If someone calls you a sloth you should be offended! Make no mistake--it is not a complement.
The word sloth is almost an onomatopoeia. If you get lazy with your diction you hardly even have to move your tongue. “Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit.” Romans 12:11 To stay in tune to the Voice of God takes a fervent and disciplined spirit. Guitarists discipline themselves to continually tune their instrument as soon as they hear the slightest imperfection so that they can stay in harmony with the band. If the atmosphere changes, the guitar has to be retuned. If the acoustics change, the guitar has to be retuned. Even if the guitar is transported in a case, potholes and bumps in the road will cause it to be out of tune the next time it is played so it has to be retuned. The same is true for our lives—we must be tuned and retuned to the Spirit of God often if we want to live in harmony with one other. Throughout the day as we work and play we need to train our ear to hear when our spirit is out of tune with the Spirit. When the atmosphere of the work place, class room, or sports field changes; or when the acoustics of relationships are altered we need to be retuned. We will need to constantly tune our hearts to the vibrations of the perfect pitch found in the Truth of the Person of Jesus. “Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit.” Romans 12:11
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