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A couple of years ago I was asking God for more clients. He so clearly said to me “you can’t even take care of the ones you have, why would I give you more?” And then showed me some of these same scriptures. I’m so grateful to serve a God who corrects us and disciplines us. Praise God!
@@joliG.123 I only need 7 hours of good sleep. If I sleep more than that I feel drowsy, lazy, restless, i actually feel pain. its detrimental to sleep too much, usually more than 8 hours is too much sleep
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Yes! I clicked the video then started scrolling to watch something else and thought I’ll watch it later. God was like nope! 😳Praise God this was much needed.
I used to call myself "I am not a morning person". Yes,I am more productive in the evening..but I wanted to be fruitful all through. I started confessing "I am a morning person, and I want to give God the freshest time of the day". And here I am today..waking in the morning and praising God,I am not there yet but I'll be there.!
Daily prayer is essential because the enemy launches their attacks at night while we sleep. Then we wake up depressed, bewildered and have an unpleasant day. Early prayer helps us to feel stronger, closer to God, not affected so harshly by the enemy's plots & schemes. Bless you all, mighty conquerors.
“Christianity is not about laziness, it is about working and producing fruits. Being productive. A branch that doesn’t produce fruits will be thrown into fire” 🔥🔥❤️❤️ I’m encouraged
i had the same revelation too. like the more i thought about doing something, the less i wanted to do it. but when i just start doing something instead of thinking of it and all the work associated to it, it works much better.
Satan wants us to think we are good with God. The truth is that he will put a spirit of laziness over you, and make you think you are doing a good thing as a Christian, but we don’t see or realize the laziness. Which will eventually lead you to sin and astray. Praise God all the days of your life. He is making a place of REST for us. This world was not meant to be a place to rest. So go and praise Jesus to the full extent. Serve him by serving others. God bless you!!
Good point- the earth is not a place of rest, He is preparing a place of rest! Great reminder. Jesus is our rest too though when we need it here. We have everything we need in and through Him. He says "Come to me all ye who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest". And "My yoke is easy and My burden is light". He can refresh the soul and strengthen the spirit in a fraction of time being lazy will!
I'm struggling with this and I could be doing so much more positive things for Gods kingdom, Lord please deliver me from Laziness, Depression, and anxiety and any other bondage in the name of Jesus Christ! Amen.
I admit I'm a lazy Christian but also lazy in general. I know I need to improve, but to get the "jump start" and keeping the momentum is quite difficult for me. God bless all the people struggling trying to find their peace ✝️
With general laziness, please start doing some chores little by little,it will make you develope interest for working first and it will also mentain consistency, like,wash one cloth a day,a t-shirt and a shot..just that when you wake up ....if it is prayer, simply begin with "thank you Jesus sincerely..then u build up....
You're not alone, but unfortunately, no one automatically snaps out of the habit of laziness. The Holy spirit is always available, but we need to show a willingness to be helped, and the best way to do this is by outlining things that need your attention. When you do that, just get into doing them and trust the spirit of God to help you complete the task. May God help us all.
I being having a lot trouble with laziness. I’m a nurse, single mother and love to serve God but because My laziness my prayer life goes down sometimes. Even reading the Bible. I pray that God gives me the will to overcome this.
crazy enough is that the devil is a liar with anything he will distract us. i notice i get enegry when i pray, while you make coffee in the a,m on your way to work talk to him and he will renew your strength.
@Saliem Semere Praying dear Saliem. Praying God WORKS in us TO WILL and TO DO of His good pleasure. Also, its more blessed to give than to receive, so what am looking for, am helping others with...God bless you all on here..
By the honor character and authority of my Savior and Devilerer i rebuke the spirit of laziness in your life and pray that a engorging fire comes up in your soul that cannot be quenched for the truth of Word andthatHegives u deeper revelations of who He is and everything about Him in Jesus name i pray!
This is exactly how I came across this video. Laying in my bed for hours scrolling through my phone. Lord please forgive mefor my sin's in Jesus name and remove all the negative things that which has cause and effect on going further away from you Lord please awake my spirit and allow me to be productive for you in Jesus name Amen.
I wanted to add Proverbs 31, the virtuous woman. Whenever I know I have something to do but I just feel lazy or unmotivated for example cleaning. I would meditate on this scripture and pray it.The Holy Spirit would then take over. The result is that I would have the grace to clean all day and have to force myself to stop in the night. I want to try it for other things such as business and ministry. This scripture covers many of the areas that we should be diligent and excellent in.
ive been stuck in a depression for these last 6 months. struggled with getting anything done or even taking myself outside. id rather sleep or lay around but ive been getting things done little by little but ALWAYS in a rush. this is a message for me. thank YOU. im letting my life slip away by being this lazy and depressed person. im not letting it control me anymore. i will train my body and mind to LOVE waking up at 4AM. it's the only time i have for myself and i need to make room for God in my life, too.
Take it a day at a time. God loves you. Be gentle with yourself and allow God to work in your life. Being depressed sucks, I’m there myself, but everyday the Holy Spirit reminds me of God’s love for me. You will be okay. Everything will work out cause you’re God’s child. I love you ❤️ love and light.
Don't stress yourself too much if you can't do certain things as quickly as you want. It's best to be gentle and patient with yourself. Pray to God he helps you heal and help you with depression. you're not what you think you are when bad thoughts get to you. God really does restore you because I used to hate myself about two years ago.Sometimes it won't happen overnight the healing but he does help and give us strength. I feel better and I don't think that bad stuff anymore, so that's proof you won't be sad forever. You can do it and you will get through it :)
@@tomokom421 trying to push the bad thoughts out has been difficult. but meditation has helped control that. i appreciate your comment, i will take your words and remind myself that! 🙏
I’m kind of in the same situation and yea the depression is kind off there but I guess the healing is a process and I’m just getting to know who God is🙏🙏
Thank you for this video. I am also being convicted of laziness and dying to my flesh daily. It’s a battle but we can overcome it when we abide in Jesus. Galatians 5:16 “I say then, walk in the spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh”. God bless you❤️
The Holy Spirit knew I needed to watch this. I’ve wasted so much time today, watching social media and doing unplanned things. Oh Lord, I receive your counsel through your daughter here whom I don’t even know. Thank you for your obedience in posting this 🙏🏽
I’ve recovered from spiritual laziness, but when it comes to tasks like my school work I feel really unmotivated and stuff. It’s actually anxiety and the feeling that I won’t be able to perform the task perfectly… not really laziness. But maybe it can still apply to the passages you spoke about
I used to feel like this aswell, just remember NOTHING, no piece of work we do will ever be perfect no matter how much time or effort you put in so it's better to try your best, put a decent amount of time in and don't stress about the nitty gritties because if you don't make mistakes, you'll never improve. That's something that really helped me to stop being a perfectionist and to just have a go when it comes to school. I hope this will be helpful to you if you end up reading it.
i put my fears n worries on the alter (almost like "giving up" but to God). When i did that i could see what I was spending too much time on my worldly things (studying). It eventually led to the revelation that i should be studying another subject (from prayer and fasting).
I'm reminded of the parable of the talents. Laziness leads to us not living a pleasing and fulfilling life to God. We bury the tools God gave us for growth and flourishing and in the end wonder why we suffer. This revelation is beautiful and so true! Keep up the Good Work my sister.
We are forget that God wants us to live a life of abundance. And the devil uses apathy to steal our future from us. Seeing the harvest of our hard work leads to a certain kind of joy that we have impact on this world for the better.
I'm too lazy to read the bible. But why is the bible the only source of knowledge. There are billions of ambiguous books out there with wisdom in it. The bible is open to anyone's OWN interpretation or opinion.
@@skyjack8541 i used to be to Pray that God gives you an unquenchable desire for His Word and to reveal to you what exactly He's trying to tell you through the scriptures and you can read two chapters per day😊one in the morning right after waking up and another before bed ❤️God bless
@@anonymouss5661 to be honest I'm biblically illiterate. I don't know how to read scriptures. Like everyone else I'll just be interpreting it the way I see it. But no one is qualified to dictate scripture but god himself and if you don't hear it from the horse's mouth God himself then it is a lie by default coming from sinners/christians. So in essence you are saying that you are god bc that's what it all boils down to in the end. God himself hasn't spoken a single word. It's always ppl saying god said this or that. Let god speak for himself. Man/woman is a liar and can't be fully trusted if at all.
I’ve been convicted lately that the way to overcome feeling sluggish and tired is to do a fast and drink water only. But I’m so addicted to food I can’t make it through a day of not eating. The enemy loves to keep us fat, tired, and physically & spiritually weak.
Perhaps you can approach this taking small steps. Maybe you can abstain from eating until a certain time ; 2hrs. each day.Then build from there until you get to the place where you fast a whole day.
