Ah, summer. The lazy, hazy time of the year when school is out, routines change, and the pace of life gets varied. Summer is that leisurely and unhurried season and if we are not careful it doesn’t take much for us to get slothful.  But don’t we deserve to enjoy the summer? After all, it doesn’t last long. So why take time doing something in the summer that can be put off until the fall?

Isn’t that the motto of the sluggard: “Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow”? Sluggards have developed the ability to put off starting a task as well as completing those tasks already begun. The sluggard cannot possibly get to work because there is a dangerous lion in the road (Proverbs 22:13). He fully intends to get things done, but after just a little more sleep (Proverbs 6:9-10). He goes fishing during the harvest – not smart (Proverbs 10:5).

Summer is such an easy time of the year to fall into the everyday life of a sluggard. But don’t good athletes work all summer to be ready for fall competition? Do teachers not go to workshops to prepare for the year ahead? Isn’t the ant busy preparing for what is to come (Proverbs 6:9-10)?

So, what about you? What do you need to be doing now instead of putting it off until tomorrow?

• What area of my life am I neglecting that needs attention today?
• What project, assignment or task to I need to get to now rather than later?
• What conversation do I need to have today?
• Who do I need to call, text, email or send a letter to today?
• Who do I need to have lunch with today?
• Where do I need to meet with God today?