God made us to be productive. Idleness is not becoming for a believer. Being idle opens the door for the enemy; our thoughts wonder, and our guards are let down. Idleness leads to us being self-centered, it hinders our ability to serve others, and can rob us of our joy.
Not that we should not rest, rest is in order, but we often confuse rest with being idle. There is a significant contrast between the two.
Rest is sweeter when preceded by a hard day of work. We rest so it can refuel us after working. However, we are idle because we refuse to work and would prefer to be lazy. Proverbs 21:25 issues a warning to those who are lazy, it says, “despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin, for their hands refuse to work.”
God made us with purpose, and He intends for us to daily pursue that purpose. We must get instructions from the Lord for what our day should look like. Just like idleness is not synonymous with rest, the same is true with business and productivity.
We can be busy doing a lot of things, but if it is not what God instructs us to do, then we have not been productive. Our productivity is determined by our obedience to God. It should not be determined by how many items we have checked off OUR to do list.
I pray we will resist the temptation to be idle and instead pursue being productive according to God’s standards.
Yes, Jesus said, we must Bear fruit that will abide, so that when we ask anything the Father will do it for us