“In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.”
2 Samuel 11:1
Idleness can lead you down a road you never knew you got on or ever wanted to be on.
David should have been leading his men into battle, but he decided to take a break from his God-given purpose. In his idleness, David went to the top of the palace just to take in all he’d accomplished and his eyes wandered in the wrong direction, leading him astray.
David wasn’t where he was supposed to be and his heart led him down a path he never wanted to be on. He had an affair with another mans wife, a man out serving his country and his king.
This path in idleness led to an affair that led to the death of an innocent man and a baby. Neither of these things are what David or God wanted, but David wasn’t doing what he should have been doing. And idleness….it found its way to sin.
Nobody’s Perfect.
If we keep our heart, hands, and eyes on the ways of the Lord and the work He has specifically for us to do, we have a better chance at keeping idleness at Bay.
Idleness isn’t REST —-it’s Laziness. It’s going about life without a purpose or the wrong purpose and we are led astray.
David had a purpose, he was to go out to battle with his men, but he chose to stay home. We have a purpose, each one of ours different, and if we aren’t in it we should be seeking it. To truly seek our purpose our eyes must be on God, and with eyes on God our eyes can’t be on anything else.
When people, including myself, fall into sin, it’s not normally because we are looking for it. Like David, we find sin when we stop following God’s plan. We stopped seeking Him and that’s the perfect time for the devil to get a foothold on our lives, even in the most unsuspecting areas. All the devil needs is an inch and he’s going to take 6 feet. Idleness is the devil’s favorite path because we aren’t even aware that he’s there. However, there is another path.
If we stay on the path God has for us — the purpose driven path — idleness has no place there.
The best way to recognize if you are living on purpose is by seeking God consistently daily. Not giving way to your favorite book, binging on that Netflix show, your friends, the gym, that vacation, a shopping spree, outside activities, anything that becomes an excuse for why you can’t seek God. None of these things are bad in themselves, but if they become the reason you don’t have time to pray, read the word of God, and seek His face daily, then you aren’t living on purpose.
It’s not HARD to seek God, He’s always around us; it’s just hard to give up our selfish desires. However, with our selfishness we breed idleness and idleness leads us straight to sin. And my sweet friends, I don’t want any one of you to experience the consequences of sin.
“Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:4-5
Don’t get led down the wrong path, don’t give way to idleness, it’s a REALLY hard road to walk; Stay purpose-filled, stay connected to the Father and Live an Abundant Life.
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