Jocelyn's blog
Aug. 8, 2007
Diligent or a Sluggard?
Posted in Down to Tin-tacks
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We have been using Our 24 Family Ways by Clay Clarkson for Bible. It has been a blessing for our family and I have been enjoying the deep, probing questions. I wrote a review of the book for A Living Education (an Australian homeschooling magazine) in this month's issue. Anyway, the focus this week has been on "diligence". So, on Monday, we were asked to look at the word "diligent" and "sluggard" and come up with an acrostic for them. With the help of the dictionary, we came up with this: Determined or devoted Industrious Labours Integrity Giving Eager Not Careless Thorough then this one: Sinful Lazy Uncaring Gluttonous (then we thought about Garfield...) Given to ease Addicted to sloth Resting Drone The dictionary actually had "drone" in it as a definition for a sloth. When we looked at it like this, we all agreed that the sluggard was not a pretty picture. We then looked at some Proverbs which talked about the excellence of diligence. For all that, it is hard to be diligent and the life of a sloth comes quite naturally! It was good to have this stark reminder of what truly is attractive to God and to others. We then prayed that God would help us to be like this. I also felt an extra weight of responsibility to model diligence to my boys, to encourage them, scoop them up and carry them along in some things. Some tasks are not enjoyable in and of themselves but they just have to be done. What attitude do we have? Do we care? Are we industrious? Giving? Eager? It was certainly a good challenge and will continue to be so - I need to walk the talk more often, more consistently and by humbly relying on the Lord to do it. |
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Posted by Aug. 13, 2007 - I love this book too!!
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