Never put off till tomorrow
The American humorist Mark Twain said, “Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.” Benjamin Franklin, though, wisely countered that philosophy with the words, “You may delay, but time will not.” Franklin, of course, is correct although Twain’s comment creates the most laughs. One of the most important qualities of successful people in any occupation is their management of time. They grasp the importance of making the most of time and have a way of turning all time into quality time.
In which day do you live? Yesterday? Today? Tomorrow? Could it be that tomorrow is your most important day of the week?
Let this poem from Edgar Guest challenge your heart:
He was going to be all that a mortal should be Tomorrow.
No one should be kinder or braver than he Tomorrow.
A friend who was troubled and weary he knew,
Who’d be glad of a lift and who needed it, too.
On him he would call and see what he could do Tomorrow.
Each morning he stacked up the letters he’d write Tomorrow.
And thought of the folks he would fill with delight Tomorrow.
It was too bad; indeed, he was busy today,
And hadn’t a minute to stop on his way.
More time he would have to give others, he’d say Tomorrow.
The greatest of workers this man would have been Tomorrow.
The world would have known him, had he ever seen Tomorrow.
But the fact is he died, and he faded from view,
And all that he left here when living was through
Was a mountain of things he intended to do Tomorrow.
Bottom line: Don’t allow tomorrow to control your calendar. Develop the discipline to turn ALL your time into QUALITY time. In so doing, you will become a bigger blessing to others…and to yourself.
Tom Swartzwelder was born again at the age of nine in an old-fashioned revival meeting. Tom received his B.A. from Tennessee Temple University and his M. Div from Luther Rice Seminary. He has pastored for nearly forty years in both bi-vocational and full-time roles. He provides practical how-to-do-ministry resources for the disciples of Jesus Christ. Tom’s latest book is “God Speaks–Today!”
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