Wednesday 22 February
For the turning away of the simple will slay them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them;
Proverbs 1:32 (NKJV)
Complacency is a self-satisfied state of negligence or carelessness, especially in relation to one’s personal situation. For example, your life may not be going in the direction you know it is supposed to according to the Word of God, but you are too complacent, or lazy to do anything about it. Our key scripture tells us that complacency will destroy people. The question today then is, why is complacency so dangerous?
- It makes us lukewarm
Jesus rebuked the Church in Laodicea, which represents the end-time Church, for being neither cold nor hot. It is easy to become complacent, especially when life is comfortable, however Jesus warns us that anyone who is lukewarm, He will spit out of His mouth:
I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.
Revelation 3:15 (NKJV)
- It leads to spiritual immaturity
Being complacent prevents us from growing in the spirit and makes us remain spiritual babies so that when we should be teaching others we still need others to teach us:
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.
Hebrews 5:12 (NKJV)
- It leads to poverty
Complacency can make people so relaxed and lazy that they neglect to work hard and do the things that will move them ahead and they suffer from poverty as a result:
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
Proverbs 13:4 (ESV)
Next week, we will look at how to overcome complacency.
Prayer
Dear Lord, please help me to avoid complacency but to be diligent in everything I do in Jesus name.
Resources
Interview about Coaching, Purpose and Faith
How to Discover Your Purpose in 2017
Blessing Tours
Business and Cultural Immersion Tour to Ghana
Blessing’s Upcoming Workshops
Please sign up for the following workshops:
How to Find Your Purpose Workshop, 16 February 2017
Breakthrough to Your Purpose Retreat 2017
New Books for 2017
How to Discover Your Life in 30 Days Workbook
God bless,
Blessing Theophilus-Israel
Spiritual Life Coach
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