No guilt, no condemnation, that is not how God works. Seek him, listen for His peace & direction and THEN take the baby steps He enables you to grown into. He’ll never love you more than he does at this very moment. Sometimes it works better to focus on the foods & drinks we should be drinking, and not the one we shouldn’t. As soon as we tell ourselves we HAVE to do something, our flesh fights back. But, seeking God and walking in each thing he leads, with falls & slips included, leads to true growth by His grace and power and not our own. Bless you Sarah❤️
I was addicted to food for a long time. I cannot say I' m free yet, bo what has helped me tremendously is cuttind down on carbs, especially for breakfast and lunch. You could also try intermitenned fasting. It really helped me with eating late at night. You can do 3 meals a day ( no snacking), than 2 meals a day and with time I will not be that difficult to do a 24hr fast. I' m still praying that the Lord takes away my sugar addiction. He has healed me from weed addiction, so I belive tis one is next. Blessings to you.
You start with a fast from food while you take drinks, like fruit drinks or chocolate tea, or vegetables. Then take time to spend it listening to messages and talking to God and journaling what you're hearing. That way your focus will shift away from eating for long. You need God's help you can't do it on your own ability.
I had this video saved under my “Watch Later” playlist quite some time ago and I just remembered it now. I ended up just laughing at myself with how lazy Ive been in general. Great video, much needed and much conviction. Let’s all step it up guys. ❤️
@@malynmendez613 YES ME TOO , I’ve been struggling with this for So LONG & didn’t even know it 😭😭 . Really started thinking abt my life fs , I love God for making it clear to me , PRAISE HIM 💕💕 .
@@esmecelest Yes, it doesn’t feel good though. Matt. 6:16-17 says “Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face.” So Jesus expects us to fast since He said “When you fast.” He helps you through it, and don’t feel condemned if you mess up. Yah bless 💙
I feel like laziness has crept into my life my and I've allowed it, and this has definitely been eye opening. To give me a little more nudge. God did not make us to just do nothing, but be working as He had put Adam to work, so we must be also. Thank you !!
I'm a nursing student & if I am not studying I am at placement working. What I realized is that I like being at work more and engaging with my patients but I am also an over worker. It often leads me to exhaustion and when it comes to my studies I have nothing left to give. Then I think I'm lazy, end up procrastinating because I put so much pressure on myself and get myself into thinking that I'm unable to finish my assignments or studying. I need prayer to be more productive and to stop procrastinating. 🙏💖
As soon as I read the title I went to my Youversion Bible app and downloaded a “reset diligence is a choice” plan. Let’s get it! Praying for all of us beautiful children of God🙏🏼
SIS GOD REALLY PUT THIS VIDEO FOR A PURPOSE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN MEDITATING ON THESE SAME VERSES THE PAST 2 DAYS, and God has given me revelations about my laziness and procastination
Whenever I start getting lazy and reluctant to read my Bible and pray, I forget why I am spending time with God in the first place. I say "I mean, I don't have to be praying EVERY day..." But that is a deception from the devil trying to keep you out of God's Blessings! The word says, "The righteous man meditates on his word day and night." So, whenever I get lazy, I remember that the Lord called me by name to walk with him, and that he died for me so that I could live for him. Thanks Vivian for this video, I've been struggling with laziness lately, finding myself watching T.V instead of praying. It's wonderful how the Lord loves us so much that he uses other people to help us; he even used the source of my laziness, Social media to set me back on track. His strength is made perfect in weakness.😊🙏👍
Very important topic and i'm so happy to see this today. I pray that everyone who listens to this message will be able to take a stronger stand against Laziness, procrastination, lack of enthusiasm, rejection, frustration, bad luck and some other things which prevent them from reaching their destiny. I pray that each of you will break free from these bondage's because Jesus has paid it all and has borne all our sickness, shame and rejection already. Be set free TODAY in Jesus Mighty Name.
@@oraibitamuno2892 In summary. We Christian's tend to point out other peoples sins eg "The bible forbids Drunkenness" but we tend to forget that as a Christian the bible also forbid laziness. So she was saying have the time we are pointing out other peoples sins we don't realise that we too are failing to go by the scriptures.
Hi Vivian, thank you for this video. I have a soul of a sluggard that craves and gets nothing. I have that thought in my head that I have to get up and do something so that God can use me or something to glorify him but instead of doing it, I ended up falling asleep. Pray for me whoever reading this I am currently struggling and in the process of knowing God and Jesus❤
Amen~Noemi, I am praying for you...as a seasoned christian I even now struggle with the same things...these seasons come and go...but Christ is for us, working on our behalf ALWAYS to complete the good work He has begun in us :) (Philippians chapter 1) it is a great challenge, but an even greater adventure, this process of coming to Know God the Father and Jesus the Son in a personal way...hang in there and keep reaching out to Him-He always reaches back 🤗
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The hardest thing is to move from stillness to movement. I fight this very thing myself living with several chronic illness that require laying down and resting many hours a day. But, when it’s time to get up, it’s almost like being glued down to the bed! I am learning to walk in baby steps and doing the next thing next. Not looking at the overall big picture which can be overwhelming, but looking to Jesus for each little step, and then doing it! Sometimes I succeed, and sometimes I am still learning. I pray the same for you!
A senior entering college this fall, I needed this. I've honestly realized that I'm at a stage where my relationship with God, and my actions will shape the kind of adult I will become. Thank you!
Sista Akos you got this!! God will lead you in your life and help you to make the daily decisions that will shape your future! Hit me up on insta @nanaqwamet if you ever have a question you wanna ask someone who can relate! God’s got you!!
Not God using you to call me out about missing quiet time with Him and staying in bed on my phone!! God, you are so great and provide reminders when your children are backsliding.
I was just sitting at my desk contemplating if I would do my Bible study, or write a ‘Dear Future Husband’ letter. Then I checked RUclips and the first thing I read is ‘Stop being lazy’ 😂 made me giggle. Off to do my Bible reading, then will watch this video! 🙂
my biggest tip is to pray at night like whenever your daughter s sleeping no matter how busy you are stop what youre doing go in a place where youre least distracted and read your bible and talk to GOD
Please keep me and my daughter in your prayers, I can feel and see a spirit of laziness, in her! The enemy doesn’t want her purpose to be fulfilled and she also has a daughter!! Please pray for Asia and Angela, thank you God Bless😇!!
Hey, Sister. I agree we should pray against laziness, however, there's no such thing as "a spirit of laziness", according to Bible. There's the sinful flesh, and one of the sins of the flesh is laziness. We are all born pre-disposed to laziness because of Adam's sin. We choose to be lazy based on our flesh, as opposed to a spirit coming over us causing us to be lazy.
Nicely shared! I'm wrestling with the spirit of procrastination, laziness, and fear, and no doubt more! 😑 Was an important message for me today! I awoke at 4: 15 am! 45 mins before my alarm! He has plans for my day! 💗Keep blessing ALL people.🙏
😭...I went to the adoration room last light (I'm a Catholic) at the chapel and I pleaded with God in tears to show me the way. I told him I don't know why I know everything I'm supposed to do to attain all the purposes he's given to me yet I don't do anything, I just sleep on all the ideas he gives to me. He has made me so creative and all the time I fear I might render this ability useless because I never pursue any of them. I'm all talk talk talk with no action. This morning I went for 6:00 am, mass, almost late and of cuz I came back to sleep till almost 11:00 am, just cuz I woke up "too early" for mass. At mass, I told God to give me the spirit of discipline so that I will do the things I know I should do. Right now I just woke, went to the kitchen to grab some food, and then took my phone to waste more time of course. I immediately opened RUclips and the first thing I see is your video. On a normal day I will or may put it to watch later and never watch it or it's just that I may end up watching it later but with little to no enthusiasm at all, by so doing I lose the essence of the video, I see it as just one of those motivational videos you watch and just move on. This time I clicked the second I saw it, and I listened to everything you said with attention whiles eating. I agree with you that LAZINESS IS DEMONIC 😭😭...I'm literally in tears right now cuz there is just so much I could do if only I push through with my potentials but I never do. It's a LID ON ME, I agree, it's covering up everything I could do or could be. This video is really God's answer to my prayers from yesterday. I want to say this video "has changed my life" but how can I boast of that when I haven't even put everything you've said into practice and I'm afraid I might not even do it after I try for a week or so. I'm so scared of losing on the purposes of God for my life because I never pursue things he's freely shown me to do. Everything you've said is so true, so so true...and I know there is no way you're speaking on your own accord, I know the for sure the holy spirit is the one behind your thought and word of choice. From here I will take my bible and jot down all the quotations you've mentioned. God please help me read them😭😭...take away this demon from me😭😭...take away this lid from my life. I hate feeling like I could do so much yet I have nothing to show because I never take on any ambition. I leave them by the door and start trying to find another one, and eventually leave that too non-pursued. I have so much opportunities Thanks to Grace of God yet I don't know how to utilize them. All I do is sleep, sleep, sleep, social media non stop,eat non stop, and sluggish. I've a research assignment that has been given to my colleagues and I for more than 2-weeks now and not a single day have I looked at it. The habit is, I will do it at the 11th hour, when we're called to report our work in a day time, I will rush through the work😭😭😭...and do underhanded job. I do things HASTILY too just like you mentioned. Everything you've said and read from the bible is like reading me. Thank you so much for allowing God to use you to awaken a lot of us, I am for sure awoken. Thank you. 🙏 I know this video will be part of my testimony some day. God bless you🙏🙏
Hi Ella, I totally agree with what you just said because it’s easy to tell yourself that you’re going to do something but end up not being productive at all. And I’m working on it myself. But I believe through the Holy Spirit, nothing is impossible. I have in my heart to tell you that in order to find God, it’s a personal journey that is only found through Jesus Christ and Him alone. As it’s known, religion doesn’t save only JESUS does and it’s all about the relationship with Him that someone can have access to God. Sincerely come to Jesus wherever you are and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal Himself to you and show you if you’re on the right path and God will reveal everything He wants you to know and help you with productivity . I love psalm 25, which adresses it. God bless you!
