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Things I Don't Like About Myself: Devotions From Time Of Grace

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My procrastination

I get a lot of laughs from “demotivation” posters—you know, the ones designed to look like inspirational office artwork but that instead have a subversive and ironic message. One of my favorites reads, “PROCRASTINATION—Hard work and discipline may pay off someday, but laziness always pays off right now.” Hahaha.

I laugh when I see that poster, but it’s a nervous laugh. My insides know that I hate procrastination in myself. I know that putting off a job costs me a lot more energy. In the long run I will feel depressed and guilty failing to meet deadlines. My excuses, while perhaps fooling others, fool neither God nor my own heart. I know that this is true: “Sluggards do not plow in season, so at harvest time they look but find nothing” (Proverbs 20:4).

How to break out of this rut? I find I have much better days when I start my morning with a devotion in the Word instead of putting it off till late. I do better when I ask God for help with my weaknesses.

Most of all, I do better when I stop the lying and self-justification and just tell the truth to God and myself. I really do love God, and it’s refreshing and healthy to re-remember that I work for him in all I do.

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Things I Don't Like About Myself: Devotions From Time Of Grace

Do you have things you don't like about yourself—maybe you're a procrastinator, get angry easily, or tend to be critical of others? These devotions give you encouragement from God's Word to help you when you feel yourself slipping into some of your not-so-great habits.

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