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How diligent are you?
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Do you
complete an assigned task quickly and enthusiastically, or do you
reluctantly fit it into your schedule?
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Do you
plan ahead in order to do a job in the quickest and most efficient way?
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Do you
redeem valuable minutes by moving quickly on the job, or do you walk slowly?
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Do you look forward to going on tip a new job or to resting
after a job?
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Do you
complete chores so thoroughly that your parents consider you a diligent
worker?
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Do you do a job to first please the Lord and then your
employer?
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Do you
go the extra mile, working wholeheartedly to complete each job?
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Do you
use every minute of company time to make your employer successful?
Personal Evaluation -How diligent are you?
1. Do
you complete an assigned task quickly and enthusiastically, or do you
reluctantly fit it into your schedule?
2.
Do you plan ahead in order to do a job in the quickest and most
efficient way?
3. Do
you redeem valuable minutes by moving quickly on the job, or do you walk
slowly?
4. Do
you look forward to going on to a new job or to resting after a job?
5. Do
you complete chores so thoroughly that your parents consider you a diligent
worker?
6. Do
you do a job to first please the Lord and then your employer?
7. Do
you go the extra mile, working wholeheartedly to complete each job?
8.
Do you use every minute of company time to make your employer
successful?
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Sharing
The Key to Developing Diligence
True diligence requires an expenditure of
energy that is opposite to our human nature. We naturally tend to make soft
choices and let others do the hard work. Whenever asked to carry out a
difficult task, we usually ask ourselves two questions: "What will I gain if
I do it?" or "What will I lose if I do not do it?"
God reassure us in the Scriptures,
Colossians 3:23-24,
that our motivation for diligent
labor is to realize that we do not work for just an earthly employer, but
that we are actually employed by the Lord Jesus Christ. He will make a
thorough inspection of all that we do and reward us for diligence, not only
in this life, but throughout all of eternity. Because Jesus Christ is our
employer, we do not need to worry if we are not recognised for extra effort
that we invest in quality work, nor do we need to wonder whether He will see
if we overlooked or avoided details that might not be noticed by others.
With this understanding, we should be motivated to fulfill the instruction
of Ecclesiastes 9:10.
10 Whatever
your hand finds to do, do it with all your might,
for in the realm of the dead,
where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor
wisdom.
"The lazy Christian hath his mouth full of complaints, when the active
Christian hath his heart full of
comforts."
—Thomas Brooks
"Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind
distressed." -William Cowper
When we
are motivated by love, our labor becomes rest.
"Whoever loves much does much.", -Thomas a Kempis
Diligence is doing a task with the motivation of love and an attitude of
joy.
"The
lazy Christian hath his mouth full of complaints, when the active Christian
hath his heart full of comforts." -Thomas Brooks
"Learn
to tell the difference between activity and work." -John Wanamaker
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Scriptures
The Biblical
Encouragement to Be Diligent
God encourages us to
have diligence in the following areas:
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Resolving legal disputes (See Luke 12:58.)
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Carrying out leadership responsibilities (See Romans 12:8.)
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Doing
good works (See I Timothy 5:10.)
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Seeking the Lord (See Hebrews 11:6.)
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Watching over fellow believers (See Hebrews 12:15.)
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Making
your calling and election sure (See II Peter 1:10.)
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Developing Godly character (See II Peter 1:5-7.)
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Working
for person& peace and purity (See II Peter 3:14.)
Diligent
workers will receive riches, leadership, favor, a standing before rulers, an
understanding of the meaning of life, or honor from God.
"Seest
thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall
not stand before mean men" (Proverbs 22:29).
"The
hand of the diligent shall bear rule" (Proverbs 12:24).
"The
hand of the diligent maketh
rich" (Proverbs 10:4).
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Adapted from : The
Power for True Success: How to Build Character in Your Life
Word of God
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