Are you a “procrastinator?”
Zero anticipation produces much procrastination.
If we truly believed a beneficial result would materialize from our intentional effort, we wouldn’t linger.
Think about it.
If you knew that a phone call would land a million-dollar sale, why would you delay in making the dial?
If you knew that buying a piece of Real Estate would generate a 10x return, why would you deliberate in making an aggressive offer?.
We often delay what must be done if we doubt the outcome will develop. Sometimes that’s understandable. Sometimes it’s unacceptable. Sometimes it’s ungodly.
This same connection of procrastination and anticipation also carries spiritual implication.
It was preached by Jesus in His ministry, and later echoed through apostolic teaching, that those who die outside of Christ will face eternal destruction. Contrarily, those who die in Christ will enjoy eternal bliss (Matthew 7: 13-14; Matthew 7: 21-23). As New Testament Christians, we either believe that reality, or we don’t.
If we don’t share that anticipation, mission isn’t important. With no anticipation, procrastination is negligibly natural.
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