I posted on a similar topic a few days ago.
Proverbs 13:4 says:
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
I take this to mean we can’t just wait for a hand out from God. Not that he won’t be handing out anything, but rather that he won’t be handing things to us unless we’re diligently seeking them ourselves.
In other words, if someone is lost about what to do with their life, they can’t just sit on the couch waiting for the clouds to part and a revelation to come directly from the lips of God about what they ought to do with themselves. They need to get up and prayerfully start moving and in their diligence God will speak to them.
Another example might be someone who is in a tight financial spot. They cannot just sit back and woe their plight. They need to prayerfully and faithfully move foreword, no matter how unlikely their success. Then, in their diligence and faith, God will meet them.
But I think this also speaks of a deeper need of our heart. Our soul is craving something but only those who diligently seek it will be rewarded.
Everyone craves what is only found in Jesus. But many, in their hard heartedness, will settle for temporary, flimsy satisfactions of worldly provision. They will get nothing. But the diligent who, by the grace of God, desire the superior pleasures found only in Jesus, their souls will be made fat.
That’s pretty cool. Praise God for grace greater than my hard heart.
