Laziness is very prominent among Christian this days, and
that makes me to wonder who they resemble? God our father is a hard working
God, the bible says, behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither
sleep nor slumber (psalm 121:4). So if God is neither sleeping nor
slumbering at all time that means, he is working always. Jesus collaborate this
fact,,,,, my father worketh hitherto, and I work(John 5:17). So God is
working and Jesus is working, who do you resemble?
Acts 17:28 says, for in him we have life, and motion, and
our existence; as certain of your verse writers have said, for we are his offspring(BBV). We are God almighty offspring have
all his qualities (creative, working, holiness among others) imbedded in us, it just need to grow and be nurtured
to development. Psalm 82:6 says, I said, you are gods; all of you are the sons of the
Most High,, BBV. You
see we are all gods by the nature of our creation and have the working being of
God in us.
Now that you understand that by nature you are not
suppose to be lazy, what next? Stop giving excuse of waiting on God or in the
habit of intending to. All over scripture we’re told to wait on God, and
rightly so. The problem comes when people expect God to live for them– rather
than to work through them. This days people are waiting for thus says the Lord!
Ignoring his gentle voice and their life is marked by a lack of action,
motivation, and responsibility, all in the name of waiting and intending to.
We are called to take action, to make decision, to
live our lives, and to do what it takes to get ourselves where he wants us to
be. Our connection
with God is a two-way path, and like it or not: we have a role in this
relationship. We have a choice and a will. And with that will we can either say
yes, or no to certain things. Don’t allow
your fears, insecurities, and inadequacies to paralyze you in the name of false
“faith.” Real faith is alive and active. Real faith takes responsibility and
moves forward. In fact real faith is action oriented says James 2:26, for as the body without the spirit is dead,
so faith without works is dead also. Read why am I unemployed as a Christian?
STRATEGIES TO OVERCOME LAZINESS
Overcome Your Fear
The
lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce
lion is in the streets!” Proverbs 26:13
The fear of failure has kept many unemployed for years. Many of us
fear unnecessary things, which is not suppose to be. for instance, a salesman
might find it hard to sit down and make sale calls, for fear of rejections. A
unemployed person might dread taking actions to look for work for fear of
landing in an abusive work environment, or fear of working hard to make someone
rich. A talented musician might have the fear of not been accepted by the
audience, of making blunders, thereby never giving a trial. A man with mind
blowing idea, might have the fear of how to raise finance, of not succeeding,
so many fear!
When you create fears, you are at the same time conditioning
yourself to avoid the fears you created. Whether you are doing it consciously
or not. While you
and I are surely not as stupid as the “lazy man” as is depicted in the bible,
who made up a lion in his head, you and I could make up a lot of fears in our
minds.
Make adequate preparation
Seeth that man who is diligent in his work, he will stand before kings, he will stand before mean men(Proverb 22:29)
If you are not too skillful in your chosen
profession, go and get more knowledge and trainings that will give you edge. Hosea
4:6 "my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast
rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee,,,,,,. The truth of the
matter is that most lazy people don't
have any skill and are not ready to acquire one. For you to have an edge
and for your service to be required you need more skills. Engage your mind,
think of what is causing your laziness, research on how to overcome it. Study
the societal needs think of how to solve same.
STOP EATING HEAVY MEALS AND SLEEPING
Check it anytime you eat you feel like you want to sleep, so over
feeding yourself automatically lead to
drowsiness. Heavy meals decrease energy. Also on the anti-energy list are
greasy, sugary, dairy, and junk food in general.
Sugar and caffeine filled food or beverage make you
hyper, but reduce attention span and focus. Thou, it might make you awake but
will reduce your focus. Avoid heavy meal in the night or tea except green tea;
this will make you less productive.
Instead, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, this gives stable
energy and nutrients to the body, and cleanse the body of toxins that come from
the environment and standard diets. The truth of the matter is that the more
you eat more of fruit the more alive and productive you will be. Remember, we
don't live to eat but we eat to live. So eat just enough food to keep you alive,
the more food you jam-packed into your system, the more work you give to your
digestive system. As a more busy vehicle will tend to break than more often so
do more bust digestive system will break than often compared to the other.
STOP
GIVING EXCUSES
The whole
vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is literate,
saying, “Read this, please.” And he says, “I cannot, for it is sealed.” Then the book is delivered
to one who is illiterate, saying, “Read this, please.” And he says, “I am not
literate Therefore the Lord said: “Inasmuch as these people draw near with
their mouths And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their hearts far
from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men 14 Therefore, behold, I will
again do a marvelous work Among this people, A marvelous work and a wonder; For
the wisdom of their wise men
shall perish, And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.” Isaiah 29:11-14 NKJV
Seriously, many of us don't
accept responsibility of not doing much,
why sit down there complaining always of how life has been unfair to you, and
no one seems caring? Stop complaining of your problem, rather think of how to
solve it. No one is responsible for your problem, not even your father or
mother death as some may claim. Some people will always be looking for excuses
not to work; day dream all around and sit in one place wishing if heaven is
earth then things will be better. Now that we all know that heaven is not earth and can never be earth let look for what
we can do here on earth.
MIND YOUR BUSINESS
Mathew 7:5, thou
hypocrites, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou
see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
Some Christian can use
all their precious time to meddle and gossip others. If you meddle in other
people’s affair or gossip, then you probably have too little responsibilities
of your own and are being too idle.
Meddling Christians bring so much trouble to the
church. They create stress for the real producers, leak secrets to third party,
and throw accusations at others.
Gossipers has no clear
job description, but love to throw advice at everybody, especially at the
authorities and the real servants of the church who do real work with sweat and
love. Meddlers (Busybodies who are actually idle) regard themselves highly.
(Proverbs 26:16)
They also respond
bitterly when they think their advice is not heeded. This is why they are often
the originators of gossips! They feel bitter at people who don’t seem to follow
their advice and complain to others about it. They use secret information they
coveted through all kind of means as evidences to convince a third party who is
not involved with the issue (Saikit).
Pray now: Lord Jesus
help me to overcome my fear and give me grace to be diligent in my work. Lord
fertilize my heart with wealth generating ideas. Thank you Lord for you hear
me.
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