Hello everyone, Its has been indeed a long time since I posted. I have missed everything thing about steemit. Especially the @steemchurch community. And I have seen its tremendous growth of which am very happy for. Basically school and some other important things has kept really busy. Am glad to be back again. So my greetings to everyone and to the
@steemchurch community, it's parishioners, and all the apostles. And also to the founder of the
@steemchurch, our most noble knight
@sirknight. Today I want talk about Hardwork.
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Basically the life of a human on earth from birth to death is to lead a successful life where there is total comfort and also without lack. This is what every person will naturally desire and pursue. Unfortunately, not everyone get this. For we Christians, this natural order is partially or totally replaced (depending on the strength of our faith In God) by the desire to lead a christ like life, believing those other things will follow and also believing that in the end we shall be rewarded for it. Both case I have just mentioned, that is being a believer or not, has something in common. The desire we have always has labor attached to it.
Hardwork is surely the most profitable thing to mankind. For a believer, Hardwork is a very high ladder that can lift you beyond your reasoning. Knowing this, I want to point out that the said Hardwork is not something you practice and immediately expect a reward for it. It takes a lot of time with continuous Hardwork to get great reward. Just the way a farm has to go through many processes like preparing the land, planting his seeds, constantly weeding the farm, practicing different methods to avoid pest and diseases before he can have his bountiful harvest. So it is to reap the benefits of Hardwork.
It is true that grace can reduce the amount of Hardwork a man has to do, but the grace of God differs in ever man so it required of everyone to diligently practice Hardwork, for it accompanied with prayers can take surely get us our heart desires. So I say whatever you are currently pursuing, continue with Hardwork for it is all going to be rewarded tomorrow. These quotes from the scriptures will help us understand more about the importance of Hardwork;
" Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving“.
colossians 3:23-24 (NIV)
"Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer".
Romans 12:11-12 (NIV)
" We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.
12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they
eat".
2 Thessalonians 3:11-12 (NIV)
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