Some people may choose to settle for less because they don’t want to work for more!

If it’s worth having it’s worth working for. 

I’m sure someone much smarter than me has said that before but when I searched for it as a quote I couldn’t find it so I’m claiming it!

In my quote search I found “If it’s worth having it’s worth fighting for” which is also true. But sometimes I think it’s easier to fight for something than to work for it.  Fighting for something, in my mind, evokes images of passion and fervent intention.  Sounds kind of exciting! Working for something, on the other hand, brings to my mind drudgery and laborious effort. Not so inviting.

Working just sounds hard. And sometimes it is.  But if it is worth having then it is worth working for. 

In 2 Thessalonians 3 Paul talks about this very thing.  He stresses the importance of not being lazy. God has called everyone of us to do great things in His name.  He wants to use us to bring solutions to the needs of this sometimes dark world.  That will require getting our hands dirty and working hard.  We must not become weary in well-doing. 

Never settle for less than God has for you because you don’t want to work for it.  We are promised that the payoff is worth every ounce of sweat.