Process Addiction - Slothful

I have been studying Alma, in the Book of Mormon.

I don't fly through the scriptures. 

I read, make notes, then study.

Alma 37:40-41

"And it did work for them according to their faith in God; therefore, if they had faith to believe that God could cause that those spindles should point the way they should go, behold, it was done; therefore they had this miracle, and also many other miracles wrought by the power of God, day by day.
Nevertheless, because those miracles were worked by small means it did show unto them marvelous works. They were slothful, and forgot to exercise their faith and diligence and then those marvelous works ceased, and they did not progress in their journey"
Alma 37:40-41

So, the beginning is talking about the Liahona - a tool that worked by faith.

When they were slothful, and stopped maintaining their relationship with God, they stopped progressing.

Slothfulness creeps in.

It isn't a big bang and suddenly out of no where we are slothful (lazy).

It especially creeps in when we are less than aware.

For recovering addicts - it just might be our biggest nemesis.

Just like with everything else, we start feeling pretty good about our progress.

We start feeling good about the length of time of our progress.

Then, we do the things that got us to this point a bit less. 

And less.

And less.

Until we are slothful.

The thing about sloths is that they aren't doing anything wrong!

They're chillin' like a bunch of villains, really.

Living the dream!

But, they have zero protection against predators.

They aren't even looking for them.

They're just living the dream, expecting that this dream is never going to end.

We HAVE to continue to do the things every single day that got us to recovery to begin with.

Slothfulness brings ignorance.

It begins to diminish our relationship with God, Christ, and the atonement.

Diligence is the opposite of slothfulness.

So, if you have been slothing it for a minute (I'm raising my hand), let's get back on track.

Grab ahold of that iron rod again.

And continue to find the party in the process!