Proverbs 14:23
“In all labor there is a profit that can be made, But people that talk too much end up in poverty.”
There is so much that we can learn from one another by listening and sharing, and no one enjoys a good conversation more than I. However, the primary action that creates quality productivity is the literal engagement of putting to work the words. My most enjoyable conversation comes from folks who are not as anxious about sharing their thoughts, as they are about doing them, probably because those types of exchanges do not linger aimlessly on and on into an abyss of time. I know organizations that for years and years have done nothing more than talk about setting up meetings to do more talking. This endless mayhem is nothing more than a continual argument of elections, nominations, re-elections, and re-nominations, whose aim is…well, God only knows. There is only so much talking that you can engage in before it becomes imperative that these ideas begin to go to work. An idea is just a lifeless corpse without any human labor with which to bring it to life.
U.S. economy is a massive and intricate system that functions powerfully because of a strong pool of the world’s greatest work force. The U.S. is one of the most productive, and certainly one of the more wealthy nations in the world, because each and every day millions upon millions of folks get up early in the morning and go to work. They don’t get up and go to speech factories. They get up and go to work. In my humble opinion the downfall of any individual, family, business, or large corporation is the tendency to over-manage and under-lead their enterprises. There is no doubt that management of any enterprise is imperative to its health. However, it is the continual implementation and growth of leadership that prevents possible weakening and failure. I truly believe that it doesn’t matter whether it is a fortune 500 company or the simplistic productivity of an individual family, their poverty can probably be traced back to too much talking, sitting, analyzing, managing, and not enough working! Let’s start putting our words to work!
Pastor LaVaughn
