Procrastination Makeover Series

6. Time is a gift from God, and it should be used wisely and carefully for God’s glory.

7. Imagine if a banker called you with the wonderful news that an anonymous donor had decided to deposit 86,400 pennies into your bank account every day.

a. 86,400 pennies is $864 dollars. That’s $864 dollars every day for the rest of your life.

b. But there is one stipulation – you’ve got to spend all that money that same day.

c. No balance will be carried over to the next day.

d. Every night the bank will cancel whatever sum you fail to use.

e. And if you repeatedly fail to use all the money, then the money will stop being given.

8. Did you know that every morning God deposits 86,400 seconds into your “time bank.”

a. Every day that we are given has 86,400 seconds, that’s 1,440 minutes, that’s 24 hours.

b. God expects us to use our time wisely, and none of it can be carried over on credit to the next day.

c. Today is the only day we’ve got, tomorrow may never come, and if tomorrow comes, then it is not tomorrow, it is today.

9. To speak of tomorrow is presumptuous and even reckless. The right word is “today.”

B. Second, we should strive to overcome procrastination, because procrastination does not take into account the uniqueness and delicateness of conviction.

1. Life holds defining moments for us – times when God reaches into time and space and deals with us, directly and personally.

a. When God touches our hearts and speaks to our minds and we are convicted, that is a special moment.

b. If we let that moment pass, we may never hear Christ’s voice as clearly.

c. If we let that moment pass, we may never have that strong feeling that we need to obey.

d. If tomorrow or next week comes, our minds may be filled with other thoughts, we may not be as in tune or sensitive to God’s call.

2. I’m reminded of a time when the Apostle Paul had an opportunity to defend himself and preach the gospel to a man named Felix.

a. Felix was a Roman governor, and was a despicable character.

b. The Roman historian, Tacitus said of him, “Felix is a man of lust and cruelty.”

c. Felix was married to his third wife, the daughter of Herod Aggripa I, whom he had seduced from her former husband, who was a king.

d. The Bible says in Acts 24:24-25: Several days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus. As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, “That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.”

e. As Paul preached the Word of God to Felix, the Bible says that Felix began to tremble – the Greek word used here indicates that he was filled with fear.

f. Perhaps his conscience was calling for relief as his sins cried out against him.

g. He should have repented, but he procrastinated.

h. Felix sent Paul away until a more convenient time.