Why do we tend to procrastinate? It is often rooted in fear of some kind. Fear of stepping out, fear of the unknown, fear of failure, or fear of what others think. 

Procrastination deters us from getting things done in a timely manner. Sometimes it may be an unpleasant task. It could also be a lack of incentive. I personally use Song of Solomon 1:6 as my prodder. It says of the Shulamite woman, “…but my own vineyard I have not kept.”

Could it be just laziness? Here is a warning for us from Proverbs 24:30-31. It says, “I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding; and there it was, all overgrown with thorns; its surface was covered with nettles.”

Procrastination is a distraction from excellence and integrity. Proverb 11:3 says, “The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.”