Be Found Faithful

The lazy person claims, "There's a lion on the road!
Yes, I'm sure there's a lion out there!"
As a door swings back and forth on its hinges,
so the lazy person turns over in bed.
Lazy people take food in their hand
but don't even lift it to their mouth.
-Proverbs 26:13-15

Laziness. It's defined as "slow-moving, sluggish, idleness." Procrastination is certainly a part of this. To procrastinate is to delay, to put off till another day or time. I have to tell you I hate it when I do that. Not that we are to be workaholics and consumed with busyness, but we are to be good stewards of the time and opportunities that the Lord has given to us.

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God does care about how you spend your time, because not only has He numbered your days, but if you are a child of God, your life is not your own. First Corinthians 4:2 tells us, "It is required in stewards that one be found faithful" (NKJV).

So what is faithful? Faithful means "full of faith." We need to have faith that God put us here on earth for a purpose. We can look at each day, each morning excited. We can look forward to getting out of bed and starting the day with God, reading His Word, connecting with Him.


The One Year Wisdom for Women Devotional; by Debbi Bryson; October 26; p. 313

 I have been thinking on this idea that as a child of God, my life is not my own. As a wife, my life is not my own. As a mother, my life is not my own. Once we enter into a relationship with Christ, we are to love Him by our obedience to His Word and will. As a spouse and a parent, we are to put into practice Philippians 2 and think of the needs of others as more important than our own. We are called to a life of service to those whom we have linked ourselves. This doesn't mean that we can't "get away" once in a while to refuel, but we must move away from bitterness at having to meet the needs of these others in our life. There are seasons that require more of us than others. When our kids are young or if our spouse is ill, we will be consumed with meeting their needs. But there will come a season where perhaps we will be needed less and then we can spend more time on those things that we enjoy. Let's not become weary or bitter about serving our families. Let's practice loving as Christ loved us and do our best to be found faithful doing what God has called us to do.

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