Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow? That seems to be the attitude of many people. Mark Twain once said about procrastination: “Don’t put off till tomorrow what may be done the day after tomorrow just as well.” Way too many people seem to buy into that way of thinking. And while waiting until the last minute may allow you to squeak by with a “C” in Algebra, it won’t allow for a passing grade when it comes to more important matters. Like your health, your family, Or most importantly, your spiritual health.

When we procrastinate, we become our own worst enemy. It’s true in every area of life. We want our marriages to be better, yet somehow, we put off taking the necessary steps to make it happen. We want our relationships with our family to become stronger, yet day after day goes by and nothing changes because we keep putting it off until tomorrow. We want to know God better and get into His Word more often, yet another day of having to catch up with what we have already put off has left us exhausted and empty. It seems that daily we are faced with the decision to do something today or can we find an excuse to put it off until tomorrow. Tomorrow, we keep telling ourselves. Tomorrow will be different. No, it won’t! If you are waiting until tomorrow to do anything, you’ve already lost the battle. This battle is won on the day you set your mind to do something about it. And that day is…today. Consider what the scriptures say about procrastination: