Honestly, I never looked at is as a bad thing, just something I’ve always done. I never paid much attention to procrastination until it started affecting my spiritual life. That procrastinator inside me wanted to break out while I was praying. She didn’t want to see what God was going to do, or wanted to put it off until another time. It was unhealthy, and stealing the precious moments that I had in a day — or rather, the precious moments that I could have been preparing for. Procrastination had me in a hard place. Would I continue the way I’ve always been and miss out on the blessings I could be having? Would I put off something I felt to do in prayer, saying an encouraging word to someone or praying for another person? Or would I step up into a new dimension, something that I’ve never done before? Would I start to become . . . a non-procrastinator?

Too many times I’ve missed out on something God was trying to teach me. Whether it was listening to his voice in prayer or just stepping out of my comfort zone, I missed out because I would always do it “later”. It’s an endless circle, the same pattern I’ve had since I was a little girl, and I wanted to break it. It was then that I realized that in order to get in a higher dimension with God, I needed to turn myself over completely to him. Every fault, every strength, and every weakness needed to be turned over to Him. I no longer wanted distractions to come between me and God — even if that meant getting over my procrastination. Once we come to that place of commitment, God will take our hand and carry us to that higher dimension.

When we get there, we will face attacks. But whether the attacks are of fear, resentment, or shame, we have a Shield that will protect us. Not only is God our Shield, but He will strengthen us to overcome and fight back. We can’t let distractions come between us and God. We need to zero in and focus. Instead of rushing for the big finish, we need to organize ourselves so we can learn what God wants to teach us at the time He is teaching us. Not only is it healthy for us, it’s essential to going to that dimension.