Is Mediocrity A Gift?

Maybe I just like the adrenaline rush of knowing that time is running out and there is tons more to do.  This week I waited until Thursday night to start reading over the lesson plan for Children’s Sabbath School.  Last week I waited until Friday night knowing that I would have to find supplies for the crafts, memorize the story, and be prepared for any mishaps.

I have purposed that I won’t procrastinate anymore.  It’s pretty embarrassing actually.  People don’t know that I’m doing a mediocre job, but God and I know.  Are you feeling me? If you have a talent or a gift of some sort, that’s even more reason to put the time and effort into it developing it.  But nope, I use it as a crutch.  Because I know that I can just cram something in my brain and spit it back out with enough comprehension for others to pick up, I get lazy.

Mind you, it isn’t all the time.  We’ll just say frequently enough for me to have an issue with it.

The same attitude filters into my relationship with Christ, which is  probably why I am always praying about consistence.  It seems I just can’t stay consistent with anything besides being mediocre.  Have you had that problem?  What did you do, or better yet, what are you doing about it?

The reason I’m even up writing this is because I’m cramming a few children’s songs, the story, packing a suitcase for the story (talking about going on a trip or a journey)… and I know that if I had started Sunday (which is my plan from now on) I could have gotten all the supplies I needed and really worked the story.  Maybe had some adults act it out and get them involved.  I spent two hours at church trying to get the room set-up for the class.  It’s just too much to try to do in four hours.

I don’t know.  Maybe I have the spiritual gift of mediocrity.  Is it okay to re-gift?