Procrastination.  It’s not a pretty word.  To procrastinate means to delay.  It is the act of delaying something we know we are supposed to do.  We know what life looks like when we delay.  Around the house it looks like a sink full of dishes and a pile of dirty clothes.  At work, delaying what we are to do leads to assignments that lacking punctuality and excellence.  Delaying in our relationships leads to half-hearted friendships and empty spaces. But what does it look like when we procrastinate with God?  What does it look like when we delay doing what He has called us to do? Rebekah’s story begins in Genesis 24.  A beautiful young woman, she has been to the well too many times to count.  Her assignment has always been to get water for her family and on this day, she was doing just that. At the very same time Rebekah approached the well, so did a servant.  This …

Maybe I should begin by saying I am not a runner.  Around this time last year my husband told me to block particular dates on my calendar so we could head out of town for a long weekend.  As the date approached, I asked him where we were headed and what I should pack.  His reply was simple.  ‘It’s a surprise.  Pack casual….and bring your sneakers.’  Now, I really do trust my husband!  He has never steered me wrong before, so I didn’t question it.   I just packed my bag and off we went.  A few hours later, however, I found myself in Nashville, standing in a crowd, wearing my sneakers, a number pinned to my shirt, registered for a race I had not planned to run. Finding myself in a race I had not planned on running shed some amazing new light for me on a very familiar passage in the Word of God.  This new perspective has shaped …