I. Diligence contrasted with laziness.

1. Proverbs 10:4
NIV Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich.

2. Proverbs 12:24
NIV
Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

3. Proverbs 13:4
NLT
Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.

4. 2Thessalonians 3:10
ESV
For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to
work, let him not eat.

II. MISGUIDED DILIGENCE

1.
Psalm 127:2 It is vain for you to rise early, To retire late, To eat the bread of anxious labors—
For He gives [blessings] to His beloved even in his sleep

Proverbs 28:20
ESV
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

Ecclesiastes 2:11 But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so
meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere.

1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away
from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

ANOTHER MISGUIDED DILIGENCE

John 5:39, NASB: " You examine the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eter-
nal life; and it is those very Scriptures that testify about Me;”
John 5:40, NASB: "and yet you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.”

Matthew 21:15, NASB: "But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that
He had done, and the children who were shouting in the temple area, 'Hosanna to the Son of
David,' they became indignant,”

III. The diligence that is rewarding.

1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel
in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

1 Tim 4:15-16
Give your complete attention to these matters. Throw yourself into your tasks so that everyone
will see your progress.
Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing
you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

2022 Reflections:
1. What are my morning, afternoon and evening habits that are unproductive? Please list them
down.
2. How much time do i spend in these morning, afternoon and evening habits? Please write
them down.
3. What are my morning, afternoon and evening habits that made my life/our lives better?
Please list them down.