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Think about a typical high school student who goes to school in the morning and then goes to work for a few hours after school. Upon arriving at home, he has multiple assignments to complete and a large test for which to study. He hasn’t yet begun to learn his catechism lesson, even though he has ca
Rev. VanderWal is pastor of Hope Protestant Reformed Church in Redlands, California. Lazy! Not a good word to hear. You immediately react against such an accusation if you are convinced it is not true. And you are immediately filled with shame if it is true. Laziness makes you think about work. Yo
Laziness can happen when you do not pay attention as the teacher is talking. You may be lazy as you do the work that you were assigned. Guard against that sin and work to avoid it. Parents, become examples for your children in this matter. Don’t let your words around the house show that you may be l
This was the slothful man: the man who sought any excuse to remain at home; he sought excuses which would free him from the necessity of labor. This brief proverb is one which we also could well keep in mind. Young people too will often seek all kinds of excuses in order to escape necessary labors.
In our day and age, when the work-ethic is deteriorating so badly, working hard is something that is to be STRESSED, and which will stand out. We live in an age when sloth and laziness in society is becoming a way of life. It is accepted, approved, and even REWARDED! By not working one can earn (i.
The more zealous we are for the cause of our Lord the more fruit we shall pluck in the end. Who is really the sluggard? Is he a man without understanding or ability? Not necessarily. He may be an intelligent and able man. Often they are. He is a person without backbone: spiritually lazy to the core.
He remained in his house, and presumably in bed, under the pretense of protecting himself from the lion which was supposedly roaming the streets. This was the slothful man: the man who sought excuses which would free him from the necessity of labor. This brief proverb is one which we also could well
In addi- tion the world traces the entitlement problem back to laziness. Young people and young adults simply don’t want to work for money, but rather expect the money to be given as a reward for their sloth. If la- ziness is rewarded, why work? Finally, society finds the root of entitlement in mate