diligent hands

'the hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy man will be put to forced labor' Proverbs 12:24

Now that the intense pressure of english assesment has been lifted, i have the opportunity to blog without feeling guilty for wasting precious essay-writing time. as i think about the way i have employed my time over previous weeks, i realise my tendancy to procrastinate has festered into a sinful laziness. i spend too much of my time being idle and disregard the importance of working faithfully in the role God has put me in at the present.

In proverbs 31 we see that a woman of noble character "does not eat the bread of idleness" (v27). In 2 thessalonians 3:6, Pauls warns the christians "to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching you received from us." My idleness and procrastination is something i need to ask God to help me change. My friend Cathy reminded me the other day of the importance of having 'diligent hands'. i think as christian students, this is one area where most of us are at fault. hmm...more on this topic in the weeks to come.

now to random trivial information. i have discovered a few things in the last couple of days:

1. although shampoo smells delightful, it happens to taste like evil in foamy form. no more accidental mouthfuls. ever.

2. i am not skilled enough to eat noodles with chopsticks and in the future will choose the lesser humiliation of using a fork in order to avoid the much greater humiliation of spilling honey soy chicken everywhere.

3. table 17 is gone. it took me 6 weeks to notice

4. its nearly july!!! the year is half over and im cheering. also, i have memorised the pledge of allegiance especially for another independance day beth has to spend with people who don't think its a big deal. thank you My Girl.

one last thing before i stop assaulting your reading eyes. in a few weeks we celebrate the 500th birthday of a brilliant and controversial thologian, John Calvin. i'm positng a countdown. 

Get the John Calvin birthday clock at Calvin 500

thats all for now. grace and peace be with you all :D