Happy Tuesday!
Ouch… yard-work… ouch. Yesterday was a hot and painful day in the yard. Getting ready for Coree’s graduation party… IT’S THIS SUNDAY @ 1PM! Sadly, we still have another half of a day (or more) of digging, moving rock, and a few other painful tasks! God be with us… on what the weather man claims will be the hottest day of 2009 so far.
(Ok… enough complaining Chuck! Shut up and be a man. You’re a man, not a mouse… so stop the whimpering. Work Chuck… WORK HARD… you CAN DO IT… your almost finished and then you can go to the office for some nice and easy MIND WORK!)
You guys do realize that I’m only joking about the hard work. Not about the PAIN… that’s REAL… and it REALLY HURTS… very badly… ouch!
The truth is, I LOVE TO WORK! I love pretty much ANY kind of work… pretty much at ANY time of the day or night. I prefer work over rest… I love to be HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE while I’m awake!
Proverbs 10:4 Lazy hands make a man poor, but DILIGENT HANDS bring wealth.
Proverbs 12:24 WORK HARD and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.
Proverbs 12:27 Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch, but the DILIGENT make use of EVERYTHING they find.
Proverbs 13:4 Lazy people want much but get little, but those who WORK HARD will prosper.
Proverbs 21:5 Good planning and HARD WORK lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
Some people wonder if I’m a workaholic. They get scared for me… hinting that I should spend more time resting. While this is probably TRUE, don’t get scared… I’m very careful about BALANCING my life equities. I spend lots and lots of time with my family… doing all kinds of amazing things together with them! I love my family! They know this… and they don’t feel deprived in the least.
I suppose what I’m getting at today… is the drive to be a PRODUCTIVE person.
Here’s a clip from chapter 5 of my coming book (unedited):
“What would happen if every fan of this book started spending two or three fewer hours on our couches every day? What if a half a million of us started spending these newly created hours cleaning and significantly upgrading our personal domains? What if we spent this time learning a new language or taking an online college course… or mowing grass for a widow in our neighborhood, visiting the neglected elderly folks of a local nursing home, or taking food to a struggling family?
Believe me, the lives of the diligent are fun and full! Just beyond that lazy boy recliner, there is a great big world of beautiful people praying for the assistance of someone just like you. So rise up and burn your couches all my little couch potatoes… you’ve been summoned to a lifetime of great adventures!”
Something to think about for sure… leave your comments and have a PRODUCTIVE DAY EVERYONE! We love you all… praying earnestly for Gods HIGHEST BLESSINGS on your lives!
Wow! This really good. I think we miss so many opportunities to expand the kingdom by simply doing nothing; not realizing we're actually being lazy.
Powerful stuff today agsin. VERY,VERY true.
YOU'RE SUCH AN ENERGIZER BUNNY…I ON THE OTHER HAND DO LACK SO PHYSICAL DOMINATION BUT KEVIN ON THE OTHER HAND YOU CAN NOT KEEP STILL..I BELIEVE WHERE I LACK GOD GIVES HIM THE EXTRA BOOST SO BASICALLY WE BALANCE FOR HIS GLORY I USE MY SPIRITUAL ENERGY TO ENCOURAGE ALL HIS PROJECTS AND HE USES BLUNT FORCE MANISM TO ACCOMPLISH ALL OUR GOALS…THIS IS ANOTHER GOOD BLOG AS ALWAYS TO ENLIGHTEN OR HEARTS WITH A SMILE AND JOY–THANKS
I've heard it said recently something like this – we miss many opportuinites because they are dressed in overalls and look like work! – how sad that so many don't want to "work". Not to be busy all the time, but I feel like I talk to God quite a bit while I am working, and I do believe He is pleased with this. Have a blessed day, Chuck. {Oh, and by the way…..did you just find out graduation is this weekend? Is that why you are working so hard on this project so close to the deadline?? Hope you take this as the joke it is – not really knowing me you don't already know that I am a procrastinator …because there is always something else to do first
} Truly, blessings to you & hope the weeather is absolutely beautiful so you can enjoy that awesome yard!!
AWESOME CHUCK!!!! MAY GOD LAY HIS HEALING COOL HANDS ON YOUR ACHING MUSCLES AND SUNBURNT NOOGIN AND BLESS YOU WITH ABUNDANCE. AERODYNAMICALLY A BEE SHOULD NOT FLY BUT OUR CREATOR MADE HIM AND ALL THING ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS US ALL GREAT AND SMALL.
They accidentally delivered 13 tons of rock instead of the 4 tons I ordered. We survived today… unfortunately, still more yard-work to do tomorrow morning.
Moving on to church work now and then on to instruct Bible College tonight at 6pm. Hope you all are having a BEAUTIFUL DAY… I just prayed a BEAUTIFUL prayer for you!!!
I pray that we are productive for the KINGDOM!!!