Proverbs - Watch and Receive

Proverbs 24:30-34

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

This is a lesson for us to learn.  We need to be observant.  Watch people’s lives. This man walked by a field of a man who was lazy.  It was unkempt, overgrown and there was no protection around it from animals or thief.  He looked at it and considered it well.  He looked upon it and received instruction.  Look upon the fields of the lazy that you know. Consider them and receive instruction.  Instead of judging people; receive instruction.  Instead of gossiping about people; receive instruction.   People’s lives can teach us so much.  Here we learn that if we are lazy, our homes will be a mess.  Things will be growing in relationships that are choking out life and boundaries will be crumbling.  If we are lazy moms and not attentive to our children, the walls we have constructed might start to disintegrate and lose their structure.  We must be diligent in this calling we have received so that when people walk by our fields, they might stop, consider and receive instruction as well.