Scripture
Proverbs 22:13 “The lazy person is full of excuses, saying, “If I go outside, I might meet a lion in the street and be killed.”
Observation
1) Don’t make excuses
2) My excuses are not rational. It is unlikely you would meet a lion on the street.
3) Take responsibility for my life, attitudes, and actions
Application
There are many things I cannot control. There are many people I cannot control but I can take responsibility for myself. I can control I how respond to people and circumstances. Between stimuli and response there is a gap of time. In that gap of time I have the power of choice. I can choose my response.
Prayer
Enable me to see myself accurately. Do not allow me to fool myself about me. I want to see me as you see me and as I really am.
