Most know the story of David and Bathsheba. But did you know laziness played a part in David making the biggest mistake of his life? The beginning of his disaster finds a King idly taking time off, while his men fight.
Doctors tell us it is important to relax, and the bible instructs us to "be still"....but there is a difference in this, and being idle. In your stillness and relaxation there should be a focus on God, and His glory. In fact that should increase the peace and rest you experience.
When instead you are idle, you open yourself to danger. " An idle mind is the devil’s playground" (Philippians 4:8) Our minds are to be disciplined even when resting. And when they are not, the enemy will be waiting with all varieties of pollution. Whether it is on a roof top balcony like David, a drug, a drink, or the internet... there are traps set for wandering, idle minds.
We were made for a purpose. There are things we are supposed to accomplish and we must work hard toward those goals. It is not always easy. It is not supposed to be.
"Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest" Exodus 34:21. Plenty of sermons on remembering the Sabbath, but don't forget the first part of the verse. We were made to work, and we were made to accomplish great things "... Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." (1 Cor 15:58)
Live your life intentionally. Keep moving forward. Find joy in what God created you to do.
.....Rest on the way, but never be idle.
Idleness is to the human mind like rust to iron.
Ezra Cornell
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