Diligence must be added to our alphabet soup to give it “consistency.”
J I think of Proverbs 4:23 and 26 in the KJV
that say “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of
life… Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.” And Proverbs 22:29 tells us “Do you see a man
skilled (diligent) [KJV] in his work? He
will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure man.”
I hear women deplore their unfinished projects, because they
have trouble finishing what they start.
They admit to procrastination because they “just don’t feel like doing
it right now.” Distraction sets in when
some new idea or project catches their fancy.
I think of women who told me they have many yards of fabric stashed on
dusty shelves for that “someday” project, for those three quilts they want to
make, or other numerous half-finished projects.
They despair of the mess, and just close the door on the sewing room.
The Proverbs 31 woman is extolled for her numerous
virtues. Verse 13 tells us this godly
woman “works with eager hands”; verse 17 says “she sets about her work
vigorously”; and verse 27 reads, “She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.”
The Lord gave me a poem about the sluggard using Proverbs
6:10 and Proverbs 24:30-34. A sluggard
is defined as a habitually lazy, shiftless, and inactive person; an idle
person, a dawdler, a dolittle, loafer, slouch… you get the picture.
The Sluggard
Go to the ant now, O
sluggard.
Consider her ways and
be wise.
Turn off the telly,
stretch out the belly!
Open the lids of your
eyes.
How long will you lie
there, you sluggard?
When will you rise
from your sleep?
Just one more snooze and
the folding of hands
Will put you in debt
way too deep.
I went past the field
of the sluggard;
Past the vineyard of
him who was slack.
Thorns had grown
through his garden,
The ground and the
wall was a wreck.
I took to heart ways
of the sluggard.
A lesson was learned,
and I knew
A little more sleep
and the folding of hands
Will keep me from
things I should do.
Elaine Beachy
January 29, 2013
I’m sure there are times when all of us don’t feel like
cleaning up the kitchen, or getting the load of laundry out of the dryer and
folding it. We don’t feel like packing
one more lunch, dusting the furniture yet again, cleaning the bathrooms, etc. I have found it’s all about attitude. I have a Simply Said wall design that says, “A
good attitude makes a great difference.”
And it helps me to have a thankful attitude. I have to choose to begin thanking the Lord
for all His blessings, and before I know it, I feel energized and happy!
Copyright © 2013 Elaine Beachy
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