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You will appreciate this kind of discipline!

In II Timothy 2:15, Paul told Timothy to study to show himself approved unto God. There is great wisdom out there, ready to be apprehended by those who love it. However, one needs discipline to learn new things. Learning is a marathon process. Most things take days, weeks, months, or even years to learn. One must submit to a consistent didactic process, line upon line, precept upon precept in order to attain mastery in an area (Isaiah 28: 10, 13). In Proverbs 12:1, the Proverbist said that it is stupid to hate correction. The diligent accept instruction and correction, because they know it is beneficial to them and their future. The ignorant person will reject instruction and correction. The ignorant are doomed to always remain ignorant. Decide today to be like that diligent person who welcomes mentors in his/her life. They will rise to the top, while the willfully ignorant will remain in the same place all of their lives.

Proverbs 12:1 – To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.

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Are you diligent or lazy?

I have been going through Proverbs 10 the past week, and I ran into verse 26 which says: As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy man to those who send him. Wow! Laziness is simply unacceptable to God and man. Yet so many feel that others should do everything for them Have they not read verses like: 

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

Proverbs 20:4 -The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing.

Proverbs 21:25 -The desire of the lazy man kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.

Proverbs 25:26 – But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant…..

As you can see, the lazy person will end up in poverty, and the dilligent will rule. Also, the Lord calls the lazy person “wicked.”

Refuse to allow yourself to fall under the curse of laziness. Instead, be the champion of your family, and be that diligent person that embraces life and industry. Be that one that we can all be proud of. Be that one that the Lord says this to: Good and faithful servant; You have been faithful in these few things; enter into the joy of your Lord.