I have just finished a project. I have written a Bible study for MOMS on the book of Ephesians. For months I have been writing day and night, night and day. Some weeks I wrote 7 days a week to meet my deadline. The manuscript is 192 pages. It is a 8.5 x 11 workbook style book. It has 67,579 words. It is the work of my hands. It is the expression of my heart. And it is finished. It is safely in the hands of the publisher and will be released in August.
I have always struggled with procrastination. I am one who can come up with great ideas but I lacked the follow-through. I am easily distracted. I like to sit on the couch and drink Diet Coke. I like to ponder the issues of life. All this has made my propensity to procrastination problematic.
When I became a Christian, I wanted to serve the Lord. I wanted to follow after Him with passion and urge others to join me in the aggressive pursuit of personal holiness and practical righteousness. This heart's desire was at odds with my natural tendency to procrastinate. It is evidence of God's work in me that I am able to overcome my natural bent and stay on task to finish a project. The completed manuscript is not one of my finer things; God's work in my life IS!
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