Friday... We definitely have a part to play.

Friday... We definitely have a part to play. Yes we do.

We took our family in Colorado last week to brunch at Lazy Dog. Now it is good to see a lazy dog. They are saving their energy for play down the way. But a lazy person is something different.

Proverbs 10:4 (NLT) says, "Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich." And then verse 5, "A wise youth harvests in the summer, but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace."

We too many times sit back and say, "The Lord will provide" and never do anything. My dad was a tremendous Christian and he was the example of a hard worker.

A hole will never be dug without someone digging it. Yes God will provide the strength and the shovel and He will also give you the reason and the desire to dig it.

Verse 26 says, "Lazy people irritate their employers, like vinegar or smoke in the eyes." And that is so true. It is imperative that we as Christ followers are the hardest workers. We need to realize that being lazy is not a good example.

Now the word, encouragement goes two way. My task in this blog is to encourage you every day. That's why it called New Beginnings. One type of encouragement is to lift people who are down, who are discouraged to be lifted up and to be encouraged to face a new day, a new beginning but then the word also means to encourage someone to quit doing something and start doing better. Verse 8 says, "The wise are glad to be instructed, but babbling fools fall flat on their faces." Wise people are looking for encouragement to do better. And that is what the book of Proverbs is all about. Encouragement to be lifted up can be accepted better though than the encouragement to do better. So remember, "The wise are glad to be instructed."

So here in Proverbs we see the part that we have to play in doing the daily work that God has provided for us to do. It may not be the exact job that we like but we are not lazy so we get up each day and work hard. So be encouraged that "Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich." Simple but not easy stuff to do. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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