Refiner's fire, at it again.
Monday, August 28, 2006
I read some Proverbs to our baby today. I just started in some random spot and ended up reading 2 proverbs that REALLY spoke to me. Listen to this: "A recluse is self-indulgent, snarling at every sound principle of conduct." Proverbs 18:1 and "A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things." Proverbs 18:9
These really hit home because, well....I'm sort of a lazy recluse. I prefer to stay at home by myself. And what do I do when I'm chillin' at home by myself? Nothing much. Being alone whilst doing nothing every now and then certainly has its place.....but when it becomes a LIFESTYLE, selfish, destructive, hard-headedness is the result. Pretty scary.
Believers need eachother. They need eachother's presence. Iron sharpens iron (that somewhere in there)and we'll grow dull without relationships with fellow lovers of Christ. I need to start making myself leave my house, even when I don't feel like it.
Until lately, it never occurred to me that being lazy is being destructive....but because of a sermon I heard a couple Sundays ago and then bumping into Proverbs 18:9, I now realize that my laziness creates a void in the Body of Christ. When I'm sitting back, not fulfilling God's purpose for my life, others in the Body suffer for it. Hence, the destruction.
These really hit home because, well....I'm sort of a lazy recluse. I prefer to stay at home by myself. And what do I do when I'm chillin' at home by myself? Nothing much. Being alone whilst doing nothing every now and then certainly has its place.....but when it becomes a LIFESTYLE, selfish, destructive, hard-headedness is the result. Pretty scary.
Believers need eachother. They need eachother's presence. Iron sharpens iron (that somewhere in there)and we'll grow dull without relationships with fellow lovers of Christ. I need to start making myself leave my house, even when I don't feel like it.
Until lately, it never occurred to me that being lazy is being destructive....but because of a sermon I heard a couple Sundays ago and then bumping into Proverbs 18:9, I now realize that my laziness creates a void in the Body of Christ. When I'm sitting back, not fulfilling God's purpose for my life, others in the Body suffer for it. Hence, the destruction.
Labels: spirituality
posted by Unkempt Mommy at 8:27 PM
2 Comments:
I'm so there with ya, sister. I recharge when I'm alone but I know I need to give to other people and make myself available. I'm super lazy as well and I'm a major procrastinator. My mom and I were talking about this very thing the other day and how it is a sin. Thanks for the reminder.
What did you end up doing for dinner last night?
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