Several years ago I worked with a Young Man who bought into the advertising slogan, “Just do it.” Unfortunately, it carried over into his work and he was very good at placing a request on my desk with that on the note.
Equally unfortunately, we worked for a company that had specific practices for almost everything. There were not only government contracts handled by the company, but there was government oversight (federal and state) as to how the company was to do business. Better than ‘best practices’, there were specific written practices to be followed.
Our area handled contributions. There were many rules involved in how funding by the company was to be handles and even more rules involving who could receive the money. Young Man had no interest in learning the rules, much less complying with them. Fortunately, I had the authority to tell him, “No. We have to do it this way.” That information was not appreciated.
It was a matter of doing due diligence, knowing what should be done to comply, and why those reasons exist. Without that diligence, breaking the rules could result in fines for the company and a job loss for those not in compliance. Why take the chance?
This is nothing new, either:
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. (Proverbs 21:5 KJV)
Being careful, thoughtful and thorough not only indicates attention when doing something (whether it’s work, personal or biblical), it defines personality.
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. (Proverbs 4:23 KJV)
For a Christian, the scriptures include further diligence:
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:5-8 KJV)
How do you get that faith in the first place?
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10:17 KJV)
I pray you enjoy doing diligence, and are blessed by doing so.
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