Just Do It!
Taking immediate action on unwelcome tasks brings a sense of accomplishment, blessing, and a deeper communion with God.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the importance of promptly fulfilling our duties and tasks, emphasizing that delaying them only leads to hindrances in our relationship with God. She highlights the blessing and satisfaction that comes from completing tasks promptly, contrasting it with the disturbance and threat of leaving things undone. Tileston encourages immediate action on tasks we may be avoiding, as the only way to overcome them is to face them head-on.
Text
See that ye hasten the matter.
2 CHRONICLES 24:5
AND grant me, Lord, to do,
With ready heart and willing,
Whate'er Thou shalt command,
My calling here fulfilling;
And do it when I ought,
With all my strength, and bless
The work I thus have wrought,
For Thou must give success.
JOHANN HEERMANN
NO unwelcome tasks become any the less unwelcome by putting them off till tomorrow. It is only when they are behind us and done, that we begin to find that there is a sweetness to be tasted afterwards, and that the remembrance of unwelcome duties unhesitatingly done is welcome and pleasant. Accomplished, they are full of blessing, and there is a smile on their faces as they leave us. Undone, they stand threatening and disturbing our tranquillity, and hindering our communion with God. If there be lying before you any bit of work from which you shrink, go straight up to it, and do it at once. The only way to get rid of it is to do it.
ALEXANDER MACLAREN
Sermon Outline
- The Importance of Taking Action
- The Benefits of Taking Immediate Action
- Taking Action Requires Courage and Determination
- We must face our fears and take the first step
- The only way to get rid of a task is to do it
Key Quotes
“NO unwelcome tasks become any the less unwelcome by putting them off till tomorrow.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“The only way to get rid of it is to do it.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“Done, they are full of blessing, and there is a smile on their faces as they leave us.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- I will take immediate action on any unwelcome tasks that lie before me.
- I will face my fears and take the first step towards completing tasks.
- I will trust that God will give me the strength and success I need to accomplish my tasks.