![]() We meet so many people who say they love God but who rarely show it. One of our main responsibilities is to abide in Christ, and avoiding that commitment is deadly. But according to the Bible, discipline is not about perfection, but consistency. Pastor, author, and speaker Chip Ingram defines discipline as “simply doing the right thing at the right time.” Slackers struggle with discipline and often just don’t do the right thing at the right time. Our friends, family members, teammates, co-workers, and maybe even our bosses are slackers, but we are not! Reality check: We all suffer from the slacker disease in one way or another. We don’t think other people are as committed as we are – that they avoid their responsibilities, are always late, and make excuses.īut, of course, that’s not us. ![]() We often think we are the hardest workers and others are the slackers, partly because we judge ourselves based on our intentions and others based on their actions. Ninety percent of us can’t be in the top 10 percent. ![]() In a Business Week poll, employees were asked “ Are you one of the top 10 percent of performers in your company?” A whopping 90 percent of all employees said yes, including 97 percent of the executives! But the math does not compute.
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