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PROCRASTINATING BELIEVER Poem Devotional

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December 15
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Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead. Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God. – Luke 9:60(NLT)
PROCRASTINATING BELIEVER
A poem and essay by ILMA
All believers are called to preach the Kingdom of God
We all have a duty to give the Lord all the applaud
We need to prioritize spreading the Good News
No more excuses, just talk about God’s wonderful truth.
When we delay and find worldly reasons not to do our duty
We are giving in to procrastination totally
We don’t know when Jesus will return again
Be ready: don’t take your godly duties in vain.
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Procrastination is the avoidance of doing a task that needs to be accomplished. It is delaying something that needs to be done but is being put off for some other pleasurable things. According to Psychologist, the pleasure principle may be responsible for procrastination. A procrastinator may be avoiding negative emotions when delaying stressful tasks. They think that they can work better under pressure and justifies their delaying. Some psychologists associate it with perfectionism. They tend to evaluate themselves and their performance and thereby create an intense fear of the possible outcome when others view them as imperfect.
The bible cautions us from procrastinating our godly duties, especially in preaching the Kingdom of God. If we claim to be Christians, we must be able to prioritize our spiritual duties first than any earthly duties.
PRAYER
Lord, deliver me from delaying any of my duties to preach the Good News.
REFLECTION
How can procrastination destroy our standing with God?
For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s poem devotional or go to www.ilmaarts.com posts. To receive emails of my poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTS.STUDIO@gmail.com

FINISHING VERSUS STARTING Poem Devotional

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Finishing is better than starting, patience is better than pride. –Ecclesiastes 7:8 (NLT)
FINISHING VERSUS STARTING
A poem and essay by ILMA
What drives you to start something?
Isn’t it a passion for producing?
When something compels you to begin
Never give up until you finish and win.
Finishing is better than starting
Patience is better than boasting
A wise person persists to finish
A fool gives up and never commits.
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Procrastination is the action of delaying or postponing something. In an article written by Eric Jaffe in the Association for Psychological Science he says that “True procrastination is a complicated failure of self-regulation: experts define it as the voluntary delay of some important task that we intend to do, despite knowing that we’ll suffer as a result. A poor concept of time may exacerbate the problem, but an inability to manage emotions seems to be its very foundation.”
I can attest to the validity of this scientific observation. There was a time in my life when I procrastinated getting out of an abusive relationship. There was fear that I will lose the chance to be loved. I was desperate and unable to control my emotions.
The bible tells us that finishing is much better than starting and patience is better than pride. We are also encouraged to work and to be responsible for our own selves. Starting is easy but finishing can only be done with God’s grace and our diligence.
PRAYER
Lord, grant me the courage to finish.
REFLECTION
What causes you to delay finishing something you started?
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For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s poem devotional or go to www.ilmaarts.com posts. To receive emails of my poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTS.STUDIO@gmail.com