TEXT: Genesis 2:7-8 and 15.
Proverbs 6:4-11.
Many people are praying for a job
surfing the web and combing the land so as to get something worthwhile to
engage in, but there are many others who are dragging their feet to their
places of work and this is unfortunate. If you happen to be among the latter,
you need help before it is too late. Do you know that there are many who will
be overwhelmed with joy to have the opportunity to be employed in your place?
They will be too glad to wake up by 5:00AM, leave home and resume work. If you have tasted the stress of idleness you
will bless God for the stress of work (See Proverbs 13:4). May God not grant
you an answer to your grumbling over the work you have the opportunity to do
(See Prov. 20:4). It is dignifying to
say Mr X is a hardworking man than to earn the reputation of a sluggard. A
diligent and hardworking man earns the respect of his family and neighbours but
a sluggard is a nuisance to others and a problem to his generation (Proverbs 10:4). It
is quite unfortunate when someone concludes that life is not fair because he
thinks his neighbor’s job is more lucrative than his. If you know how to celebrate the gift of work
you will before long become the envy of many.
In the words of Rev Andrew Esemudje, “hard work is the only escape from
hard life.” There is hardly an
outstanding person who is not given to work. It is someone with the sluggard
mentality that will shout out “Thank God it is Friday!” because Friday is the
escape from work. Such persons are only passionate about two things, the close
of work and the end of the month’s payment, their true passion is not the work,
therefore they are a setback to accomplishing any serious vision. Those who
dread hard work, remain the slaves of circumstances and situations (See
Proverbs 22:13, 26:13).
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