Signpost: Desiring God – Good Men Work Hard and Sleep Well
Anyone can recognize the tragedy of a lazy man. Even normal responsibilities overwhelm him. He is paralyzed by absurd fears (Proverbs 22:13). He cannot provide for himself, or anyone else (Proverbs 20:4). Just about anything is too hard for him (Proverbs 19:24). Those who once depended on him have learned not to (Proverbs 10:26). His cravings, never satisfied, slowly destroy him (Proverbs 21:25). We pity lazy men, and strive not to be one.
While it may be easy to see the futility in laziness, how many of us miss the futility in some forms of hard work?
Good men — men loved, equipped, and sent by God — work hard, but not in vain. They build, and watch, and work as if the God of heaven and earth works for them — because he does. God “acts for those who wait for him” (Isaiah 64:4). Good men know that unless the Lord works in, and through, and over their work, they accomplish nothing truly meaningful or lasting.