Hey girl, we're your hosts, Iz.
And Zi.
And welcome or welcome back to the Forever GodGirl podcast.
In today's episode, we will talk about procrastination.
Firstly, we have to talk about the roots of procrastination, which are laziness and perfectionism.
Laziness when we don't value what we must do.
And perfectionism when everything has to be just perfect for us to start doing something.
These can both diminish our self-worth.
Laziness by feeling unaccomplished and feeling like you can never rise to the expectations.
And perfectionism making it as if it's never enough or it has to be just right.
Or you can never get anything right.
Well, now that we looked at the root, you might be asking, well, how do I fix this problem?
How do we overcome?
We do that through Jesus Christ.
We stop making excuses for ourselves.
And sometimes we can make excuses for it like, oh, I'm just lazy or I'll do it later.
But the more and more that we push something off is the more that we procrastinate.
So what scriptures talk about procrastination?
Well, in James chapter 4 verse 17, it says,
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is a sin.
Now this doesn't outrightly speak about procrastination.
However, for a lot of times for us, we can excuse procrastination or we can say, well,
it's not a sin.
It's not that bad, but it is bad.
When we know the right thing to do, when we know that we should be working at something
instead of playing around or pushing it off, it is a sin for us because we know exactly
what we are to do.
And besides, God is not pleased with us when we actually waste our time.
In Ephesians chapter 5 verses 15 through 16, it says,
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise, making the best use of the time
because the days are evil.
When we spend our time on earth, we are supposed to be spending our time doing stuff that honors
God.
If your parents tell you to go wash the dishes or do some of your chores, we do it happily,
glorifying the Lord.
And he honors that and he blesses you for that.
It may not be physical, but it may be spiritual.
And Colossians 3 verse 23 says,
Whatever you do, work heartedly, onto the Lord and not to man.
See, God never said that we will never feel tired or unwilling, but he said he will give
us rest and rejuvenate us to do his work and all our responsibility.
For instance, the scripture says, my grace is sufficient for you.
God also never said we would be perfect.
He said his strength is perfected in our weakness, which can make us rest in him, knowing that
we don't have to be perfect in everything because he is the one who perfects us.
And he wants us to do it with our whole heart.
That means that it may not be as perfect as we want it to be, but as long as we give our
first, our best, and our all to him, that is what matters.
We don't strive for perfection, but we strive for excellence.
Now it's time for our special segment with Iz and Zi.
Alright Zi, I have a question for you as well as everyone else listening.
Alright.
What is your favorite Bible verse?
My favorite Bible verse is, God has not given me a spirit of fear, but a power, love, and
a strong mind.
It helps me through everything, especially when I'm doing horseback riding.
Mine is an easy one, it's been my favorite scripture since I was so young.
Philippians chapter 4 verse 13, and it says, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens
me.
I love the scripture, especially when I'm doing gymnastics or anything that's hard in
my life.
And it's actually perfect because our favorite scriptures go with today's topic.
The scripture you mentioned for fear of anything, fear of not being perfect, fear of messing
things up, God gives us a spirit of power, love, and a strong mind, or some versions
say a sound mind.
And mine, Philippians 4 verse 13, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens
me.
I know that I can do all things with Christ in Christ and through Christ, not in my own
strength.
That is why whenever we feel unwilling or we see something that's very challenging,
we know that God can help us.
Wow, that's so true, Zi.
But now let's talk about salvation.
See this episode is great and it's really encouraging, but if you don't have the Lord
Jesus as your personal savior, then you can't experience what we just talked about.
But you can.
If you want to give your heart to the Lord today, go to Romans 10, 9 through 10.
It says, that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that
God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation.
If you said this prayer with sincerity, you are saved and now have eternal life with Jesus.
You are saved from all your sins, past, present, and future sins you may commit.
Now this truth is not a free pass to sin anytime.
Instead, Jesus gives you power over all wrong choices and empowers you to spread the gospel
to others.
You are saved forever.
And your name is written in the book of life.
Did you just give your life to Christ?
If you did, give yourself a pat on the back.
We are so proud of you.
Anyways, thank you so much for listening to this podcast episode.
We hope it helped you and we hope that you learned something.
And remember, God's power is perfected in our weakness.
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