24/7 DOXA Content, 26th August-WISDOM FOR THE LAZY FELLOW Pt. 1

FAVOURED greetings Cherished one. One of the major causes of poverty is laziness. Sometimes, it’s not everyone employed that is working hard. Someone can be employed and still be lazy towards the work. Someone can have his own business and still be lazy in diverse ways. Mostly, people do not accept the fact that they are lazy but their output or results in life prove the fact. Some people plan to be lazy; some are tempted to be lazy; because most of us love our comfort zones and do not try to push harder than our current levels.

Our focal text has admonishment for the sluggard. A sluggard is a person who is lazy or idle by habit. Such a person is slow to begin necessary work, a slothful person. That individual is afraid to engage in something worthwhile and productive. Lazy people always look at someone’s ability rather than their own ability. The verses following our focal text describe attitude of the sluggard; He has no guide nor give adherence to instructions from a mentor, leader, ruler or supervisor (vs 7).

The sluggard does not discern into the seasons of seedtime and harvest (vs8). *He has no regard for any because he is idle with a beggarly mentality and therefore refuses to plant and harvest nothing.* It is in vain to advice a lazy person; such scorns at discipline or corrections. The only solution to the lazy person is learning and applying wisdom for a productive life. The rich grace of our Lord Jesus Christ abounds towards you always. Amen !

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