Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord. Romans 12:11
The
old adage is both familiar and true: We must pray as if everything
depended upon God, but work as if everything depended upon us. Yet
sometimes, when we are weary and discouraged, we may allow our worries
to sap our energy and our hope. God has other intentions. God intends
that we pray for things, and He intends that we be willing to work for
the things that we pray for. Most importantly, God intends that our
work should become His work.
Be
strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or
discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He won’t leave you
or forsake you. 1 Chronicles 28:20
In
his second letter to the Thessalonians, Paul warns, “if any would not
work, neither should he eat” (3:10). And the Book of Proverbs
proclaims, “One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys”
(18:9) Clearly, God’s Word commends the value and importance of
diligence. Yet we live in a world that, all too often, glorifies
leisure while downplaying the importance of shoulder-to the-wheel hard
work.
God
did not create you to be ordinary; He created you for far greater
things. Reaching for greater things usually requires work and lots of
it, which is perfectly find with God. After all, He knows that you’re
up to the task, and He has big plans for you. Very big plans.
If you want to reach you potential, you need to add a strong work ethic to your talent. John Maxwell
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