LAX

Came home from the jungles of Ecuador for the second time with about 2 weeks’ worth of traveler’s diarrhea – upset stomach, runs and squirts – from eating the unwashed food - drinking the unfiltered water – unclean utensils – unwashed hands - not getting the shots – not heeding the instructions and warnings of others – slow to learn - I was lax – I was my own laxative…

1.    Not sufficiently strict or severe

2.    Careless

3.    Relaxed (of the limbs or muscles)

4.    Pronounced with the vocal muscles relaxed (of a speech sound, esp. a vowel)

5.    Loose (of the bowels)

 
All these definitions apply to me physically and spiritually.   I need to be much more careful and not be lazy…

·         Rules - God’s and man’s laws, rules, and suggestions with time, work, service, loving others, availability

·         Spiritual Disciplines - waiting on the Lord It is too easy to be lax of the holy Careless use of Jesus’ name and character w/out the holiness and reverence due

·         Fitness- eating, weight

·         Speech - use of words that don’t follow with life style intentions, what I stand for and tolerance, expectations, words and encouragement

·         Clean - excellence and preparation

Catching up on daily Bible readings that I had become lax in… Today…I came across

 

Jeremiah 48:10 a curse on him who is lax in doing the Lord’s work!

Some more encouragement and warning from scripture…
Be clean hands…pure heart… Psalms 24:4
Be useful for noble purposes 2 Timothy 2:20
Be clean on the inside… Matthew 23:25-26
Don’t give what is holy to the dogs… Matthew 7:6
Don’t live like it is all meaningless, useless, worthless… Ecclesiastes
Don’t be noisy gong clanging cymbal… I Corinthians 13:1
Don’t  be luke warm… Revelation 3:16

If not careful I become a laxative to the gospel …a bunch a BS… loose runny smelly crap… wasting time, energy, $, endeavors, hurting the kingdom of God