Week 35 Day 3

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Be Diligent

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Praise to God, immortal praise,

For the love that crowns our days;

Bounteous Source of every joy,

Let thy praise our tongues employ.

“The leading rule for a lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence,” wrote Abraham Lincoln. A person can be smart, strong, well-dressed, and even have integrity but still not achieve much in life. The key, according to Lincoln, is to be diligent. To Lincoln that meant to persevere and to be thorough and meticulous. It meant to make a plan and follow it and to be effective. But mostly it meant to follow through on your task and not give up. Lincoln knew that diligence could make up for lack in many other areas. He had little education, no money, and a life full of pain and grief. Those are not normally the makings of a successful person. But Lincoln was diligent. He made up his mind and stuck to his plan. Are you diligent? If you’re disappointed in the things you’re achieving in your life, maybe you just lack the diligence to make them happen. Decide today to be more diligent.