Hey, everyone!
So aside from finding out that Todd Gurley will not return between the hedges until the Auburn game, this week has been pretty good. Praise God!
Here's another blessing: I stumbled upon a great idea for a new topic. For the next seven weeks I will be discussing how the 7 Deadly Sins can affect our walk, and what God and the Bible have to say about these acts. Today, as made known by the photogenic Meg, I want to start with a sin that I feel we all need to consider: sloth.
When I first heard the seven vices, I kind of laughed at the mention of "sloth." I never realized just how true this symbol and name were.
Every day, we all go through a hectic schedule of meetings, classes, and of course, meals. Our days seem so packed that we feel as though we never cease running. You may be thinking, "how dare this college girl call me lazy? She is the stereotype of sloth."
True, true. But that isn't the laziness that I am thinking about. Yes we have crazy schedules with strict deadlines, and yes we are constantly moving from one appointment to the next, but we are so lazy. We are lazy in our walk, lazy in our faith.
We have started to put things before God. We are placing a high priority on our meaningless commitments than our Father who blessed us with this life. A life, I might add, is one that have the nerve to complain about. Without Him, we wouldn't have a doctor for an appointment, a job to go to meetings for, a school that offers education for us. Life itself would not be life.
How come we devote so much of our energy to these worldly matters, but when challenged to commit to our faith, we shy away, saying that we have too much to worry about?
Proverbs 13:4 says, "The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied." This reminds me of the first time that I served lunch to a homeless and disabled families with the help of other volunteers. Before that, I had no idea how incredibly humbling it is to serve God and his children. Sure, it might have been easier to lay in bed and watch television, but how does that spread the kingdom of God?
We must be active in our faith. We cannot limit the word "Christianity" to a noun; it must also become a verb. In John 12:26, we are told that anyone who follows Jesus will be greatly rewarded by the Father! How can we not feel the need to do something?
I find it incredible that we complain about this amazing life of forgiveness God has given us. We are all guilty of questioning God's timing and reason, when all He has asked us to do is spread the gospel.
So what can we do?
We can get up every morning and praise God. We can spend quiet time with the Lord and listen to his plans. We can do everything in our ability to make sure that every ear hears and every eye sees to gloriousness of Jesus. As Jim George said, Jesus came to serve, and we are to follow the example that he has set for us.
We can't be lazy. We only have so much time on this Earth to do our job, and just like any other task, procrastination only leads to a depression. If we used only half the energy we put forth towards our jobs and our bodies and our relationships, we could really make a difference. As Rick Warren said, "living in the light of eternity will change your priorities."
Don't be like Meg. Laziness will not win you any prize other than the occasional clever internet meme.
I hope you all have a great week! I look forward to next week's post!
Thanks for reading. As always, I love suggestions on how to make this blog better.
I love you all!.
~Emily
So aside from finding out that Todd Gurley will not return between the hedges until the Auburn game, this week has been pretty good. Praise God!
Here's another blessing: I stumbled upon a great idea for a new topic. For the next seven weeks I will be discussing how the 7 Deadly Sins can affect our walk, and what God and the Bible have to say about these acts. Today, as made known by the photogenic Meg, I want to start with a sin that I feel we all need to consider: sloth.
When I first heard the seven vices, I kind of laughed at the mention of "sloth." I never realized just how true this symbol and name were.
Every day, we all go through a hectic schedule of meetings, classes, and of course, meals. Our days seem so packed that we feel as though we never cease running. You may be thinking, "how dare this college girl call me lazy? She is the stereotype of sloth."
True, true. But that isn't the laziness that I am thinking about. Yes we have crazy schedules with strict deadlines, and yes we are constantly moving from one appointment to the next, but we are so lazy. We are lazy in our walk, lazy in our faith.
We have started to put things before God. We are placing a high priority on our meaningless commitments than our Father who blessed us with this life. A life, I might add, is one that have the nerve to complain about. Without Him, we wouldn't have a doctor for an appointment, a job to go to meetings for, a school that offers education for us. Life itself would not be life.
How come we devote so much of our energy to these worldly matters, but when challenged to commit to our faith, we shy away, saying that we have too much to worry about?
Proverbs 13:4 says, "The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied." This reminds me of the first time that I served lunch to a homeless and disabled families with the help of other volunteers. Before that, I had no idea how incredibly humbling it is to serve God and his children. Sure, it might have been easier to lay in bed and watch television, but how does that spread the kingdom of God?
We must be active in our faith. We cannot limit the word "Christianity" to a noun; it must also become a verb. In John 12:26, we are told that anyone who follows Jesus will be greatly rewarded by the Father! How can we not feel the need to do something?
I find it incredible that we complain about this amazing life of forgiveness God has given us. We are all guilty of questioning God's timing and reason, when all He has asked us to do is spread the gospel.
So what can we do?
We can get up every morning and praise God. We can spend quiet time with the Lord and listen to his plans. We can do everything in our ability to make sure that every ear hears and every eye sees to gloriousness of Jesus. As Jim George said, Jesus came to serve, and we are to follow the example that he has set for us.
We can't be lazy. We only have so much time on this Earth to do our job, and just like any other task, procrastination only leads to a depression. If we used only half the energy we put forth towards our jobs and our bodies and our relationships, we could really make a difference. As Rick Warren said, "living in the light of eternity will change your priorities."
Don't be like Meg. Laziness will not win you any prize other than the occasional clever internet meme.
I hope you all have a great week! I look forward to next week's post!
Thanks for reading. As always, I love suggestions on how to make this blog better.
I love you all!.
~Emily