Procrastination has become an art form for many Americans. I read recently that 78% of people are living from paycheck to paycheck, and have little to no savings put away for a rainy day, let alone for retirement. This is all well and good for today, but delaying gratification is a necessary component of life and is a lesson we are meant to learn while here on the earth. This pertains as well to spiritual matters, in particular repenting. We cannot live sin to sin, similarly like we shouldn’t live paycheck to paycheck. The process of repenting is a daily one, and should be incorporated into the fiber of our beings.
Alma 34:32 For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors.
33 And now, as I said unto you before, as ye have had so many witnesses, therefore, I beseech of you that ye do not procrastinate the day of your repentance until the end; for after this day of life, which is given us to prepare for eternity, behold, if we do not improve our time while in this life, then cometh the night of darkness wherein there can be no labor performed.
LESSON LEARNED: Procrastination is a dangerous sport, and particularly so when it comes to repenting. We have been put on the earth for a finite period of time and, just like saving money for a rainy day, it is necessary that we repent on a daily basis.
FEEDBACK: WHAT ARE YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT REPENTING ON A DAILY BASIS?
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