We sometimes see that what could be done today gets postponed to another day and it also happens that such a day never again comes and a missed opportunity is forever lost.
The diligent man, however, does not procrastinate but does what is to be done then and there. It may be that he takes much time to deliberate but once a conclusion is reached he does not hesitate to carry out the decision.
There are also some who struggle hard to come to a decision. The problem that they face seems insurmountable and the decision called for is not taken and the person hopes that delay will blow away the problem altogether.
We are told of the bird ostrich when it is chased runs very fast but in the ends when it gets tired it put its head down in the sand hoping that the pursuer would not see it. Is it not better to face the issue, deliberate and take a decision and get on with life? The Gospels also counsel always to make a decision. We cannot sit on the fence.
The Psalms of the Old Testament say that God Himself helps us to choose wisely e.g., Ps 25:12 "Who are they that fear the LORD? He will teach them the way that they should choose".
Nor is it wisdom to increase our problems by adding to them. Procrastination is only an added worry. Jesus says: "So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today" (Mt 6.34). An action done today and in the here and now is already one task accomplished and one worry laid aside. Ask the God of wisdom to give true wisdom and calmly do your tasks leaving the fruit of the task in God's safe hands. When he worries about you, why should you go into unnecessary pain?
On the contrary the lazy man keeps postponing his action and hopes that somehow someone or other would do the task, which he is supposed to do.
The book of Proverbs has an amusing description of the lazy man "The lazy person says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!" As a door turns on its hinges, so does a lazy person in bed. The lazy person buries a hand in the dish, and is too tired to bring it back to the mouth. The lazy person is wiser in self-esteem than seven who can answer discreetly" (Prov 26.13-16). So, let us be up and doing!
