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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nDaily Reading:<\/strong> Leviticus 6:1-7:27<\/strong><\/a>, Mark 3:7-30<\/strong><\/a>, Psalm 37:1-11<\/strong><\/a>, Proverbs 10:3-4<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cA slack hand\u00a0causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.\u201d Prov. 10:4<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hard work pays off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Raised Protestant, my worldview includes the Protestant Work Ethic: \u201cvalue attached to hard work, thrift, and efficiency in one\u2019s worldly calling.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And so, I currently run three small businesses and find work enjoyable. My goals for 2023 include resting on Sundays. Writing this at the end of January; I didn\u2019t make it a month and will start again in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Living in America, we can become whatever we want. Dreams come true in the land of the free. Working hard will bring riches and builds self-esteem and strong character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Work keeps me out of trouble and allows me to fulfill God\u2019s purpose for my life. Hard work produces much more than monetary riches. Some things don\u2019t have a price tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Slack hands lead to poverty, but diligent ones experience God\u2019s riches.<\/p>\n\n\n Lord, forgive our slack hands. Bless the work of our hands as we do all things to Your honor and glory. Let us experience Your riches as we diligently follow You. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One minute read. Daily Reading: Leviticus 6:1-7:27, Mark 3:7-30, Psalm 37:1-11, Proverbs 10:3-4 Daily Verse: \u201cA slack hand\u00a0causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.\u201d Prov. 10:4 Hard work pays off. Raised Protestant, my worldview includes the Protestant Work Ethic: \u201cvalue attached to hard work, thrift, and efficiency in one\u2019s worldly calling.\u201d And… Continue reading Hard Work Pays Off<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7428"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7432,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7428\/revisions\/7432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\")
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