What is a Diligent Person?
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. Colossians 3:23
Your parents probably tell you things like, "Do your homework! Clean your room! Practice the piano!" Can you add to that list? It is tempting to say, "Not now!" or "I don't feel like it!" A diligent person starts working right away. A diligent person works hard to finish a job and do it well.
Proverbs 13:4 says, "The sluggard [lazy person] craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied." Sluggards want many things. They do not get them because they do not work for them. Diligent people often get what they want because they work hard.
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Diligent people get busy clearing the dishes off the table instead of sitting and pouting about it. Diligent people get up on time instead of being too late to even make their bed. Diligent people take care of their clothes instead of throwing them on the floor. It doesn't take very long to do these jobs. Be diligent!
Choose to work to please God, not just other people. Do not complain about what you have to do. Do the very best you can because God wants you to. When you're tempted to be lazy, remember Colossians 3:23. Then, smile and get started.
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