Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, with steely determination:

“You have planted much, but have harvested little.
You eat, but never have enough.
You drink, but never have your fill.
You put on clothes, but are not warm.
You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”
(Haggai 1:6)

I’ve known all of these, Jesus.

Firsthand.

Some of it wasn’t my fault.

After all, the curse You put on the ground because of Adam’s sin is still in effect.

On top of that –

the blunders of others have cost me plenty.

But more times than I can count

I’ve brought this maddening frustration on myself.

There have been times when I

took my eyes off the goal
didn’t try hard enough
didn’t follow through
forgot You.

There’s nothing I can do about Murphy’s Law or the actions of others.

But O LORD!

Please help me clean up my own act.

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Genesis 3:17-19; Genesis 5:28-29; Romans 8:19-23; Matthew 10:21-25; Luke 6:22; Isaiah 56:10-11; Hosea 4:7-12; Proverbs 6:9-11

What is Lazaroo?

Take Me Deeper

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.