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No Work, No Crop: Don’t Be a Sluggard

Believers in God don’t sit around waiting on God to provide everything for them!
No, that would be sluggishness (laziness), and it is not the role we find endorsed by God in Scripture. God expects us to work! It would be misrepresentative of Scripture to believe it’s all about what God can do for us when so much is about what we can do for God!

God expects us to do our part in providing physical and spiritual nourishment. God has given mankind a working role since the beginning (Genesis 2:15). Throughout Scripture, we find being a sluggard condemned while effort has been rewarded (Matthew 25:24-30).

Working toward righteous goals often requires much patience. We may never see the full results of our efforts in this life. Even so, through ongoing, consistent, and unrelenting effort, we can be confident that working for good will reap a harvest in due time; if we do not quit.

How can we know this? Because God tells us so.

“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart” (Galatians 6:9).

If we do our part, God will always do His!

See: Genesis 2:15; Matthew 25:24–30; Galatians 6:9; Proverbs 18:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:10; Proverbs 26:14; Proverbs 26:16; Proverbs 24:30–31; Mark 16:15–16; Proverbs 6:6–11; Proverbs 10:4; Proverbs 21:25; Ephesians 4:28; Colossians 3:23; 1 Corinthians 15:58.

(Several proverbs address sluggards.)

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Finding God’s Comfort on Painful Anniversaries

Some dates, like birthdays, bring us happiness and Joy, while some dates bring heart-wrenching memories of shattered hearts, terrible life-changing events, death, and accidents. I often pray for the emotional strength and comfort that only God can provide for all my loved ones during these times. I once prayed, ”Father, please help all my family and us in these coming days, as I don’t know what to do.” As I said, “I don’t know what to do.” It dawned on me—I was doing it! Nothing is more powerful than God’s help; God can comfort our hearts and minds beyond understanding and place people in our lives who help us overcome despair. His approach may not be simply the love and compassion of good friends, but rather God may be helping by providing us opportunities to help others in need; opportunities that, if we pursue them, focus our minds and time on others, which distract us from the temptation to wallow in sorrow. Look for opportunities to do good; these are blessings to the heart. (Galatians 6:9-10)

Praying is so simple that we might diminish its value and forget just how powerful communicating with our Creator truly is. Scripture tells us: “The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” So, pursue righteousness with all we have to give.

Scripture also states: “Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” James 4:8 So, Let’s pursue righteousness and pray often with righteous prayers from loving hearts, then trust God!

Galatians 6:9-10; James 5:16; James 4:8; Mark 11:24; Zechariah 1:3; Philippians 4:6-7; John 15:7; 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; Psalm 34:18; 1 Peter 5:7; Hebrews 4:16; 1 John 5:14-15; Matthew 5:4; Psalm 147:3.

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