Procrastination

We all fight it. Well, most of us fight it. Some people are just born with "Type A" personalities that strive to get everything done a day early. I can assure you that I'm not one of them. What's really strange is that I can almost step outside myself and look down saying, "Why did you put off all that stuff until the last minute??"

It's a curse. It's the tool of the devil. Call it what you will, it's something that needs to be excised out of my life. What brings me to this posting is the overall sense of "look what's coming" that has been approaching. Being the Pastor of a church is a blessing and a responsibility, and sometimes things aren't going great or bad, they are just...going. That's when the the flesh kicks in and wants to make things happen. I begin to feel the need to start new Bible Studies, renovate the Calvary Kidz ministry, change Service times, and just generally make a ruckus. Instead, I should be waiting on the LORD.

So how does that relate to procrastination. I'm glad you asked, I was getting to that. When I raise a ruckus and operate in the flesh, I begin to create tasks and activities for myself. I share these things with our staff at CCM and then they begin to get the ball rolling. Then the procrastination kicks in!

So, let's recap: Pastor Chris doesn't see anything happening and begins to try and make things happen. Everyone tries to help out, but Pastor Chris' procrastinating stalls things out. Meanwhile Jesus is up in Heaven shaking His head and saying, "You're not going to change until you start listening to me more." Well, that's what I imagine He's saying.

For those of you out there that are procrastinators like myself, perhaps we will find ourselves being more timely if we let God set the timetable. When I do that, I find it's a lot easier to get things done on time. Speaking of time...I need to go finish the dishes before I get too tired and put it of til tomorrow. God bless you this week.