But what think ye? A certain man had two sons;
and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
And he came to the second, and said likewise.
And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
Whether of them twain did the will of his father?
They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you,
That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him. Matthew 21:28-31
I always wanted to be the son that said yes and did what the Lord asked:
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send,
and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:8
Procrastinator by nature? Possibly. Fleshly nature more likely.
Sometimes it takes a little time to get on board with the Lord, fully.
More prayer is needed to receive His strength
and to realize the importance of His request.
Some commands are for all of us,
and then there are specific things that He asks of each of us.
Some of the most difficult commands are the hardest ones
and there is no way to escape them in any given situation.
Such as love your enemies or forgive from the bottom of your heart.
Those seem to come up over and over
and we are reminded that being obedient is better than sacrifice.
Fast all you want and pray all you want and help all the people you want,
but if you choose to ignore basic commands, such as,
love your neighbor as yourself, you are missing it.
When He prompts you to do something, make it a priority.
Somehow, the other things will fall into place, or not.
it might be some of those other things, that are valued so highly,
might not be where Jesus wants us to spend our time and attention.
Whether you delay your obedience
or make every effort to keep His requests first on your list,
do what He tells you to do and value His thoughts above your own.
Take your position of humanness.
His kingdom is so different than how we would build a kingdom.
His Kingdom is perfect as is He.
And we please Him when we obey what He asks of us.
And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings
and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
and to hearken than the fat of rams. 1 Samuel 15:22