If you suffer or know that someone is passing it, you know that laziness is not a virtue, on the contrary, laziness is a form of self-idolatry, a parasite that consumes our goal of glorifying God through our relationship with Him, with others, and with creation.
To overcome this, it is essential to establish and maintain an active relationship with God.
- As Solomon’s proverbs have come together to learn wisdom.
- A very important and topical topic that the sage addresses is laziness.
- In Proverbs 6:6.
- He says.
- “Go see the ant.
- Lazy!Observe his manners and be wise.
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Solomon uses the example of one of the most “negligible”. The ant is an insect that may go unnoticed, but keep in mind that in verse seven it says: “Since it has no leader, neither officer nor commander, in the summer it prepares food, in the harvest it collects its food. “
Looking at our generation, we see unbridled greed in search of an easy way to make a living so that we no longer have to work. Many see work as a necessary evil and not as a kind of dignitary to man. worship God and his purpose has been established since creation and Adam was already working before the fall.
In this pandemic, you may be subject to the sin of laziness. Excessive activity and imbalance in your schedule may have led to lethargy and inertia. Has the desire to be served leave you like this?
“There’s so much to do and in the end I can’t do anything ??
Notice how the sage uses words to awaken the sloth of his condition: “O sloth, how long are you going to go to bed?”When are you going to get out of your dream? A little sleep, a little nap, arms crossed to rest, and your poverty will come like a thief, will he attack misery like a man with a gun?Proverbs 6: 9-11.
We must let God search our hearts and show us what has robbed us of vigour and led us to laziness. Laziness paralyzes people and generates a heart that is willing, but never achieves anything. Proverbs 13:4 says that “the sloth desires and has nothing, but the desire of those who fight shall be granted. “
Contrary to what you might think, the antidote to laziness is not the unbridled greed and senseless use of life that leads to an unbalanced rate of production. Both extremes are sinful and therefore evil. There’s no point in trying to overcome laziness through greed.
See what Proverbs 23: 4-5 says: Don’t get tired of getting rich; don’t apply your intelligence to it. Why will wealth create wings, like the eagle flying in the sky?
Wrong goals can bring great torment into our lives. Understand that the problem here is not to be rich, it is not to have many resources. The question here is who seeks wisdom to overcome laziness should look for the right source.
In Proverbs 23:12, we read, “Apply your heart to teaching and your ears to the words of knowledge. “In verses 17 and 18 of chapter 23, he says again, “Be not envious of sinners; On the contrary. perseveres in the fear of the Lord all the time. Why will there certainly be a future and your hope will not be dashed?
Once we find our purpose in the Lord, does our attitude toward laziness change when we leave the idolatry of our self and seek to live a life that resembles Christ?
Paul said to the Philippians, “Do you do nothing out of self-interest or vanity, but out of humility, each being considered superior to himself, not only in terms of his own interests, but also of those of others?(Fil 2: 3 -4).
When we understand that laziness is a form of idolatry of the self and as we direct our efforts to serve God and others, do things change and our perspective aligns with God?
In practice, we can see how this happens; for example, in Genesis 1-3, we see that in the first pages of the biblical narrative, the great model of diligence and balance in activities is God Himself. Here’s the perfect model:
God works in creation, but he continues to work for the development of human history, in mine and in your life. John Dyer in your book? From the orchard to the city [1]?It reminds us that God begins the world in an orchard, but he continues to work on building a city, where we will live with Him.
Moreover, God begins his relationship with man by meeting him at the end of the day, but the fall is not the end, because his plan for the rescue of mankind was drawn up before the foundation of the world (1 Peter 1:19). , he works so that those who believe in his son’s work are inhabited by the Holy Ghost and empowered for a constant relationship. God works by building and intervening in the history of mankind.
Once we understand our Lord’s diligence, we have even more reason to put this into practice. Paul said to the Ephesians, “Serve with good will, as if they were working for the Lord and not for the people” (Ephesians 6:7). ). The sage says in Ecclesiastes 9:10, “All that is in your hands to do, do it according to your strength, for in the tomb, where you go, there is no work, no plans, no knowledge, no wisdom. “
Christian life is not a state of eternal holidays, there is no place for laziness. We must be diligent in developing our relationship with God, with others, and with His creation.
When we are caught up in laziness and end up generating some apathy and neglect towards the Word of God, so it is necessary to maintain discipline, at all times, to dedicate ourselves to our relationship with God, because there will be an impact on all our activities.
Tim Challies in the book Do More and Better says that as Christians we have a mission. Is our mission to do good to people in a way that glorifies God?In addition, he says that “A person who lives conscious of the presence of God, who lives under the authority of God and who wants to glorify God, will be very motivated to do good?”Do your best for the good of the people.
Do you want to overcome laziness? Do not look at yourself and look at your will, seek the Lord, fear God, and let him dethrone this idol so that you may have a diligent life before your father, taking advantage of the active presence, strength, and balance that Only He can give. us to live Right Way.
[1] Dyer, John. From the garden to the city. (Kindle Locations 2375-2378) . Kregel. Kindle Edition Publications.
[2] Challies, Tim. Do More and Better: A Practical Productivity Guide (p. 38, 85). Faithful editorial. Kindle version.