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PROCRASTION

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 Definition

Procrastinate [proh-kras-tuh-neyt]

“To put off intentionally and habitually, to

put off intentionally the doing of
something that should be done, to
postpone or delay needlessly”

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INTRODUCTION

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Why is Procrastination such a
deadly device?

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1. Procrastination Robs You of

Opportunities for Service

Then He said to another, "Follow Me." But he

said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
60 Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their
own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of
God." 61 And another also said, "Lord, I will
follow You, but let me first go and bid them
farewell who are at my house." 62 But Jesus said
to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow,
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and looking back, is fit for the
kingdom of God.“ Luke 9:59-62 IN YOUR
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MSG Jesus said to another, "Follow me." He

said, "Certainly, but first excuse me for a
couple of days, please. I have to make
arrangements for my father's funeral." 60
Jesus refused. "First things first. Your
business is life, not death. And life is urgent:
Announce God's kingdom!" 61 Then another
said, "I'm ready to follow you, Master, but
first excuse me while I get things
straightened out at home." 62 Jesus said,
"No procrastination. No backward looks. You
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can't put God's kingdom off till
tomorrow. Seize the day." IN YOUR
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“Time is the ballot that

records your vote on what
matters in life”

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2. Procrastination Robs You of Opportunities

to Be Successful

If you read the biography of successful

people you will find they were not
procrastinators. This is not only a Christian
truth but it is the truth of humanity.

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• Procrastination Robs You of the

Opportunity for Salvation

And after some days, when Felix came with his

wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul
and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
25 Now as he reasoned about righteousness,
self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix
was afraid and answered, "Go away for now;
when I have a convenient time I will call for
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MSG A few days later Felix and his wife,

Drusilla, who was Jewish, sent for Paul and
listened to him talk about a life of believing in
Jesus Christ. 25 As Paul continued to insist on
right relations with God and his people, about a
life of moral discipline and the coming
Judgment, Felix felt things getting a little too
close for comfort and dismissed him. "That's
enough for today. I'll call you back when it's
convenient."
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Two Greatest Mistakes
Made by Those Who
Procrastinate

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1. Procrastination Does Not Take into Account

the Uncertainty of Life

Pro 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, For you

do not know what a day may bring forth.

Pro 27:1 Message Don't brashly announce what

you're going to do tomorrow; you don't know
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Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we
will go to such and such a city, spend a year
there, buy and sell, and make a profit"; 14
whereas you do not know what will happen
tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a
vapor that appears for a little time and then
vanishes away. 15 Instead you ought to say, "If
the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.“
James 4:13-15

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Hebrews 3:13 but exhort one another daily,
while it is called "Today,"

Tomorrow is the most deadly word in the

Bible. It is lazy. It is presumptuous. It is
reckless. The word that God prefers is today.

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2. Procrastination Does Not Take into Account
the Uniqueness of Conviction

Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while He may be

found, Call upon Him while He is near.

God never ceases speaking it; it is we who

cease hearing.

Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember now your

Creator in the days of your youth, Before the
difficult days come, And the years
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draw near when you say, "I have no
pleasure in them": IN YOUR
CONCLUSION

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The questions must be asked

♦ Is it time to surrender to Christ, who loves

you and died for you?

♦ Is it time to say yes to something the Spirit

of God has tugged at your heart to do-some
mission, some ministry, some calling God
has set aside with your name engraved
upon it?

♦ How long will he continue to tug?

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The questions must be asked

♦ Is it time to get your house in order? Time to

mend fences with your husband, wife, your
children?

♦ Is it time to begin pleasing God with the work

of your hands? To honor Him better in the
workplace, and to eliminate the practices th
at bring Him grief?
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