From Burnout to Breakthrough: How Faith Can Help You Overcome Procrastination

  1. Seek God’s Wisdom and Guidance: Start your day with prayer, asking God for wisdom and strength to tackle your tasks. James 1:5 (NIV) says, “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”
  2. Challenge Negative Thoughts with Scripture: Replace negative thoughts with God’s truth. When you feel inadequate, remember 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV): “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”
  3. Set Achievable Goals and Break Down Tasks: Make a plan and break tasks into smaller, manageable steps. Proverbs 16:3 (NIV) encourages us, “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.”
  4. Practice Self-Compassion and Trust in God’s Plan: Be kind to yourself and trust that God has a purpose for you. Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) reminds us, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
  5. Prioritize Tasks with God’s Guidance: Focus on what’s most important by seeking God’s direction. Matthew 6:33 (NIV) says, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
  6. Take Regular Breaks and Honor the Sabbath: Rest is essential to life — and I don’t say that lightly. God saw fit to rest on the seventh day, why would we think we can ignore that principle and work right on through? Exodus 20:8 (NIV) commands, “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.” Regular breaks and rest are vital to maintaining your energy and motivation.
  7. Maintain a Healthy Work-Life Balance: Ensure your work does not consume all your time and energy. Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV) reminds us, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”
  8. Cultivate a Positive Work Environment: Surround yourself with positive, supportive colleagues. Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV) encourages us to “consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another.”
  9. Practice Self-Care as Worship: Taking care of your physical and mental health honors God. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV) states, “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”

Faye Bryant

Faye Bryant is an author, coach, and speaker who helps individuals escape the lies of the enemy, live into God’s truth, and build a better life by first feeling, dealing, and healing their way through a stuck future or an abused past, toward a deeper path of purpose, and into the unhackable life of their chosen legacy. Hers is a story of resurrection: from death to life!