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Please Interpret This Scripture



"The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets."

Proverbs 22:13

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he uses his fear as an excuse to continue his laziness, instead of gettin out there and getin it done, lol,dt

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That's a lazy man's excuse for not going to work.

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The lazy bum lies around watching TV and drinking cheap beer while collecting food stamps and making lame excuses about the imagined dangers outside his door. ADV (Andrew Degraffenreed Version)

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A lazy person says there is a lion outside and I ain't going out there.

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“Many frighten themselves from real duties by imaginary difficulties…He talks of a lion without, but considers not his real danger from the devil, that roaring lion, which is in bed with him, and from his own slothfulness, which kills him,” [M. Henry].

For the person who is unwilling to do honest work, any excuse will do, though it makes him appear ridiculous by its silliness.

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Good posts.

Have you ever been immobilized by what MIGHT happen if you attempt change?

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Ah, there are no Lions in Vancouver or Sloths, so your question is?:hmmm

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I change alot. I am always doing different things. I hate being slothful. That is not me at this present time. I am of the mind one is immobilized when the don't attempt to change.

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Cautious yes. Hesitant, yes. Immobilized I don't think so.

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I will admit to the immobilization by fear in certain situations.

I suppose the task never gets done when we are paralyzed by what terrible things may happen if we act as we should.

I guess a continual refusal to act is slothfulness on my part.

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Your not planning on blowing up the server or something are you?

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never had a chance to think about immobilization, gotta keep chuggin on, dt

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OMG!!!!

You're hilarious!:toofunny:toofunny:toofunny

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People spend their whole lives afraid of change. Nearly all discover that when they finally DO change, a deep regret that they didn't do it sooner.
Case in point, we just moved across the country from the wonderful state of Wisconsin. We both have large families there who LOVE the area we moved too. When asked why they don't move with us, we inevitably get the response "Oh, we can't move because of....<fill in the blank>". The simple fact is that there are very few REAL reasons that someone can't do something, no matter what it is. It all comes down to the will and being able to conquer imaginary fears, and being able to step out of the little bubble of safety that people build around them. "Sure my house is falling apart and there is nothing to do in this small town.... But at least I am comfortable here."

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When you work, you should do it with all your might.

And when it is time to be slothful, you should do THAT with all your might as well. :)

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Biblically it speaks of a slothful man who allows his fears to immobilize him or uses his fears as an excuse to not perform his duty.

Personally, I felt an application of it would be properly applied to people who will not share the gospel or witness for fear the devil and what others might say. These are spiritually slothful.

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Trust and Obey. :bliss

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I would answer but that would mean I would have to put this piece of cake down and get up off the coach which I am scared to do becaues there might be a snake or spider on the floor to bite me!