Sluggard is one of those great Bible words we don’t use in regular conversation very often. Yet, the Bible actually has quite a bit to say about sluggards. As someone who considers myself a person who accomplishes more than most in the course of an average day, I never thought much about sluggards.
That is until I read a quote by author Leighton McCoy. “I chose to believe that whatever I didn’t do as a parent would be covered by what God would do as the perfect parent and therefore I didn’t really have to worry too terribly much when my children veered off course. I was wrong. I thought this was childlike faith, but now I know it was spiritual laziness.” Ouch!
It happens to me every single year. We have a large yard with lots of flower borders and pine islands. Every summer I promise myself that the next spring I will get out before the weeds and do all of the things you are supposed to do so you aren’t weeding all summer long. Inevitably life gets in the way and I don’t get out there until the weeds have made their appearance everywhere. I know if I could ever nip the weed situation in the bud, my summers would involve a lot less yard work. For some reason though, I never nip it in the bud and find myself doing a lot of extra and potentially unnecessary work.
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If you listen to most parents talk for very long, it becomes obvious many problems in families are actually communication problems. If you have ever said things like “They don’t seem to hear me” or “No matter what I say she gets mad” or almost any sentence involving listening or speaking, you may have communication issues too.
When is the last time you heard someone in church mention Satan or Hell? If you are like most Christians, it may have been years. Gone are the days of the “fire and brimstone” sermon. I don’t recommend we go back to those days, but I do think we need to stop ignoring the fact Satan exists. More importantly, we need to teach our children about him and his ways.