Ella! Thanks for sharing so honestly...most have been there and done that too! Being aware of it and admitting it is the most beautiful gift you have given to yourself. Read my other comments for more encouragement. All these comments are massive blessings. I am so glad i stumbled onto this video. Some awesome believers out here and the spirit of Truth is alive and well !
You are not alone. Let's lean onto the Love and Grace of God. It's by His Spirit that we will overcome. Even when you don't want to Pray, Pray Just say, there is nothing that can separate me from the love of God and it can ease the anxiety and guilt. Also Fast. Fasting is soo Powerful. I swear by Fasting. Sometimes just play worship music. Just sing. And dont be afraid to Be honest with God. That's what I did today. Tell Him Everything. I, like you, struggle but let's Fight okay, you are not Alone
God bless you for your honesty with yourself. Can I advise you to have one or two people/friends who can hold you accountable. Because you have to report to someone, it does push to do what you said you will do. You wouldn't want to apologise to them every time. Hope this helps
Hi Ella, what you are describing is classic ADHD. I have recently self diagnosed myself after years of suffering same as you!! Right now I'm in the process of getting a therapist so that I can get an assessment and official diagnosis. What you have described is the same issues I'm plagued with: time blindness, scattered attention and executive function disorder. Everything you have described is ADHD (inattentive). I am a 35 year old Black woman married with child and it took me half my life to come to this realization because I never knew that adult ADHD is a thing. Ella, it is not your fault. It is a hormonal imbalance that has made our minds crave dopamine and engagement. It's also the secret to your creativity, it can never deplete. Please research ADHD and the productivity tips that are tailored to specifically help people like us. I hope this comment finds you well and you are able to find the strength to help yourself armed with fuller knowedge of what is plaguing you. Better yet if you could get access to cognitive behavioural therapy like I am trying to do!! Best of luck to you dear!
I’ve heard this video before because I struggle with laziness in my walk with God. I started to become deligent , Praise God! But recently went through a loss that lead me to stop caring and slowly but surely on my 3rd week became lazy again. I stopped waking up early and praying and reading much less go to the gym . So I came back to this video again…. And it’s hitting different and much deeper with a greater understanding. Y’all I need to repent cuz I kept telling myself that I shouldn’t be too hard in myself and should just sleep it off.
Vivian I am so glad I found this message...testimony from you! I really needed it. Wrote down so many scriptures. Say a prayer for me and my laziness!! I could be doing so much more for the Kingdom of God!! And I surely desire to. May God continue to bless you mightily!!!
Another thing - Is to speak light - An old friend of mine reminded me that in the Book of Genesis when the Living God of Israel saw darkness roaming the earth he said "Let there be Light"... You only need mustard seed faith and zero doubt in your heart for God to reveal a renewed plan for your precious Life.
Thank you for your obedience and posting this. I'm in another rut and I'm disgusted with myself and I kept talking to the Lord about my issue with laziness lately. It's funny because I was mindlessly scrolling through my front page and my finger happened to click on a video and then the video loaded and it's this one.😅 The Lord has been telling me to stop thinking too much because I have thought everything and anything about the things I need to do. He urges me to just do it. Just do it. I already know what I should do because I have thought about any and all angles I could. He wants me to now actually put it into action.
You are so right! Thanks for sharing this, I found my self procrastinating and always feeling tired, God showed me I was under an evil oppression. After praying about it, God set me free from that. Now I´m working on new habits for better time management.
This video has really blessed and convicted me. I've been struggling for a long time crying out to the Lord to deliver me of laziness but,not even trying. I've felt alot of shame since this is my secret sin and I hate it. I thank God for using you as His vessel to speak to me and to know there are others struggling as well. May God continue to bless you and your channel. ❤
Omg that's crazy because I've been feeling lazy lately and have been watching Netflix rather than reading the word because I finally got a break from my busy schedule. 🥺 your videos are always kn point.
I've been lazy with my exams and I know I've failed this term, fortunately im left with 2 more terms to do better. I pray God leads me in the right direction to fulfill my utmost potential.
struggling with that too sis, especially because I am pregnant at the moment & I get tired real quick... instead of praying for God to give me His strength, I set it up in my mind that today is going to be another chill day🤦🏽♀️ But I've started to pray that God teaches me to number my days so that I may obtain wisdom... so in the morning I pray & then I plan out what I need to do for the day, even if I get one thing accomplished I am happy knowing that I didn't just lay in the bed dealing with morning/all day sickness lol
Well done for taking action Nina!! One step at a time, once you keep going at it DAILY - it WILL become a Habit - Thanks for encouraging some of us that are not pregnant yet dealing with this issue under God. Bless you.
I think this video was personally made for me , I have been so so Lazy since forever I’m a procrastinator and I try so hard to do stuff but get distracted and do something else, but then everything becomes overwhelming so I just do nothing . My days go really really fast without me doing anything while I have so much work to do.😕
Thank you. This is probably the biggest struggle for me in my life to date. I was shocked when you talked about not being found drunk.. because I don't drink, but my God am I lazy... :/ I will work to overcome it.
I literally just asked God to give me the strength and discipline to start working out and getting active again then boom your video just popped up out of nowhere. The King I serve really do listens 🙏🏾.
Yeah this word was for me. Looking back at the past 6 months ive gone from prospering to poverty because of laziness. I would excuse myself on oh i just gotta wait on God but i was lying to myself. Every goal i had like getting fit fell through because i kept excusing myself in everything. Thank you for posting this. Im gonna save this so i can keep hearing it and ima save those scriptures too.
I am in the same boat right now! I have been glued to my phone/social media, but I was associating it more with my phone being an idol. Hadn't really thought of it as laziness until now. Great video, great topic! I really need to fast from social media too. Feeling the pull more and more each day...
While I was looking at your video... I picked up my Bible, closed my eyes and my fingers fell on the exact page Proverbs 24 and my eyes immediately fell on verse 33-34. Wow!
When I'm facing difficulties in my spiritual life like not being able to pray or not giving time to God I become lazy and sluggish I keep scrolling and overthinking so much that I feel I'm going to go crazy thinking
I am so happy I saw this video! I have been struggling with this too much. I would wake up around 1pm, go the gym and then go to work come back scroll on my phone and go to sleep, it’s a cycle I had even stopped going to the gym because I felt lazy or “tired”, I am so afraid of poverty and I knew that I would be further in life if I broke that sin, because I would get more things done in life and actually start to feel successful, sometimes my depression gets in the way, but I no longer want to be that person. I want to break that curse completely, and become a new woman of god. thank you for this message, I’ve seen in on my feed for a few months but never clicked on it until now!!
Thank you for sharing. At 68 years old, it wasn't anything new to me, but the Lord wanted me to hear again because lately I've gotten complacent. You are precious...keep sharing. ❤
This has blessed me so much!! God has been dealing with me about laziness lately. I have been praying to be used by God but He said that I have been willing but I haven’t been obedient to do the things he put in my heart to do. Thank you Vivian for sharing this revelation❤️It has helped me so much! I will meditate on those scriptures.
Commenting on my husband's account. I was spiritually asleep since the beginning of this year. I didn't notice when it creeped in. It got to the point of me worshipping God at church and feeling nothing. And I knew what was wrong, no prayer life outside of church, no fasting, no communion with God. And every Sunday evening I would tell myself that things would change that week and I would get up and fight. Almost 6 months have gone by and I haven't got back up altogether. But God has used you, and many other people through this media to pick me back up. I was slowly becoming addicted in a way to youtube shorts and just any youtube videos about anything but God. Same with Facebook and any other social media. I had been working for weeks and weeks deleting the apps to avoid them and downloading them again the same day or the next day. I'm so thankful that God is finally opening my eyes on what I've been doing wrong. And sometimes we know it's wrong but we avoid accepting it. And I didn't understand why I would pray and pray but the tiredness, the laziness would almost feel worse. But we need to get up even with the tiredness. We need to fight against our own flesh. And everyday it will get easier. God bless you and everyone watching this video. We have to keep in mind that God is soon to come and we have to be watchful at all times. Will you be asleep when the lord comes ? Or will you be watchfully waiting on him?
We need to understand that the devil is working to distract us. Even with these little "innocent youtube shorts" and social media posts. Do you notice how 2 minutes turns into 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, then your whole day. If you're struggling, keep praying asking God to help you with it. God used the same media that the devil intended to destroy me to pick me back up. I now scroll past youtube shorts and only go into Facebook to share posts about God and watch lives from different churches and spiritual teachers. And no I'm not saying that the videos are necessarily bad. But the devil was using them to distract me. I thank God for revealing this to me and everyday that goes by it gets easier.
Wow the same has happened to me. I tried to get back up several times but I kept going back to my sinful ways. It got to the point where I couldn't feel like I loved God anymore and spending less time with him. As the days went by I started letting the devil's lies get to me and confusing thoughts too flood my brain. I want to put an effort into doing the right thing and It doesn't matter if my flesh doesn't want me to do that.
Wowwwwww. Crazy! I read Hebrews today and felt so convicted and posted...stop being LAZY about the things of God! Confirmation to me sis. Thank you. 💟 (Heb 5:11, Heb 6:11)
This edified me, thank you. I’m also relatively new to the faith (Jesus freed me from marijuana in April) but I struggled to be consistent with reading the Word, praying, etc.. I’ve been “wanting” to study the word in the mornings for awhile. Your video, and provided scriptures, allowed me to do my first bible study with coffee ☕️ God bless you for your obedience!
Congratulations on quiting the weed. I quit two years ago after a twenty year addiction. I've been able to get so much further in Christ. That's awesome you were able to give it up! ❤️ 🕯️
@@j.rebekah8605 "I" wasn't able to quit. I tried desperately for a month to quit for 1 night with no luck! When I finally called out to Jesus (as a then atheist) the desire finally went away !! Thank Jesus!
Amen, and the diligence isn’t just for us to work toward the physical blessings but also the spiritual blessings. The things that cannot be seen with the eyes nor touched with the hands. That inner peace that surpasses all understanding and that fullness of joy only found in God’s presence 🙏🏾♥️ I needed to hear this. Thank you for being obedient to God and sharing 😊🙌🏾
Ugh, I definitely need prayer about this issue. My situation is a bit different then some of the comments, I have fibromyalgia and my energy level is compromised. I always have to plan for the day, The week and hope I can get what needs to get done.
I had severe fibromyalgia when i was 26 years old. I prayed to God, i went to the Doctor. And they couldn’t find nothing wrong with me. And within time i received word from Heaven. I was retaining someone in my life who wasn’t supposed to be there. If we retain sin we will get sick physically. It’s like the price we pay for sin. I’m not saying my story is the situation of every one going through fibromyalgia, but after much tears at the alter, and having a praying mother.. God had revealed that to me. 🤍 So when i renounce to that person and left that person, all peace was restored back to me. Beautiful peace and enough energy to live and enjoy life.
@@YarelySilvas thank you for that because that makes a lot of sense. I need to pray more about this condition, I've just let it be because I think it's my punishment for the sinning I was doing at the time.
God is talking to me, I have been lazy for days I even kneel praying with an upsetted mind.. I fool myself saying God knows I love Him. I repent.. So help me God
When you said the Bible says do not fear 365 times, the first thing I thought was… the Lord is once again reminding us to never fear because a year has 365 days. How incredible
Thank you sister! I needed this! I have been lazy for years. I want to cook and have my house clean but every time I’m in my house all I want to do is sleep. I have been like this for years. 😭😭😭 Please keep me in prayers! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I needed this, same here, being soo lazy in everything n experiencing poverty financially n Spiritually. Gosh, it's a disease too. Need to fight it off! Thank you for this video. It spoke to me.
I’m so glad this came up in my recommendations, in fact I know it came up for a reason. I struggle so bad with laziness, but this just made me really wake up. Thank you for being obedient!
My best friend gave me some advice and it has helped tremendously- Sometimes you need to do things, just because you DON'T want to do them. It allows you to push yourself past 'want to's' and 'don't want to's'. It's an intentional action to break a mind cycle.
I know some ppl don't suggest this, but I start a new to-do list every morning. If I'm busy working on something and I think of something else that needs to be done, I just add it to the list so it won't distract me from the current task. When I'm reading the bible, a lot of things pop into my head that need to be done, I just write it down, and get back in the word. Laziness is one of the main reasons I don't get involved in church ministry! I'd rather be at home relaxing, so i can relate to this struggle!
I immediately clicked this once it was in my recommendations as I felt it was something I needed to watch. I've been struggling with laziness for a while and needed this reminder that it is stunting my walk. Thank you for taking the time to make this video and share your struggle with laziness. I've gotten to a point where I come home after work barely doing anything while wondering whatever happened to all of my energy or why it takes me weeks to do something so simple. Prayers are most welcome as I'd like to shed all of this slothfulness off of me.
I asked for a solution to my laziness and God also told me to fast from social media for a week...but I have been pushing it for so long.... This is a clear message that I need to get on it ASAP.Thank you God
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A couple of years ago I was asking God for more clients. He so clearly said to me “you can’t even take care of the ones you have, why would I give you more?” And then showed me some of these same scriptures. I’m so grateful to serve a God who corrects us and disciplines us. Praise God!
Through the fire
I love God because He corrects those He loves
Oh my gosh I’m a hairstylist and if this isn’t such a wonderful perspective idk what is!
Amen!
I love this 🥲
I don’t wanna be lazy 😢 but sometimes I literally feel so drained. Lord take away the spirit of laziness from me. 👍 in Jesus name!!
Same
@@joliG.123 I only need 7 hours of good sleep. If I sleep more than that I feel drowsy, lazy, restless, i actually feel pain. its detrimental to sleep too much, usually more than 8 hours is too much sleep
Your not the only one
Amen!
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The fact I was lazy to watch this but through the Holy Spirit let me clicked on this video shows how much I needed this
Yes! I clicked the video then started scrolling to watch something else and thought I’ll watch it later. God was like nope! 😳Praise God this was much needed.
Same thing happened to me! The spirit led me to this video while being lazy! God is so good!!!
☠️☠️😂😂😂Youre so funny SAAAME
IM CRYINGGGGG
No cap 🤣🤣
I used to call myself "I am not a morning person".
Yes,I am more productive in the evening..but I wanted to be fruitful all through.
I started confessing "I am a morning person, and I want to give God the freshest time of the day".
And here I am today..waking in the morning and praising God,I am not there yet but I'll be there.!
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I love it!
Amen! I used to be very groggy in the mornings and He has trained me to wake up with praise and prayer 🙏 🙌
Amen
Thank you. Iam challenged
Daily prayer is essential because the enemy launches their attacks at night while we sleep. Then we wake up depressed, bewildered and have an unpleasant day. Early prayer helps us to feel stronger, closer to God, not affected so harshly by the enemy's plots & schemes. Bless you all, mighty conquerors.
Amen sister/brother. We are more then conquerers.
Very well said Bez.
Truth!
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True, early morning prayer is very helpful.
“Christianity is not about laziness, it is about working and producing fruits. Being productive. A branch that doesn’t produce fruits will be thrown into fire” 🔥🔥❤️❤️ I’m encouraged
I'm a deligent man of God.
John 15:11 explains it all 💓🙏🏾
Proverbs 6 anyone can struggle with it
But do not rely on your fruits and works for nothing you do of work can repay the work of the cross and the blood shed upon it for our salvation
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A secret the Holy Spirit gave me against laziness is start doing instead of always looking how to do it
Thanks for sharing 🙏🏾✨
This is really helpful. I analyze the right way all the time and it slows up my process. Things get done but they take forever.
Thank you Thecle_B!
this really changed my perspective. thank you so much.
i had the same revelation too. like the more i thought about doing something, the less i wanted to do it. but when i just start doing something instead of thinking of it and all the work associated to it, it works much better.
Thank You!!!! I am an over thinker. You hit it out of the ball park.
Satan wants us to think we are good with God. The truth is that he will put a spirit of laziness over you, and make you think you are doing a good thing as a Christian, but we don’t see or realize the laziness. Which will eventually lead you to sin and astray. Praise God all the days of your life. He is making a place of REST for us. This world was not meant to be a place to rest. So go and praise Jesus to the full extent. Serve him by serving others. God bless you!!
Wow!! God bless!! Thank you Lord for stopping me to read this!! ❤🙏
Amen 🙏
^ me as well, definitely needed to read that . Thank you Lord 💕🙌🏾 .
ALL OF THIS!!☝️☝️☝️
What do you mean by serve Him by serving others?
Good point- the earth is not a place of rest, He is preparing a place of rest! Great reminder. Jesus is our rest too though when we need it here. We have everything we need in and through Him. He says "Come to me all ye who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest". And "My yoke is easy and My burden is light". He can refresh the soul and strengthen the spirit in a fraction of time being lazy will!
I'm struggling with this and I could be doing so much more positive things for Gods kingdom, Lord please deliver me from Laziness, Depression, and anxiety and any other bondage in the name of Jesus Christ! Amen.
Ameeeeeeeen
Amen
Im in agreement with this prayer. Amen 🧘🏽♀️
AMEN!!!
I suffer from the same, especially anxiety 😢
I admit I'm a lazy Christian but also lazy in general. I know I need to improve, but to get the "jump start" and keeping the momentum is quite difficult for me. God bless all the people struggling trying to find their peace ✝️
With general laziness, please start doing some chores little by little,it will make you develope interest for working first and it will also mentain consistency, like,wash one cloth a day,a t-shirt and a shot..just that when you wake up ....if it is prayer, simply begin with "thank you Jesus sincerely..then u build up....
You're not alone, but unfortunately, no one automatically snaps out of the habit of laziness. The Holy spirit is always available, but we need to show a willingness to be helped, and the best way to do this is by outlining things that need your attention. When you do that, just get into doing them and trust the spirit of God to help you complete the task.
May God help us all.
Lord deliver me from this extreme laziness😭
IN JESUS NAME AMEN!!!! with you sister 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
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Amen
Amen
I think the problem most of us face is social media
“Laziness is demonic. Anything not of the Lord is from Satan” - that’s powerful stuff there
So true and amen
AMEN !!!!
Truth
Amen. Let's unite together and fight the fight of good faith.
Wow amen!
I being having a lot trouble with laziness. I’m a nurse, single mother and love to serve God but because My laziness my prayer life goes down sometimes. Even reading the Bible. I pray that God gives me the will to overcome this.
Praying for you love 🤍
crazy enough is that the devil is a liar with anything he will distract us. i notice i get enegry when i pray, while you make coffee in the a,m on your way to work talk to him and he will renew your strength.
@Saliem Semere Praying dear Saliem. Praying God WORKS in us TO WILL and TO DO of His good pleasure. Also, its more blessed to give than to receive, so what am looking for, am helping others with...God bless you all on here..
By the honor character and authority of my Savior and Devilerer i rebuke the spirit of laziness in your life and pray that a engorging fire comes up in your soul that cannot be quenched for the truth of Word andthatHegives u deeper revelations of who He is and everything about Him in Jesus name i pray!
This is so me I’m struggling
This is exactly how I came across this video. Laying in my bed for hours scrolling through my phone. Lord please forgive mefor my sin's in Jesus name and remove all the negative things that which has cause and effect on going further away from you Lord please awake my spirit and allow me to be productive for you in Jesus name Amen.
😆😆you put it out funnily. Sorry i am laughing but may God help you
Amen
😂😂 sorry I laughed, but I am just laying on my bed as well. God help us.
I wanted to add Proverbs 31, the virtuous woman. Whenever I know I have something to do but I just feel lazy or unmotivated for example cleaning. I would meditate on this scripture and pray it.The Holy Spirit would then take over. The result is that I would have the grace to clean all day and have to force myself to stop in the night. I want to try it for other things such as business and ministry. This scripture covers many of the areas that we should be diligent and excellent in.
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There is a certain glow people have when they come to Jesus and you have it 🥺♥️
Yesss, it’s the light of the Lord that shines through them. Amen 🙏🏼✨😍
ive been stuck in a depression for these last 6 months. struggled with getting anything done or even taking myself outside. id rather sleep or lay around but ive been getting things done little by little but ALWAYS in a rush.
this is a message for me. thank YOU. im letting my life slip away by being this lazy and depressed person. im not letting it control me anymore. i will train my body and mind to LOVE waking up at 4AM. it's the only time i have for myself and i need to make room for God in my life, too.
Take it a day at a time. God loves you. Be gentle with yourself and allow God to work in your life. Being depressed sucks, I’m there myself, but everyday the Holy Spirit reminds me of God’s love for me. You will be okay. Everything will work out cause you’re God’s child. I love you ❤️
love and light.
Don't stress yourself too much if you can't do certain things as quickly as you want. It's best to be gentle and patient with yourself. Pray to God he helps you heal and help you with depression. you're not what you think you are when bad thoughts get to you. God really does restore you because I used to hate myself about two years ago.Sometimes it won't happen overnight the healing but he does help and give us strength. I feel better and I don't think that bad stuff anymore, so that's proof you won't be sad forever. You can do it and you will get through it :)
@@svb6594 🥺 thank you for your kind words. ive been a little more gentle with myself and i already feel my life turning around. all love❤
@@tomokom421 trying to push the bad thoughts out has been difficult. but meditation has helped control that. i appreciate your comment, i will take your words and remind myself that! 🙏
I’m kind of in the same situation and yea the depression is kind off there but I guess the healing is a process and I’m just getting to know who God is🙏🙏
Thank you for this video. I am also being convicted of laziness and dying to my flesh daily. It’s a battle but we can overcome it when we abide in Jesus. Galatians 5:16 “I say then, walk in the spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh”. God bless you❤️
Amen ♥️
The Holy Spirit knew I needed to watch this. I’ve wasted so much time today, watching social media and doing unplanned things. Oh Lord, I receive your counsel through your daughter here whom I don’t even know. Thank you for your obedience in posting this 🙏🏽
Honestlyy
I’ve recovered from spiritual laziness, but when it comes to tasks like my school work I feel really unmotivated and stuff. It’s actually anxiety and the feeling that I won’t be able to perform the task perfectly… not really laziness. But maybe it can still apply to the passages you spoke about
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I used to feel like this aswell, just remember NOTHING, no piece of work we do will ever be perfect no matter how much time or effort you put in so it's better to try your best, put a decent amount of time in and don't stress about the nitty gritties because if you don't make mistakes, you'll never improve. That's something that really helped me to stop being a perfectionist and to just have a go when it comes to school. I hope this will be helpful to you if you end up reading it.
@@Ria.ray77257 Thank you so much! This was actually really encouraging ☺️
i also struggled w this like Lumine. I try to recall to do work like I'm doing it for God (Colossians 3:23-24). More revelation came from it
i put my fears n worries on the alter (almost like "giving up" but to God). When i did that i could see what I was spending too much time on my worldly things (studying). It eventually led to the revelation that i should be studying another subject (from prayer and fasting).
I'm reminded of the parable of the talents. Laziness leads to us not living a pleasing and fulfilling life to God. We bury the tools God gave us for growth and flourishing and in the end wonder why we suffer. This revelation is beautiful and so true! Keep up the Good Work my sister.
True
We are forget that God wants us to live a life of abundance. And the devil uses apathy to steal our future from us. Seeing the harvest of our hard work leads to a certain kind of joy that we have impact on this world for the better.
I'm too lazy to read the bible. But why is the bible the only source of knowledge. There are billions of ambiguous books out there with wisdom in it. The bible is open to anyone's OWN interpretation or opinion.
@@skyjack8541 i used to be to
Pray that God gives you an unquenchable desire for His Word and to reveal to you what exactly He's trying to tell you through the scriptures and you can read two chapters per day😊one in the morning right after waking up and another before bed ❤️God bless
@@anonymouss5661 to be honest I'm biblically illiterate. I don't know how to read scriptures. Like everyone else I'll just be interpreting it the way I see it.
But no one is qualified to dictate scripture but god himself and if you don't hear it from the horse's mouth God himself then it is a lie by default coming from sinners/christians.
So in essence you are saying that you are god bc that's what it all boils down to in the end. God himself hasn't spoken a single word. It's always ppl saying god said this or that. Let god speak for himself. Man/woman is a liar and can't be fully trusted if at all.
I feel like alot of us are dealing with this, because I sure am 😏😭
I’ve been convicted lately that the way to overcome feeling sluggish and tired is to do a fast and drink water only. But I’m so addicted to food I can’t make it through a day of not eating. The enemy loves to keep us fat, tired, and physically & spiritually weak.
Perhaps you can approach this taking small steps. Maybe you can abstain from eating until a certain time ; 2hrs. each day.Then build from there until you get to the place where you fast a whole day.
No guilt, no condemnation, that is not how God works. Seek him, listen for His peace & direction and THEN take the baby steps He enables you to grown into. He’ll never love you more than he does at this very moment. Sometimes it works better to focus on the foods & drinks we should be drinking, and not the one we shouldn’t. As soon as we tell ourselves we HAVE to do something, our flesh fights back. But, seeking God and walking in each thing he leads, with falls & slips included, leads to true growth by His grace and power and not our own. Bless you Sarah❤️
I was addicted to food for a long time. I cannot say I' m free yet, bo what has helped me tremendously is cuttind down on carbs, especially for breakfast and lunch. You could also try intermitenned fasting. It really helped me with eating late at night. You can do 3 meals a day ( no snacking), than 2 meals a day and with time I will not be that difficult to do a 24hr fast. I' m still praying that the Lord takes away my sugar addiction. He has healed me from weed addiction, so I belive tis one is next. Blessings to you.
Save your carbs for night time. Having carbs for breakfast and lunch cause a sedative effect.
You start with a fast from food while you take drinks, like fruit drinks or chocolate tea, or vegetables. Then take time to spend it listening to messages and talking to God and journaling what you're hearing. That way your focus will shift away from eating for long. You need God's help you can't do it on your own ability.
Please pray that my laziness depart from me I don’t want to be that way I feel stuck sometimes Lord Jesus I need you
Fast! Start by breaking the fast at 12pm! Pray hourly during the fast! You'll feel the difference. You'll get many revelations too.
Read your Bible Daily, Talk to God when your driving or Walking, Do a Fast, Pray to God ( morning & night ) !
Don't own it by calling it yours
I had this video saved under my “Watch Later” playlist quite some time ago and I just remembered it now. I ended up just laughing at myself with how lazy Ive been in general. Great video, much needed and much conviction. Let’s all step it up guys. ❤️
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who had it in the watch later for so long lol.
Right. I passed this video up so many times. And this morning god lead me to click on this video. I’m guilty
@@cherrinagoodacre4193 loool sameee, it has been there for weeks and I'll be watching other things, finally listened today and I'm glad I did.
Same!!!
Me tooo!
I feel the conviction 😭
Me too. I got right up and started walking afterwards. Like okay i came alive after.
@@malynmendez613 YES ME TOO , I’ve been struggling with this for So LONG & didn’t even know it 😭😭 . Really started thinking abt my life fs , I love God for making it clear to me , PRAISE HIM 💕💕 .
Sameeee, The Holy Spirit is a blessing!!!
Me too but I know it’s for my good
I needed this I’ve been lazy this days, I’ve been talking to God about it, thank you for this video 🇳🇬
Hi sis same here
Same here dear, same here.
Keep studying the Word & keep praying. Don’t be sin-conscious or problem-conscious. Be CHRIST-CONSCIOUS & He will SURELY transform you.
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Fasting helps us to die to the will of the flesh.
Amen
Is fasting good?
@@esmecelest Yes, it doesn’t feel good though. Matt. 6:16-17 says “Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face.” So Jesus expects us to fast since He said “When you fast.” He helps you through it, and don’t feel condemned if you mess up. Yah bless 💙
@Alondra Nicole thats u putting your trust in medication instead of God. First off you don’t have to do anything unless it’s instructed by God.
@Alondra Nicole i 100% understand where you’re coming from, but if pregnant women can fast you can aswell 💚
I feel like laziness has crept into my life my and I've allowed it, and this has definitely been eye opening. To give me a little more nudge. God did not make us to just do nothing, but be working as He had put Adam to work, so we must be also. Thank you !!
I'm a nursing student & if I am not studying I am at placement working. What I realized is that I like being at work more and engaging with my patients but I am also an over worker. It often leads me to exhaustion and when it comes to my studies I have nothing left to give. Then I think I'm lazy, end up procrastinating because I put so much pressure on myself and get myself into thinking that I'm unable to finish my assignments or studying. I need prayer to be more productive and to stop procrastinating. 🙏💖
As soon as I read the title I went to my Youversion Bible app and downloaded a “reset diligence is a choice” plan. Let’s get it! Praying for all of us beautiful children of God🙏🏼
Thank you for sharing. I just downloaded the plan. 💞
Thank you...I also just started the plan!
THANKS, I just joined the plan... starting now.
SIS GOD REALLY PUT THIS VIDEO FOR A PURPOSE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN MEDITATING ON THESE SAME VERSES THE PAST 2 DAYS, and God has given me revelations about my laziness and procastination
Whenever I start getting lazy and reluctant to read my Bible and pray, I forget why I am spending time with God in the first place. I say "I mean, I don't have to be praying EVERY day..." But that is a deception from the devil trying to keep you out of God's Blessings! The word says, "The righteous man meditates on his word day and night." So, whenever I get lazy, I remember that the Lord called me by name to walk with him, and that he died for me so that I could live for him. Thanks Vivian for this video, I've been struggling with laziness lately, finding myself watching T.V instead of praying. It's wonderful how the Lord loves us so much that he uses other people to help us; he even used the source of my laziness, Social media to set me back on track. His strength is made perfect in weakness.😊🙏👍
"The blessing alone is not going to complete the purpose." - Yes girl!
You really made me consider some things. I appreciate you, sister is Christ.
Very important topic and i'm so happy to see this today. I pray that everyone who listens to this message will be able to take a stronger stand against Laziness, procrastination, lack of enthusiasm, rejection, frustration, bad luck and some other things which prevent them from reaching their destiny. I pray that each of you will break free from these bondage's because Jesus has paid it all and has borne all our sickness, shame and rejection already. Be set free TODAY in Jesus Mighty Name.
Amen!!
Lord, please help me with my laziness and Jesus name
The part where you said "Many Christians not found Drunk are Lazy"
That hit me . And it hit me hard 🙌🏾😭
can you please explain that part to me? i didn't completely understand it.
@@oraibitamuno2892 In summary. We Christian's tend to point out other peoples sins eg "The bible forbids Drunkenness" but we tend to forget that as a Christian the bible also forbid laziness. So she was saying have the time we are pointing out other peoples sins we don't realise that we too are failing to go by the scriptures.
@@lady_lusungukondowe ohh that makes sense now, thank you so much!
Right 👍👍
Hi Vivian, thank you for this video. I have a soul of a sluggard that craves and gets nothing. I have that thought in my head that I have to get up and do something so that God can use me or something to glorify him but instead of doing it, I ended up falling asleep. Pray for me whoever reading this I am currently struggling and in the process of knowing God and Jesus❤
I pray He gives you Grace to diligently seek Him. He will!
Amen~Noemi, I am praying for you...as a seasoned christian I even now struggle with the same things...these seasons come and go...but Christ is for us, working on our behalf ALWAYS to complete the good work He has begun in us :) (Philippians chapter 1) it is a great challenge, but an even greater adventure, this process of coming to Know God the Father and Jesus the Son in a personal way...hang in there and keep reaching out to Him-He always reaches back 🤗
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The hardest thing is to move from stillness to movement. I fight this very thing myself living with several chronic illness that require laying down and resting many hours a day. But, when it’s time to get up, it’s almost like being glued down to the bed! I am learning to walk in baby steps and doing the next thing next. Not looking at the overall big picture which can be overwhelming, but looking to Jesus for each little step, and then doing it! Sometimes I succeed, and sometimes I am still learning. I pray the same for you!
A senior entering college this fall, I needed this. I've honestly realized that I'm at a stage where my relationship with God, and my actions will shape the kind of adult I will become. Thank you!
Amen
Very very true.
Ampaaa sis
Sista Akos you got this!! God will lead you in your life and help you to make the daily decisions that will shape your future! Hit me up on insta @nanaqwamet if you ever have a question you wanna ask someone who can relate! God’s got you!!
Not God using you to call me out about missing quiet time with Him and staying in bed on my phone!! God, you are so great and provide reminders when your children are backsliding.
Lord please take away laziness from me,I need your help! amen
I was just sitting at my desk contemplating if I would do my Bible study, or write a ‘Dear Future Husband’ letter. Then I checked RUclips and the first thing I read is ‘Stop being lazy’ 😂 made me giggle. Off to do my Bible reading, then will watch this video! 🙂
🥳🙌 GLORY TO GOD ALMIGHTY!!!🗝️🕊️🔥💗✝️
WHY is this so relatable oh my 😂😭 we are human after all.. 😂
Thanks for reminding me that i need to get on my Bible lesson too. I love souls but sometimes thinking requires more energy than running.
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😂😂😂😂the dear future husband bit is soo meee
my biggest tip is to pray at night like whenever your daughter s sleeping no matter how busy you are stop what youre doing go in a place where youre least distracted and read your bible and talk to GOD
Please keep me and my daughter in your prayers, I can feel and see a spirit of laziness, in her! The enemy doesn’t want her purpose to be fulfilled and she also has a daughter!! Please pray for Asia and Angela, thank you God Bless😇!!
I'll keep them in my prayers 😇
Hey, Sister. I agree we should pray against laziness, however, there's no such thing as "a spirit of laziness", according to Bible. There's the sinful flesh, and one of the sins of the flesh is laziness. We are all born pre-disposed to laziness because of Adam's sin. We choose to be lazy based on our flesh, as opposed to a spirit coming over us causing us to be lazy.
I was literally living comfortably in my zone of laziness, I would never get things done and I really thought my life is good. thank you for this
I was literally praying for God to help me today for this! I can’t do it on my own, I need God’s guidance. This popped up.
Nicely shared! I'm wrestling with the spirit of procrastination, laziness, and fear, and no doubt more! 😑 Was an important message for me today! I awoke at 4: 15 am! 45 mins before my alarm! He has plans for my day! 💗Keep blessing ALL people.🙏
I think he woke me up around the first time. As soon as I woke up I was thinking about him! ✝️🥰
😭...I went to the adoration room last light (I'm a Catholic) at the chapel and I pleaded with God in tears to show me the way. I told him I don't know why I know everything I'm supposed to do to attain all the purposes he's given to me yet I don't do anything, I just sleep on all the ideas he gives to me. He has made me so creative and all the time I fear I might render this ability useless because I never pursue any of them. I'm all talk talk talk with no action. This morning I went for 6:00 am, mass, almost late and of cuz I came back to sleep till almost 11:00 am, just cuz I woke up "too early" for mass. At mass, I told God to give me the spirit of discipline so that I will do the things I know I should do. Right now I just woke, went to the kitchen to grab some food, and then took my phone to waste more time of course. I immediately opened RUclips and the first thing I see is your video. On a normal day I will or may put it to watch later and never watch it or it's just that I may end up watching it later but with little to no enthusiasm at all, by so doing I lose the essence of the video, I see it as just one of those motivational videos you watch and just move on.
This time I clicked the second I saw it, and I listened to everything you said with attention whiles eating. I agree with you that LAZINESS IS DEMONIC 😭😭...I'm literally in tears right now cuz there is just so much I could do if only I push through with my potentials but I never do. It's a LID ON ME, I agree, it's covering up everything I could do or could be. This video is really God's answer to my prayers from yesterday. I want to say this video "has changed my life" but how can I boast of that when I haven't even put everything you've said into practice and I'm afraid I might not even do it after I try for a week or so. I'm so scared of losing on the purposes of God for my life because I never pursue things he's freely shown me to do.
Everything you've said is so true, so so true...and I know there is no way you're speaking on your own accord, I know the for sure the holy spirit is the one behind your thought and word of choice. From here I will take my bible and jot down all the quotations you've mentioned. God please help me read them😭😭...take away this demon from me😭😭...take away this lid from my life. I hate feeling like I could do so much yet I have nothing to show because I never take on any ambition. I leave them by the door and start trying to find another one, and eventually leave that too non-pursued. I have so much opportunities Thanks to Grace of God yet I don't know how to utilize them. All I do is sleep, sleep, sleep, social media non stop,eat non stop, and sluggish. I've a research assignment that has been given to my colleagues and I for more than 2-weeks now and not a single day have I looked at it. The habit is, I will do it at the 11th hour, when we're called to report our work in a day time, I will rush through the work😭😭😭...and do underhanded job. I do things HASTILY too just like you mentioned. Everything you've said and read from the bible is like reading me.
Thank you so much for allowing God to use you to awaken a lot of us, I am for sure awoken. Thank you. 🙏
I know this video will be part of my testimony some day. God bless you🙏🙏
Hi Ella, I totally agree with what you just said because it’s easy to tell yourself that you’re going to do something but end up not being productive at all. And I’m working on it myself. But I believe through the Holy Spirit, nothing is impossible. I have in my heart to tell you that in order to find God, it’s a personal journey that is only found through Jesus Christ and Him alone. As it’s known, religion doesn’t save only JESUS does and it’s all about the relationship with Him that someone can have access to God. Sincerely come to Jesus wherever you are and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal Himself to you and show you if you’re on the right path and God will reveal everything He wants you to know and help you with productivity . I love psalm 25, which adresses it. God bless you!
Ella! Thanks for sharing so honestly...most have been there and done that too! Being aware of it and admitting it is the most beautiful gift you have given to yourself. Read my other comments for more encouragement. All these comments are massive blessings. I am so glad i stumbled onto this video. Some awesome believers out here and the spirit of Truth is alive and well !
You are not alone. Let's lean onto the Love and Grace of God. It's by His Spirit that we will overcome. Even when you don't want to Pray, Pray
Just say, there is nothing that can separate me from the love of God and it can ease the anxiety and guilt.
Also Fast. Fasting is soo Powerful. I swear by Fasting. Sometimes just play worship music. Just sing.
And dont be afraid to Be honest with God. That's what I did today. Tell Him Everything.
I, like you, struggle but let's Fight okay, you are not Alone
God bless you for your honesty with yourself. Can I advise you to have one or two people/friends who can hold you accountable. Because you have to report to someone, it does push to do what you said you will do. You wouldn't want to apologise to them every time. Hope this helps
Hi Ella, what you are describing is classic ADHD. I have recently self diagnosed myself after years of suffering same as you!! Right now I'm in the process of getting a therapist so that I can get an assessment and official diagnosis. What you have described is the same issues I'm plagued with: time blindness, scattered attention and executive function disorder. Everything you have described is ADHD (inattentive). I am a 35 year old Black woman married with child and it took me half my life to come to this realization because I never knew that adult ADHD is a thing. Ella, it is not your fault. It is a hormonal imbalance that has made our minds crave dopamine and engagement. It's also the secret to your creativity, it can never deplete. Please research ADHD and the productivity tips that are tailored to specifically help people like us. I hope this comment finds you well and you are able to find the strength to help yourself armed with fuller knowedge of what is plaguing you. Better yet if you could get access to cognitive behavioural therapy like I am trying to do!! Best of luck to you dear!
"If it was easy, everyone would do it." Word!!!
I’ve heard this video before because I struggle with laziness in my walk with God. I started to become deligent , Praise God! But recently went through a loss that lead me to stop caring and slowly but surely on my 3rd week became lazy again. I stopped waking up early and praying and reading much less go to the gym . So I came back to this video again…. And it’s hitting different and much deeper with a greater understanding. Y’all I need to repent cuz I kept telling myself that I shouldn’t be too hard in myself and should just sleep it off.
Vivian I am so glad I found this message...testimony from you! I really needed it. Wrote down so many scriptures. Say a prayer for me and my laziness!! I could be doing so much more for the Kingdom of God!! And I surely desire to. May God continue to bless you mightily!!!
i wanna thank you for letting God use you to talk to me because every word you said hit me hard and that’s exactly what i needed. praise God !
I agree
I do need prayers, life have drained me so much,that I don't even have a plan in my own life.
Lean not on your own understanding...Trust The Living God of Israel - Jehovah Jirah
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Living God of "Israel"...
Another thing - Is to speak light - An old friend of mine reminded me that in the Book of Genesis when the Living God of Israel saw darkness roaming the earth he said "Let there be Light"... You only need mustard seed faith and zero doubt in your heart for God to reveal a renewed plan for your precious Life.
It was also a timely message for me. I was also struggling with laziness, mental and spiritual. Thanks for sharing God's word on this matter.
Thank you for your obedience and posting this. I'm in another rut and I'm disgusted with myself and I kept talking to the Lord about my issue with laziness lately.
It's funny because I was mindlessly scrolling through my front page and my finger happened to click on a video and then the video loaded and it's this one.😅
The Lord has been telling me to stop thinking too much because I have thought everything and anything about the things I need to do. He urges me to just do it. Just do it. I already know what I should do because I have thought about any and all angles I could. He wants me to now actually put it into action.
You are so right! Thanks for sharing this, I found my self procrastinating and always feeling tired, God showed me I was under an evil oppression. After praying about it, God set me free from that. Now I´m working on new habits for better time management.
This video has really blessed and convicted me. I've been struggling for a long time crying out to the Lord to deliver me of laziness but,not even trying. I've felt alot of shame since this is my secret sin and I hate it. I thank God for using you as His vessel to speak to me and to know there are others struggling as well. May God continue to bless you and your channel. ❤
Omg that's crazy because I've been feeling lazy lately and have been watching Netflix rather than reading the word because I finally got a break from my busy schedule. 🥺 your videos are always kn point.
Yeah I’m on summer break and have been binge watching shows. Definitely need to focus on God.
don’t take God’s Name in vain 🥰
I am convicted and I hate it so much. All I do is work or be lazy. I needed to hear this message 🙏 Thank you
I've been lazy with my exams and I know I've failed this term, fortunately im left with 2 more terms to do better. I pray God leads me in the right direction to fulfill my utmost potential.
May God remove all spirit of laziness and sluggishness from us all,amen
Lord deliver me from the spirit of laziness in Jesus's name. Amen
Do not give up speak words over yourself I am diligent I am not a slugger
struggling with that too sis, especially because I am pregnant at the moment & I get tired real quick... instead of praying for God to give me His strength, I set it up in my mind that today is going to be another chill day🤦🏽♀️
But I've started to pray that God teaches me to number my days so that I may obtain wisdom... so in the morning I pray & then I plan out what I need to do for the day, even if I get one thing accomplished I am happy knowing that I didn't just lay in the bed dealing with morning/all day sickness lol
Well done for taking action Nina!! One step at a time, once you keep going at it DAILY - it WILL become a Habit - Thanks for encouraging some of us that are not pregnant yet dealing with this issue under God. Bless you.
This was so good!! Everything we do is unto the Lord, so we don’t want to be lazy for Him.
I think this video was personally made for me , I have been so so Lazy since forever I’m a procrastinator and I try so hard to do stuff but get distracted and do something else, but then everything becomes overwhelming so I just do nothing . My days go really really fast without me doing anything while I have so much work to do.😕
Thank you. This is probably the biggest struggle for me in my life to date. I was shocked when you talked about not being found drunk.. because I don't drink, but my God am I lazy... :/ I will work to overcome it.
I literally just asked God to give me the strength and discipline to start working out and getting active again then boom your video just popped up out of nowhere. The King I serve really do listens 🙏🏾.
Girl same...
Diligence. I need all the prayers! I have no motivation whatsoever.
Lord I pray that Holy Spirit would encourage me when it comes to being lazy.
Hey diligent woman of God! Calling that out for myself too!
Yeah this word was for me. Looking back at the past 6 months ive gone from prospering to poverty because of laziness. I would excuse myself on oh i just gotta wait on God but i was lying to myself. Every goal i had like getting fit fell through because i kept excusing myself in everything. Thank you for posting this. Im gonna save this so i can keep hearing it and ima save those scriptures too.
I am in the same boat right now! I have been glued to my phone/social media, but I was associating it more with my phone being an idol. Hadn't really thought of it as laziness until now. Great video, great topic! I really need to fast from social media too. Feeling the pull more and more each day...
While I was looking at your video... I picked up my Bible, closed my eyes and my fingers fell on the exact page Proverbs 24 and my eyes immediately fell on verse 33-34. Wow!
Aww Whitney that is AWESOME of God to have that happen for you!
The Holy Spirit led me to this video. Same struggles and I was convicted with that same scripture in Proverbs. Thank you for sharing. God bless you!
Me too
When I'm facing difficulties in my spiritual life like not being able to pray or not giving time to God I become lazy and sluggish I keep scrolling and overthinking so much that I feel I'm going to go crazy thinking
I am so happy I saw this video! I have been struggling with this too much. I would wake up around 1pm, go the gym and then go to work come back scroll on my phone and go to sleep, it’s a cycle I had even stopped going to the gym because I felt lazy or “tired”, I am so afraid of poverty and I knew that I would be further in life if I broke that sin, because I would get more things done in life and actually start to feel successful, sometimes my depression gets in the way, but I no longer want to be that person. I want to break that curse completely, and become a new woman of god. thank you for this message, I’ve seen in on my feed for a few months but never clicked on it until now!!
A LAZY CHARACTER needs lots of prayers and action. Thank you for sharing this, ❤️
I'm laying in bed listening to this. And all I can say is thank you. The word is speaking to me.
I am going through the same struggle. Thx for this word. I definitely feel convicted.
Laziness is my biggest struggle. Thank you so much for speaking on this, you definitely gave me a lot to think about.
Thank you for sharing. At 68 years old, it wasn't anything new to me, but the Lord wanted me to hear again because lately I've gotten complacent. You are precious...keep sharing. ❤
This has blessed me so much!! God has been dealing with me about laziness lately. I have been praying to be used by God but He said that I have been willing but I haven’t been obedient to do the things he put in my heart to do. Thank you Vivian for sharing this revelation❤️It has helped me so much! I will meditate on those scriptures.
Commenting on my husband's account. I was spiritually asleep since the beginning of this year. I didn't notice when it creeped in. It got to the point of me worshipping God at church and feeling nothing. And I knew what was wrong, no prayer life outside of church, no fasting, no communion with God. And every Sunday evening I would tell myself that things would change that week and I would get up and fight.
Almost 6 months have gone by and I haven't got back up altogether. But God has used you, and many other people through this media to pick me back up.
I was slowly becoming addicted in a way to youtube shorts and just any youtube videos about anything but God. Same with Facebook and any other social media. I had been working for weeks and weeks deleting the apps to avoid them and downloading them again the same day or the next day.
I'm so thankful that God is finally opening my eyes on what I've been doing wrong. And sometimes we know it's wrong but we avoid accepting it.
And I didn't understand why I would pray and pray but the tiredness, the laziness would almost feel worse.
But we need to get up even with the tiredness. We need to fight against our own flesh. And everyday it will get easier. God bless you and everyone watching this video. We have to keep in mind that God is soon to come and we have to be watchful at all times. Will you be asleep when the lord comes ? Or will you be watchfully waiting on him?
We need to understand that the devil is working to distract us. Even with these little "innocent youtube shorts" and social media posts. Do you notice how 2 minutes turns into 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, then your whole day. If you're struggling, keep praying asking God to help you with it.
God used the same media that the devil intended to destroy me to pick me back up. I now scroll past youtube shorts and only go into Facebook to share posts about God and watch lives from different churches and spiritual teachers.
And no I'm not saying that the videos are necessarily bad. But the devil was using them to distract me. I thank God for revealing this to me and everyday that goes by it gets easier.
I will watchfully be waiting on The Lord.
He is coming soon 🙌
Wow the same has happened to me. I tried to get back up several times but I kept going back to my sinful ways. It got to the point where I couldn't feel like I loved God anymore and spending less time with him. As the days went by I started letting the devil's lies get to me and confusing thoughts too flood my brain. I want to put an effort into doing the right thing and It doesn't matter if my flesh doesn't want me to do that.
Wowwwwww. Crazy! I read Hebrews today and felt so convicted and posted...stop being LAZY about the things of God! Confirmation to me sis. Thank you. 💟 (Heb 5:11, Heb 6:11)
This edified me, thank you. I’m also relatively new to the faith (Jesus freed me from marijuana in April) but I struggled to be consistent with reading the Word, praying, etc.. I’ve been “wanting” to study the word in the mornings for awhile. Your video, and provided scriptures, allowed me to do my first bible study with coffee ☕️ God bless you for your obedience!
Congratulations on quiting the weed. I quit two years ago after a twenty year addiction. I've been able to get so much further in Christ. That's awesome you were able to give it up! ❤️ 🕯️
@@j.rebekah8605 "I" wasn't able to quit. I tried desperately for a month to quit for 1 night with no luck! When I finally called out to Jesus (as a then atheist) the desire finally went away !! Thank Jesus!
This popped up on my feed after months of feeling lazy. Thank you for this message.
Amen, and the diligence isn’t just for us to work toward the physical blessings but also the spiritual blessings. The things that cannot be seen with the eyes nor touched with the hands. That inner peace that surpasses all understanding and that fullness of joy only found in God’s presence 🙏🏾♥️
I needed to hear this. Thank you for being obedient to God and sharing 😊🙌🏾
Thank you for sharing as well. Good message
Ugh, I definitely need prayer about this issue. My situation is a bit different then some of the comments, I have fibromyalgia and my energy level is compromised. I always have to plan for the day, The week and hope I can get what needs to get done.
I had severe fibromyalgia when i was 26 years old. I prayed to God, i went to the Doctor. And they couldn’t find nothing wrong with me. And within time i received word from Heaven. I was retaining someone in my life who wasn’t supposed to be there. If we retain sin we will get sick physically. It’s like the price we pay for sin. I’m not saying my story is the situation of every one going through fibromyalgia, but after much tears at the alter, and having a praying mother.. God had revealed that to me. 🤍 So when i renounce to that person and left that person, all peace was restored back to me. Beautiful peace and enough energy to live and enjoy life.
@@YarelySilvas thank you for that because that makes a lot of sense. I need to pray more about this condition, I've just let it be because I think it's my punishment for the sinning I was doing at the time.
Ill pray for you
Don't be a sluggard. I needed to hear that. :D
God is talking to me, I have been lazy for days I even kneel praying with an upsetted mind.. I fool myself saying God knows I love Him. I repent.. So help me God
When you said the Bible says do not fear 365 times, the first thing I thought was… the Lord is once again reminding us to never fear because a year has 365 days. How incredible
Thank you sister! I needed this! I have been lazy for years. I want to cook and have my house clean but every time I’m in my house all I want to do is sleep. I have been like this for years. 😭😭😭 Please keep me in prayers! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I needed this, same here, being soo lazy in everything n experiencing poverty financially n Spiritually. Gosh, it's a disease too. Need to fight it off! Thank you for this video. It spoke to me.
Literally paused the video half way through and organized my room a little bit.
I’m so glad this came up in my recommendations, in fact I know it came up for a reason. I struggle so bad with laziness, but this just made me really wake up. Thank you for being obedient!
My best friend gave me some advice and it has helped tremendously-
Sometimes you need to do things, just because you DON'T want to do them.
It allows you to push yourself past 'want to's' and 'don't want to's'.
It's an intentional action to break a mind cycle.
I know some ppl don't suggest this, but I start a new to-do list every morning. If I'm busy working on something and I think of something else that needs to be done, I just add it to the list so it won't distract me from the current task. When I'm reading the bible, a lot of things pop into my head that need to be done, I just write it down, and get back in the word. Laziness is one of the main reasons I don't get involved in church ministry! I'd rather be at home relaxing, so i can relate to this struggle!
Great idea!! 💡Thanx!
I immediately clicked this once it was in my recommendations as I felt it was something I needed to watch. I've been struggling with laziness for a while and needed this reminder that it is stunting my walk. Thank you for taking the time to make this video and share your struggle with laziness. I've gotten to a point where I come home after work barely doing anything while wondering whatever happened to all of my energy or why it takes me weeks to do something so simple. Prayers are most welcome as I'd like to shed all of this slothfulness off of me.
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I asked for a solution to my laziness and God also told me to fast from social media for a week...but I have been pushing it for so long.... This is a clear message that I need to get on it ASAP.Thank you God
For me too biblical scriptures on Laziness were like a punch in the face. I like the declaration: “ I am a diligent woman of God.”