LET'S DO THIS!

PART II 

Next “³ then do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: ‘Then’: at that time; the time when you have found yourself controlled by another’s burdens, by obligations you have made; the time when you look at your bills and ask ‘what was I thinking’; the time when you have said ‘ENOUGH! NO MORE! SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE!’ “do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands”: in other words, I am going to tell you exactly what you have to do to liberate yourself from the imprisonment you have placed yourself in; to free you from your burdens. (First I will give the steps; then I will discuss them.

1. Apologize to your ‘neighbor’.

2. With urgency, present you plans to resolve the burden.

3. Stay focused on correcting the situation.

4. Free yourself from the 0bligation.

     a. 'Gazelle intensity’ as Dave Ramsey’s states.

     b. The bird.

5. Learn from the ant.

6. Ask yourself two questions:

     a. How long do I plan to be idle or inactive about my circumstances?

     b. When will I stop living thoughtlessly?



“Go & humble yourself!” To be humble you must not be proud, arrogant, or assuming. You must be lowly, weak, modest, submissive or apologetic.  For me this meant writing a letter to my creditors apologizing for using their money. This may not be the case for you, but it was for me. “Press your plea with your neighbor’s”: To ‘press’ is to move with urgency. Once I made the decision I was getting out of debt, I quickly devised a plan and not only did I apologize to my creditors, I also presented them with a plan on how I planned to repay them. Developing a plan will require some forethought and should be realistic.

 
 
^4”Allow no sleep to your eyes, no slumber to your eyelids”. Do not be inattentive or unconcerned with your obligations. Do not be negligent in fulfilling your word. Stays focused and do whatever it takes to reinstate your faith in yourself. Get busy freeing yourself! Get a second job! Sale some stuff….you know you have too much junk anyway! Have a yard sale! Conquer that mountain! 

 ^“5 Free yourself” no longer be restrained. Then we are given two examples to learn and watch from: the gazelle and the bird. What can these two animals teach us about how NOT to be restrained or confined to others?