What are the consequences of neglect? - Neglect - TouchPoints

Proverbs 21:13Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in their own time of need.

Ecclesiastes 10:18Laziness leads to a sagging roof; idleness leads to a leaky house.

Matthew 25:14-30“The servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, . . . I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’ But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate, why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’ Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver. To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’”

Neglecting our work and other responsibilities can be a sign of laziness. Neglecting those in need is a sign that we are not as passionate about serving God as we should be.

Ecclesiastes 4:10If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.

1 Thessalonians 5:11So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.

Hebrews 10:25Let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.

Neglecting our relationships with other believers separates us from their encouragement and makes it easier to stumble in our walk with God. It also deprives others of our encouragement.