saving gospel of Christ until tomorrow (or Friday at 3:30 p.m. ?).
Remember, now [today] is the accepted time; behold, now [today] is the day of salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2) – emphasis mine. Tomorrow may be too late!
Related Articles:
- The Sin of Procrastination
- Procrastinating with Sin
- Ten Ways To Put Off Procrastination