If you’ve ever watched Lego Ninjago, you probably remember Sensei Wu giving the ninja some kind of good advice. There is one of these lines that really stands out to me. In one of the episodes, he walks in to find the ninja playing video games when they should be training. He pulls the plug on the tv and then proceeds to tell them: “Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today.” There is a lot we can learn from this line, but first we need to make sure it’s in line with God’s Word.

God’s Word has a lot to say about the sluggard in Proverbs, and the concept of laziness is looked down on throughout the Bible. James 4:17 says: “So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is a sin.” James is explaining that failing to do the right thing is a sin. When we put off doing something that we ought to do, it becomes much easier to forget about it. Proverbs 3:27-28 says: “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it” when you have it with you.” In this passage we can learn that it is wrong to prevent good from coming to those who deserve it, and we can learn that it is wrong to put off helping your neighbor, when you are capable of doing it immediately.

Overall, it is wrong to put something off when we are capable of doing it right away. When we put something off, we tend to forget about it, or keep on procrastinating until it never gets done. It is important that we all learn to “Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today”.