Proverbs 6:6 - 8 Go to the ant, you sluggard, consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
What makes the ant wise? It goes about its work without being told. There is no one to say, okay get up and get your work done. No, each day it goes and gathers what will be need to live in the future. Man, on the other hand, has a tendency to sit back and wait for someone to tell them what to do. Once we get moving, we look for ways to get out of work, sometimes working harder not work than the work itself. Often when we know there is work to do,we hold back and do not get it done until the last moment. Sadly, we often realize we started to late, and it cannot be completed on time. How unwise!
K and A, you have found this to be true in school. You have plenty of time, so you do something else in the meantime until there is barely anytime left. One of you might remember midnight deadlines that have brought out frantic moments when nothing seems to work right, the computer locks up or the internet drops... arrrrg, if you just hit enter 10 more times I'm sure it will work!
You may have seen this at work as well... slackers. They have to be told over and over again how to do every step... do I have to hold your hand and walk you through it? Others seemingly can't find their way back from the bathroom, others work at snails pace. A guy at a place I worked got the nickname "Lake Speed" because he moved at the speed of a lake, he did seem to move. Another guy was named "Loopner" but that's another story.
Daughters, the point is this, do not be lazy or slothful. Go get to your work, motivate yourself and be a worker who does not need to be ashamed (2 Timothy 2:15). Do your tasks as one approved by God (same). No matter who you do your work for, whether for school or for some pain-in -the-neck boss, do it as if you were doing it for God himself (Ephesians 6:7), with your whole heart. This is how a woman of God lives: she is cognizant, diligent, and proficient, completing here tasks with excellence. Be that woman, for this is the kind of woman God desires.
~Dad
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