This week's subject matter is diligence.
Firstly Steele defines diligence as an habitual employment of our bodily and mental powers about our proper callings.
Secondly Steele tells us to be excited about the practice of industry.
Thirdly Steele encoruages us to let the blessed God be owned and honoured for a blessing on our diligence.
Fourthly Steele reflects that if diligence is a duty in the common business of life how much more is it so in the great concerns of religion.
I found helpful the encouragement to seek God's blessing for our diligence: 'Let the blessed God be owned and honoured by humble prayer, for a blessing on your diligence ; and affectionate praise and gratitude for success therein. "He it is that giveth you power to get wealth." "And without his blessing it is in vain for you to rise up early and sit up late, and to eat the bread of carefulness." He governs and influences the minds of others, and directs all those circumstances which must concur to your success. And his providence must preserve what his bounty bestows, or else a thousand accidents will soon deprive you thereof. '
If God isn't blessing your labour, then it doesn't matter how diligent you are.
Commence
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