Lazy Believer?
The book of Proverbs reveals how appalling laziness is to God. The greatest waster I know is one who wastes not money, but time. Scripture has a lot to say about lazy people. Proverbs says, "Poor is he who works with a negligent hand." It also says, "The soul of the lazy person craves but gets nothing." It also says, "The lazy person doesn't plow after the autumn so he begs during the harvest and has nothing." It says, "The desire of the lazy person puts him to death for his hands refuse to work." And in Proverbs 24, "The lazy person says a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest," and as a result, he's destitute.
Proverbs 10:4 Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Proverbs 13:7 One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
Proverbs 22:4 Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life.
Proverbs 28:8 He who increases his wealth by exorbitant interest amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
Proverbs 22:9 A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
Romans 12:13 Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
Ephesians 4:28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.
Proverbs 15:27 A greedy man brings trouble to his family, but he who hates bribes will live.
The same idea is this: 1 Timothy 5:8
If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
We are to to strive to achieve, reading 1 Timothy 4 explains that Christians must choose their priorities carefully like an athlete as to have disciplined lives forgo some desires that may hinder doing God's will and please God as you are after God's own heart. What should motivate me like an athlete who trains for the Olympics to win a gold medal such self-discipline and willing to face the endurance of the spiritual training as Hebrews 12 and other biblical passages describes? Like an athlete when training, I should always keep drinking water so that I won't be dehydrated and feeling weak. With that thought in my mind, I should always keep filling the Holy Spirit in my life so that I am able to act and react any difficulties in my life with God's power (Grace).
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