Stop Procrastinating — Ecclesiastes 11 4
Procrastination from setting off to do God’s work and make the changes necessary in your life is draining. It denies you from experiencing the “hundredfold” that God has in mind when you pursue Him above all else.
So the very first thing to stop procrastinating on is to pursue Jesus and first seek the kingdom of God. For many people, that means moving beyond the comfort zone of Sunday sermons and grace before meals and ask the really hard questions of what it means to leave behind everything for Jesus, because it doesn’t make sell everything to Goodwill and roam the earth (unless you’ve been specifically called to that!)
Let’s take a look at one verse that gets it:
Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.
How does the saying go? Life is what happens when you’re busy making plans. Oh, plans are important, but what’s the difference between the making of a plan and an excuse?
If you want to know how to stop procrastinating, one of the things is to look at what this verse is saying. It’s saying that if you’re just watching and observing, or in another translation, just worrying, then you want experience the harvest.
That’s why I love putting multiple translations into the “Hundredfold Now!” e-book, because you get a true sense and wisdom of the scripture.
Worry and the desire for perfection could be what is stopping you from taking the first step in your plans. Of course, you have to have good, Godly plans in place, but before any of that, are you procrastinating from planting the seeds in the soil of your own heart to truly grow in Christ and seek first the Kingdom of God?
We don’t need to be perfect people to do that. We don’t need to worry about the other matters. These are two typical forms of procrastination — worry of failure, things we cannot control like the weather, and the desire for perfect weather, which can be perfect conditions which also will never come.
As it says in another translation, “Get on with your life” and move into the chaos.
What action steps could you be taking now to first move past worry and to stop seeking the perfect condition?
