Laziness

I often struggle with procrastination.  I know that I have written about it more than once, but it is a persistent problem.  I'm a relatively sure that I have vowed, on more than one occasion, to battle this debilitating fiend. Yet, I find that I easily slip right back into the same old habits.

Why do today, what can be done tomorrow?  At least, that is how the logic flows.  Why allow yourself to be inconvenienced unnecessarily when there is plenty of time to get to it.  I'm not even sure when or where I picked up that line of thinking.  Maybe it is just the way of the sinful human heart.  Maybe sloth is just the way (one of many) that sin affects my heart.

I have known for awhile that laziness is a weakness.  That knowledge has not produced the solution that I had hoped would be forthcoming.  The only solution for laziness is daily doses of strenuous labor (mental or physical), administered under the watchful eyes of those who will hold you accountable.  The process is further aided by scheduling and organizing.

Recently, I have turned my mind to the question: What one thing could I do to change my life for the better?  The usual suspects made their appearance.  I considered losing weight, praying more, reading more, etc.  But each suggested "fix" made me wonder if there was something more going on.  As I looked at problem area in my life, I realized that the root of most of my problems was laziness.

For one reason or another, I have allowed myself to become consumed by laziness.  It affects every area of my life: my health, my finances, my relationships, my studying, my job, my friendships.  It affects everything.

Sloth is a dragon that must be slain in my life.  Laziness is holding me hostage in clutches, keeping me from enjoying the freedom that is mine in Christ.  I am working on a plan that will liberate me from the clutches of laziness--hopefully forever.  I'm pulling together resources to help others who might be in the same boat as me. 

I would love the hear your ideas.  How do you combat laziness in your life?  What resources have motivated you to overcome laziness?  How have you kept from slipping back into laziness?  I'll be looking forward to your responses.

Slothfulness

"Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger" (Prov. 19:15).

It is easy to make excuses when your lazy.  Solomon warns, "Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep."  There is a type of "tired" that accompanies laziness.  It isn't the same kind of tired that accompanies a hard day's work.  It isn't the same kind of tired that accompanies sleepless nights caring for a sick child.  It is the kind of "tired" that requires two naps to make it through the day.  It's the kind of tired that stays with you even when you haven't done anything in days.

Poverty accompanies laziness.  Not that all poor people are lazy, some work very hard.  Others have money, but are lazy.  Yet lazy people want and want, but never really get what they desire.

When we get comfortable with the routine of our life, there is a temptation to get lazy.  Once we have achieved our desired goals the tendency for some is to relax.  Solomon warns that this isn't wise.

Do you struggle with laziness?  How do you combat being lazy?