COMPLACENCY- A SIN OR A CURSE

"........I'll find and punish those who are sitting it out, fat and lazy, amusing themselves and taking it easy,

Who think, 'God doesn't do anything, good or bad.

   He isn't involved, so neither are we.'

But just wait. They'll lose everything they have,........." Zephaniah 1:12-13a(MSG)

Times when I sense stagnancy in any area of my life, I blame the devil and pray against every spirit of delay that may be working against my progress. My summation is usually that someone, something or unseen forces are at work through a spell or a curse. In as much as I am not disputing the fact that it may be so; for we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but I am beginning to realise that praying alone may not be the solution to employ. Getting up and facing the situation with very practical steps towards a solution may be more realistic than just praying and folding my arms.

God frowns at complacency. He never intended for us to be idle at any time.

Reading through the book of Zephaniah chapter 1, I saw that one of the major things that God frowned at was Spiritual Stagnancy (vs 12). How can one be spiritually stagnant?
Due to delays or lack of progress in a major area of our lives, we tend to give up on God and become lethargic towards the things of the Spirit. We become so discouraged that we withdraw ourselves from everything and live a carefree style. We become indifferent. We tactfully pull out of everything that once fired us up Spiritually. We fold our arms in high expectation,  we determine to do nothing more until God shows up. In today's language, we try to hide under humility by saying "I'm just putting my head down for a while".

Who knows the time and the hour when the Son of Man shall return. He that endures to the end shall be saved. Jesus is not coming back for the married or the single. No! He is coming back for a people prepared to meet Him. People whose lamps still burns with much oil in it. 

He says in the book of Revelations 3:15-17


"....I know you inside and out, and find little to my liking.
You're not cold, you're not hot—far better to be either cold or hot! You're stale. You're stagnant. You make me want to vomit.
You brag, 'I'm rich, I've got it made, I need nothing from anyone,' oblivious that in fact you're a pitiful, blind beggar, threadbare and homeless....."

Those were strong words. God clearly wants us to get back to kingdom business and be alive in the Spirit once again.


Sister, what have you stopped doing that you ought to keep on doing? 

What aspect of your stewardship is suffering due to complacency on your part?

What area of service have you withdrawn from? 

Is God calling you back to do business for Him?

Get up! please get up and get back to God's business. 

In the Zephaniah passage, the consequences of being stagnant spiritually far outweighs the whatever reasons we may have given for that attitude of heart. The truth is God refers to it as a sin resulting from laziness and defiance towards His orders.

Complacency according to scripture is a sin (Zephaniah 1:12)and not a curse.

Let us shake it off, lace-up our shoes and start running the race. God is able, and sufficiently able to carry us through whatever we may be faced with. We must keep the work of the great commission going, in whichever way we have been gifted to do it. That is what Jesus is coming back to ask of us. Let us begin by telling someone about Jesus today.

Lets get back to Kingdom business. God will surely take care of our business. John 6:33 is a living proof.

Have a busy day for the Lord. Amen.