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Every Good Endeavour - Leanne White

Augustine brings up the point that how you choose to use your time can either be honourable to the Lord or be sinful. This is something I have been studying for years now. I used to have a bad habit of procrastinating and being lazy. After reading Every Good Endeavour, I realised how spiritually detrimental it is to put things off.

So, I have come to the conclusion that procrastination is a sin. When we are prolific we are honouring the Lord, and our work is "fruitful work". It is important to understand and know that jobs (or education) are not for self fulfillment, but rather service for something beyond. Work is a gift from God that gives purpose. God's good plan always included human beings working. 

Genesis 1:28 "And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth."

He gave man domain over the earth, and told him to cultivate the field and bear fruit, meaning that our life's purpose is to work and reproduce. So, we ask ourselves the question: Am I stewarding the time God has given me in a way that pleases Him? Whatever you do, do it with all your heart for the Lord. That essay you have due isn't just for an A in English, it's for The King.

When you are diligent, there is richness in the quality of your relationship with Him as a result. Proverbs 20:4 says, "The slacker does not plow during planting season; at harvest time he looks and there is nothing." This does not just apply to your academics, of course. Maybe you are putting off rest. Or, perhaps, something God is calling you to do. Are you procrastinating sharing the Gospel? As cheesy as it sounds, the right time to do the right thing is right now.

I replied to Rachael Gregson and Hailey Morgan. 

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  1. Hailey MorganJanuary 31, 2021 at 9:38 PM

    . . . I am very uncomfortable with the energy we've created in the studio today and honestly, it's probably for the best! Nothing quite like a good 'ol slap-in-the-face conviction to get you to rethink your obsessive procrastination tendencies!

    While I have always taken 1 Corinthians 10:31 to heart and am constantly striving to do everything to the very best of my ability for the glory of the Lord, I have never thought about how important it is to not procrastinate. After all, what if God calls me to do something really important and instead of faithfully following His plan, I instead put it off? There is a good probability that I will either forget what I was meant to do or merely continue to push it off until it is to late to do anything at all! As much as it hurt to read, I'm really thankful for this wake-up call.

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    1. Leanne ElizabethFebruary 1, 2021 at 8:04 AM

      It's a bit early in the morning at the moment, so my mind isn't full running yet. That being said, please excuse my lack of knowledge: There is a story in the Bible and I can't remember who the man was, but he was being called to do something incredible but he kept putting it off. So, God blessed someone else with the opportunity. If we don't do it, someone else will and we will miss out on being blessed. Also, Jonah. If God says go, you need to go.

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  2. Rachael GregsonFebruary 1, 2021 at 6:38 PM

    Oof, this convicted my soul, but in a good way! I needed to hear this because I can easily slip into the habit of slacking. I've always had the wrong idea about work and have never really gone about my daily tedious routine with the full intention of pleasing the Lord through basic tasks. As Christians, we have so many opportunities to honor God and only settle for the big, major stuff. God wants to be honored in the little stuff too!

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  3. Addison ZandaFebruary 1, 2021 at 9:44 PM

    I loved the way you ended your post with a convicting question. Many times, I seem to think I get "busy" when I truly would rather do homework or play video games. We shouldn't lack that aspect of reading our Bible, talking to God, and sharing the Gospel with people who do and do not believe. Its the little stuff that seems to keep me "busy" when I'm truly not.

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