Thursday, March 7, 2013

Proverbs - Slothfulness - OUCH!


Proverbs 15:19
                                                                                        
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns:
but the way of the righteous is made plain.

When we handle our responsibilities in a lazy way our paths seem to have so many obstacles and become very unpleasant.  A hedge of thorns in our path would mean that we would have to keep track of every movement so that we won’t be poked and hurt by this bush.  When we are half-hearted at work or home our paths become filled with things we are trying to avoid and we are not enjoying our journey.  Here the Lord equates diligence with righteousness.  Did you know that hard work honors the Lord and diligence is to be an attribute of those who follow Him?  When our hand finds something to do we should do it with all of our might.  When we are asked to do something we should do it heartily as unto the Lord.  Ladies, the life of ease and pleasure propagates a life of depression and purposelessness.  We will feel like we are dead while we are living if we become women who sit down to eat and drink and only rise up to play.  Sisters, honor the Lord, remove the hedge and enjoy a plain path as you seek to avoid laziness for His glory.

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