LAZINESS

Today's reading: Proverbs 17-18

"A lazy person is as bad as  someone who destroys things." Proverbs 18:9 NLT

I have to admit, this proverb, or wise saying, is a hard one to swallow.

Solomon has penned the words, but the Holy Spirit caused me to pause and consider the meaning behind the verse.

It's a verse that works to examine one's self. It, if applied correctly, allows a personal audit of habits and practices. It is a starting point for a personal inventory.

What am I putting off, and in turn destroying?

My health?

Tending to my home?

Friendships that I have let wither away?

Projects that I continually put off?

Or might it be reaching out to those lost in sin?

My laziness might very well be causing destruction in those areas.

Destruction that I cannot repair, that time cannot fix, that eternity will denote to my laziness.