Drifting with Devil

 People who think for themselves never drift, while those who do little or no thinking for themselves are drifters. 
A drifter is one who permits himself to be influenced and controlled by circumstances outside of his own mind.

A drifter is one who accepts whatever life throws in his way without making a protest or putting up a fight. He doesn't know what he wants from life and spends all of his time getting just that.

A drifter is one who is too lazy mentally to use his own brain.

Those who do little or no thinking for themselves are drifters. A drifter is one who permits himself to be influenced and controlled by circumstances outside of his own mind.

The devil will enter a child's mind through fear and then limit the child's power to think independently.

People who think accurately do not drift on any subject. They recognize the power of their own minds. Moreover they take over that power and yield it to no person or influence.

Says the devil: "I cause people to allow me to do their thinking for them because they are too lazy and too indifferent to think for themselves."

Laziness + indifference = Procrastination = Drifting

Can you think of examples in your own life when laziness and indifference led you off your path to success? When an opportunity slipped through your fingers because you were too slow to seize it in time?

The actual verse of the bible talks about the "Love of money," not money itself: "For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil." 1 Timothy 6:10

The first thing you will notice about a drifter is hit total lack of a major purpose in life.

He will be conspicuous by his lack of self-confidence.

He will never accomplish anything requires thought and effort.

He spends all he earns and more too, if he can get credit.

He will be sick or ailing from some real or imaginary cause, and calling to high heaven if he suffers the least physical pain.

He will have a little or no imagination.

He will lack enthusiasm and initiative to begin anything he is not forced to undertake, and he will plainly express his weakness by taking the line of least resistance whenever he can do so.

He will be ill tempered and lacking in control over his emotions.

His personality will be without magnetism and it will not attract other people.

He will have opinions on everything but accurate knowledge of nothing.

He may be jack of all trades but good at none.

He will neglect to cooperate with those around him, even those on whom he must depend for food and shelter.

He will make the same mistakes over and over again, never profiting by failure.

He will be narrow minded and intolerant on all subjects, ready to crucify those who may disagree with him.

He will expect everything of others but be willing to give little or nothing in return.

He may begin many things but he will complete nothing

He will be loud in his condemnation of his government, but he will never tell you definitely how it can be improved.

He will never reach decisions on anything if he can avoid it, and if he is forced to decide he will reverse himself at the first opportunity.

He will eat too much and exercise too little.

He will take a drink of liquor if something else will pay for it.

He will gamble if he can do it "on the cuff."

He will criticize the others who are succeeding in the chosen calling.

He will tell a lie rather than admit his ignorance on any subject.

If he works for others, he will criticize them to their backs and flatter them to their faces.

The non-drifter "has a mind of his own and uses it for all purposes."