Don’t Wait to Do What’s Right!
I'll be honest: I have a tendency to procrastinate. Not because I’m lazy or uninterested, but because I worry about how well I’ll do. I overthink. I second-guess. And sometimes I quietly tell myself: “If I don’t do it, I can’t fail.”
But deep down, I know the truth: If I don’t do it, I can’t succeed either.
This kind of thinking can keep us paralyzed—especially when it comes to doing good. We hold back from helping someone, reconciling a relationship, stepping into a ministry role, or sharing our faith because we’re unsure we’ll do it well enough. But Galatians 6 challenges that mindset.
Paul writes:
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9)
He doesn’t say, “Do good when you’re sure it’ll be perfect.” He says, “Do good, and don’t give up.”
Earlier in the chapter, Paul reminds us that we’re part of a community that should restore the broken, carry each other’s burdens, and take responsibility for our own spiritual walk. None of that requires perfection—it requires participation. It requires action.
God doesn’t ask us to be flawless. God asks us to be faithful.
God doesn’t ask us to be the best—God asks us to plant, to sow, to do good to all, and especially to our spiritual family.
What you do today—however small, however imperfect—is a seed. And Paul says that we will reap a harvest in due time if we don’t give up. That means there’s no room for the fear-based procrastination that says, “I’ll wait until I feel ready” or “It might not be good enough.” God’s grace fills the gaps where our strength runs out.
So if there’s good you’ve been putting off—write the note, make the call, lend the hand, speak the truth in love. Don’t delay the obedience God is calling you to, just because you think your effort won’t measure up.
Do what is right—right now.
The harvest begins with the first seed.
In God’s grip,
Pastor Chuck Church
Reflection Questions:
What “good” have you been putting off because of fear or uncertainty?
How might God be calling you to act today—imperfectly but faithfully?
Who can you encourage this week who may be weary in doing good?
Closing Prayer:
Lord, forgive me for the ways I’ve let fear or perfectionism delay obedience. Teach me to trust Your strength more than my skill, and to act when You call. Help me to sow goodness today, not when I feel perfect—but when I feel willing. Amen.
