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This person always has more than enough!

Proverbs 12:24 -The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.

The diligent and lazy person are polar opposites. The diligent maximize their time, their talents and abilities, and their resources to ensure that they take care of their families, businesses and ministries. They take responsibility for their lives and actions. They refuse to blame others for their mistakes. Instead, they take responsibility for their mistakes and do what is needed to correct them. The lazy person refuses to cultivate their land, so they will suffer hunger during the harvest season. The diligent will rule. They will get the promotion. They will get the prize. The lazy will end up working for the diligent. It’s up to you; will you be the diligent one, or the lazy one?

Proverbs 12: 11 – He who [c]tills his land will be satisfied with bread, but he who follows [d]frivolity is devoid of [e]understanding.

 

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Is your speech rescuing others?

Proverbs 18:21 (NLT) -“The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences”. 

Speech is an amazing thing. With speech, we can share a story; we can teach history; we can share our love with one another; we can preach the Gospel and disciple the nations, and so forth. We can also tear each other down; we can gossip; we can release hatred and racism. Wow, the power of the tongue! It depends on who is speaking. Our speech can bring death or life! When we speak the word of God, we are releasing life, joy, peace, restoration, reconciliation, forgiveness, confidence, blessings and the like. When we choose to complain, criticize, disparage, demean and destroy, we are being led by the flesh, and are using our tongue to bring forth death. Always remember that words are seeds, and we reap according to the seeds that we sow. Therefore, be careful how you use your tongue; you are bringing forth either death or life.

Proverbs 12:6 – The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.