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"Some other day; I will have plenty of time"
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Ecclesiastes 12:1 "Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw near, when you shall say, I have no pleasure in them;"
Proverbs 27:1 Boast not yourself of tomorrow; for you know not what a day may bring forth.
Time belongs to God and not to you. Only the time you have right now is yours.
Proverbs 29:1 "He, that being often reproved hardens his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy."
It is a rare and great privilege to be given this chance because man is destined for sudden and unannounced destruction.
Isaiah 55:6 "Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you upon him while he is near:"
Luke 12:20 "
The time you spend outside God can never profit you. Even if any good amounts from that time and effort it shall be given to those who spent their time in the will of God.
2Corinthians 6:2 "(For he says,
Hebrews 2:3 "How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;"
It is a great insult to neglect the salvation message because God has put a lot of premium on it by making it the only way to escape His judgement.
Hebrews 3:15 "While it is said,
Proverbs 1:24 "Because I have called, and you refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;"
Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Matthew 24:36 "
Ecclesiastes 9:11 "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happens to them all."
The most important thing in life is to utilise the time and chance God presents to you to know and walk with Him.
"I am too young to be a Christian"
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Ecclesiastes 12:1 "Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw near, when you shall say, I have no pleasure in them;"
Ecclesiastes 12:13 "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man."
All of life is about fearing and obeying God.
Isaiah 55:6 "Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you upon him while he is near:"
Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Matthew 18:3 "And said,
It is easier to serve God while young than when old.
2Corinthians 6:2 "(For he says,
Proverbs 1:28 "Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:"
James 4:14 "Whereas you know not what shall be tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away."
"I want to wait till I have everything,then I will start"
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Isaiah 40:31 "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
God and not things should be our motivation to make any move
"I will wait for the right time, then I will do it"
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Acts 1:7 "And he said unto them,
Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"
Mark 13:32 "
Luke 19:13 "
1Chronicles 12:32 "And of the children of Issachar, who were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were under their command."
Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Ecclesiastes 9:11 "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happens to them all."
1Thessalonians 5:1 ,1 "But of the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I write unto you.",2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.,3 "For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.",4 "But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.",5 "You are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.",6 "Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.",7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that are drunk are drunk in the night.
Ephesians 6:18 "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thus with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;"
Mark 13:33 ,33 "
James 4:13 ,13 "Come now, you that say, Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:",14 "Whereas you know not what shall be tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away."
1Corinthians 15:10 "But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me."
John 5:17 "But Jesus answered them,
Hebrews 3:15 "While it is said,
Joshua 18:3 "And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long will you hesitate to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers has given you?"
Proverbs 22:13 "The slothful man says, There is a lion outside, I shall be slain in the streets."
Ecclesiastes 12:1 "Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw near, when you shall say, I have no pleasure in them;"
John 4:34 "Jesus said unto them,
John 9:4 "
Proverbs 6:6 ,6 "Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:",7 "Who having no guide, overseer, or ruler,",8 "Provides her food in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.",9 "How long will you sleep, O sluggard? when will you arise out of your sleep?",10 "Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:",11 "So shall your poverty come upon you like a vagabond, and your want like an armed man."
Proverbs 10:4 He becomes poor who has a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 10:5 He that gathers in summer is a wise son: but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.
Proverbs 10:26 "As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him."
Proverbs 12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 12:27 The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting: but the possessions of a diligent man are precious.
Proverbs 13:4 "The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich."
Proverbs 15:19 The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made a highway.
Proverbs 18:9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Proverbs 19:15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 19:24 "A slothful man hides his hand in his dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again."
Proverbs 20:4 "The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing."
Proverbs 21:25 The desire of the slothful kills him; for his hands refuse to labor.
Proverbs 23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Proverbs 24:30 ,30 "I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;",31 "And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and weeds had covered its face, and its stone wall was broken down.",32 "Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.",33 "Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:",34 So shall your poverty come like a robber; and your want like an armed man.
Proverbs 26:13 ,13 "The slothful man says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.",14 "As the door turns upon its hinges, so does the slothful upon his bed.",15 The slothful hides his hand in his dish; it grieves him to bring it again to his mouth.,16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that can answer reasonably.
Ecclesiastes 10:18 By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
Isaiah 56:10 "His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber."
Matthew 25:26 ,26 "
Romans 12:11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
2Thessalonians 3:10 ,10 "For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.",11 "For we hear that there are some who walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.",12 "Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread."
Hebrews 6:12 "That you be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises."
Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever."
"Some other day I will be serious about this,not now , I don't feel prepared now"
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Acts 1:7 "And he said unto them,
The right time to do a thing should not be determined by our feelings but must be determined by God
"I will start planning and managing when things get bigger"
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Luke 19:17 "
planning and managing things small things is the evidence of faithfulness in little things and faithfulness in little things is what make little things bigger.
"There is more time to do this, why should I speed up"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
What we do must be done for Christ's sake as a worship offering to Him and not just for time's sake.
Ecclesiastes 8:6 ,6 "Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is heavy upon him.",7 For he knows not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
Mark 13:32 "
Matthew 24:42
Colossians 4:5 "Walk in wisdom toward them that are outsiders, redeeming the time."
Ephesians 5:16 "Redeeming the time, because the days are evil."
Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
2Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
"I will wait till I am done with this, then I will do that"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Ecclesiastes 9:11 "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happens to them all."
"I will postpone this work but I will double up effort to make it up for the time lost"
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James 4:14 "Whereas you know not what shall be tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away."
Ecclesiastes 9:10 "Whatsoever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you go."
Time is a gift from God. What we use it for is our gift and honour to God which will be greatly rewarded.