Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Diligence

Proverb13:4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

The lazy person is always wanting more for himself, but he never wants to work for anything.  This desire covers more than just material possessions.  The sluggard craves fame, glory, riches, beauty, and admiration.  His life remains static and never develops in any satisfying way unless someone gives him something.  Craving something brings to mind being addicted to and desperate for something.  This kind of need is unhealthy because it depends on worldly things. What the lazy person cannot or will not see is that he or she is focusing on self rather than pleasing God.  To please God is to bring a  satisfaction of a miraculous kind into your life.  God grants one a peace and self respect when one is in tune with Him. This refers to a relationship in which the believer knows his/her every need will  be met.  One realizes that there is no need for the earthly glories that won't last.  God lets one know that he/she is special in his sight and that the gifts he gives one are to be used to glorify God. When one feels unworthy, ignorant, and useless, one should remember that God loves us, gave us a purpose, and gave us the gifts with which to accomplish that purpose.   The lazy person searches and feels unworthy, but the diligent one works in order to glorify God in every task whether small or large.  The diligent person does not give up on any undertaking.  He is diligent because his /her cause is worthy because he /she is part of a mission that rises above the mundane and carnal.  A diligent person knows that God will get him/her through the difficult times so there is a confidence in any situation.  

At times we may wonder about our purpose for being placed here.  We are to never stop reaching toward accomplishing the goal that God has set before us.  The fulfillment of our purposes are accomplished by the use of diligence, prayer, spiritual gifts, and reading his Word.  The diligent person has a life of satisfaction because this person has come to the understanding that God can be trusted. One's obedience results in the peace for which we are all striving.  A right relationship with God results in an encouragement and a lifting up our hearts and souls like no other. This is what being fully satisfied is all about.

Kay

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