July 9
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Lazy people consider themselves smarter than seven wise counselors.
-Proverbs 26:16 (NLT)
THOSE WHO ARE LAZY
A poem and essay by ILMA
Those who are lazy think highly of themselves
They won’t do anything except to satisfy the self
They have no motivation to exert any work
They think that it’s only them who has worth.
Lazy people consider themselves smarter
They are so entitled and think they are better
Yet they don’t raise a finger to do something
They won’t move, but they want to have all things.
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I knew someone who will never raise a finger to do anything, and yet, he wants to have a lot of things. He envied those who have what he doesn’t have and tried to justify why he never have them. He will never admit that he is lazy. Some people have an entitlement mentality. They expect people to serve them and get what they want because they think that everyone owes them something. This is a very dangerous attitude because it never gets them anywhere and they never reach progress because they don’t want to labor. They miss out on reaching their goals or dream because they don’t want to lift a finger to do anything. Proverbs 18:9 says that a lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things while Proverbs 21:25 says despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin, for their hands refuse to work.
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PRAYER
Lord, deliver me from lazy people.
REFLECTION
Why is being lazy harmful?
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