“The path of lazy people is overgrown with briers; the diligent walk down a smooth road.”
Proverbs 15:19 (Message)

DECEMBER 18 - “Where are you going?” the wife curiously asks, noticing his hurried steps crunching the basement stairs. With varied clangs and sharp bangs, the husband yells upstairs, “I have to get my tools; the lawnmower’s handle is so loose it’s about ready to fall off, and the mailbox post is leaning, so that needs some quick hammering. And by the way, as long as I’m out there, can you think of anything else that needs maintenance?”

Human bodies; homes; businesses; relationships; vehicles; land; our inner spirits; our souls—just about everything needs maintenance! But have you yet realized that maintenance is the key to a prolonged
life of victory? The vast chasm between the excellent and the average is the willingness to maintain. All of us must come to recognize that life is won or lost in the details. When details are neglected, they become too overwhelming for any one individual to face. The more the tasks of life are neglected, the larger they become.

Solomon depicts this very cleverly in the above passage when he observes a lazy man who chooses to neglect the maintenance of life. He paints us a picture to illustrate this principle very clearly, “…all overgrown with thorns; its surface was covered with nettles; its stone wall was broken down…” As you can see, the destination of those who neglect to fight the giant named “maintenance” means ultimate ruin in every area of life. Let us allow God to help us as we seek to maintain the details in life that cause us to become one who overcomes in
every situation.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You for giving me the power to determine my attitude. I choose to have the same attitude as Christ Jesus, knowing that He trusted You even through death on a cross.

Family Scripture Reading

2 Timothy 2

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