“Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. And she had a sister called Mary, who was also seated at the Lord’s feet, and was listening to His word. But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do the serving by myself? Then tell her to help me.” But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; but only one thing is necessary; for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10-38-42 NASB)
Dilly-dally is a real term. The Cambridge Dictionary defines it as follows: “to waste time, especially by being slow, or by not being able to make a decision.” When people dilly-dally, plans can be unachievable, unnecessary delays take place and usually, punctuality becomes something impossible to attain. Persons other than the person guilty of doing the dilly-dally can become perturbed, pushed to a point of frustration, and must pray to keep from interrupting a state of love, peace, and harmony. Let’s face it! The dilly dally has caused people to lose their job, lower the joy in a relationship, and lots of positive things may be postponed or put on the back burner, seemingly for an eternity. The dilly-dally is a time robber, a terrible disrupter of plans, trends to a point that it becomes habitual, and tends to minimize what one can accomplish. Be cautious my friend, of the dilly-dally.
Now just in case the dilly-dally has already caused you to waste time, or to be late, or has slowed you down from doing what you need to be doing this morning, I’ll make this meditation even shorter than the Monday Short. Just let me close by saying, avoid the dilly-dally! Be blessed!
“So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.” (Ephesians 5:15-17 NLT)
Still committed to the climb,
Mark L. King