Habitual Procrastinators Many have good intentions Intentions are
Habitual Procrastinators • Many have good intentions. • Intentions are only good if we understand what they are: • Not actions; by themselves are worthless. • Can give false sense of security.
Why Do You Wait? 2 Cor. 6: 2
Why Do You Wait? q Why do we put it off? • Laziness (Prov. 13: 4; 21: 25)? • Not that important? • Just too busy (Hag. 1: 2 -6; Mt. 6: 33)? • Simply do not want to (Mt. 26: 37 -39)?
Why Do You Wait? q Why does it matter? • It may not. • Work begins to pile up! • Our minutes do not roll over (Mt. 25: 1 -13). • There are things that REALLY do matter!
Why Do You Wait? q How to correct the problem! • Admit that we have a problem (Prov. 28: 13). • Stop making excuses (Lk. 14: 18 -20, 24). • Recognize there are consequences to putting off the important things (Hag. 1: 9 -11; Mt. 25: 11 -13; Acts 24: 25)! • Realize the potential (Eccl. 5: 12; Heb. 3: 13; Hag. 2: 9; Prov. 3: 24 -26)!
2 Corinthians 6: 1 -2 1 We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For He says: "In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you. " Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. (NKJV)
Acts 22: 16 16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord. ’ (NKJV)
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