Too Lazy

Lazy? Who me? I don’t think so! These are typical responses for when we are accused of being lazy. But how else can we explain not putting forth the effort we know will give us those things we desire?

And what exactly is it that we can “get”? The short answer is all of the blessings that God has for us. Now this is where most of you will hide behind the misunderstood statement; “what God has for me is for me”. That statement means nothing by itself. For it to reflect God’s true will, we must add; “if I don’t blow it”. Without that additional statement, we remove any responsibility we have and dump it all over God. In other words, “God better bless me regardless of what I do”.

All of this gets me back to the lazy theme. God wants us to earn that college degree or find that well-paying job or start that lucrative business or buy that fancy house or find your soul-mate. But, He is just not giving us these things without us being properly prepared. If we get that college degree, will that move us closer to Him or push us further away? If we get that new job or start that new business or buy that fancy house or find our soul mate, will it be easier or harder for Him to get our attention? Okay, we all know what the answer SHOULD be, but what is the true answer? If we have not shed our lazy ways; then God blessing us with those things we are asking for is like a parent giving a small child a loaded gun to play with. Chances are the child will harm themselves and others with that gun and so it is with some of the blessings we have been seeking from God.

Instead of reading the Bible like we should or praying consistently like God expects us to or expressing Godly love in all of our relationships, many of us have gotten so fed up with being played and hurt and embarrassed and abused that we throw up our hands and give up. We’ve been turned down for too many jobs, failed too many college courses, lost too much money in our business ventures, had our houses go into foreclosure or had our hearts broken too many times for us to keep doing the right things for the right reasons. We would rather just give up. It is easier to just stay down instead of getting back up and at ‘em again.

The blessings are there, even if you cannot see them. Trust God and get out there and do some work. There are college degrees with fancy letters with your name on it. There is a new house that is waiting for you to move in. There is a new job that needs someone with your expertise. There is a soul-mate who is looking for a lover just like you. Are you connected enough to God to receive all of these blessings and more or will you continue to take the lazy way?

I pray that God will grant all of us the will and the drive to rise from our couch potato easy chairs and reap every last ounce of favor God is sending with our names on them.

Tomorrow’s Post: Too Much Drama