Proverbs 3:28

28. Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

The Good News Bible, a translation that I’m not entirely enamored with, summarizes that verse this way:

“Never tell your neighbors to wait until tomorrow if you can help them now.”

While I often think the GNB oversimplifies things, I think this is a fair interpretation of this proverb. This is something I struggle with, and something that I’ll try to do better from now on. I’m a horrible procrastinator, especially when someone comes to ask me to do something. I’m often in a mindset that prompts me to ask them to wait, even when I’m not really so busy that I can’t make time to help them out.