Labor and Laziness

Labor and Laziness

Proverbs 14:23 reads, “Hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.”   In the book of Proverbs, Solomon uses the word “sluggard” no less than 17 times. A sluggard isn’t a person who would work but can’t find a...
Labor and Laziness

Seven Scriptural Steps to Success

2 Chronicles 31:21 reads, “He was…successful…because he obeyed the Lord.”   Here are 7 scriptural steps to success in life:   1) Put God first.   He wants you to succeed; what good parent wouldn’t? So work on your relationship with Him....
Labor and Laziness

Lord, What Should I Do? (Pt. IV)

Isaiah 42:16 reads, “Along unfamiliar paths I will guide them.”   Another way God will lead you is:   Through confronting your fear and taking a step of faith.   Are you feeling uncertain or afraid as to God’s will in the situation? His promise to...
Labor and Laziness

Lord, What Should I Do? (Pt. III)

Proverbs 12:15 reads, “The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.”   Another way God will lead you is:   Through godly advice.   Moses experienced this. Instead of getting help, he tried to do it all himself. At that point his...
Labor and Laziness

Lord, What Should I Do? (Pt. II)

Philippians 2:13 reads, “God is working in you.”   Another way in which God will lead you is:   Through the inner promptings of the Holy Spirit.   As a parent, you wouldn’t allow your children to get into trouble if you could stop them – and...