“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth, and thy want as an armed man.” (Proverbs 6: 10-11).
Laziness will hinder a man from becoming godly and honorable. It is a cancer that will eat at his soul and sap his strength. Laziness will prevent us from attaining the goals we have set for ourselves. When we allow lethargy to gain a foothold, the devil loves it. He knows that when he sends the slightest bit of resistance, we will fold faster than a straw house in the middle of a tornado. The plague of slothfulness is not limited to our work habits but influences our spiritual life as well. A lazy man will not discipline himself to spend time with God in prayer, to study His Word or fellowship with other believers. He will allow other concerns to distract him from his relationship with the Lord. If Solomon had written today’s passage in modern language, he might have written: “The man that stays home to sleep or watch television on Sunday, while his wife and children go to church, is a lazy man.” Lazy men fail to provide for their families and are worse than infidels. (I Timothy 5:8). They place their own interests ahead of everyone else’s, refuse to model godly attributes as a husband and father and are undisciplined as believers. Laziness is the antithesis of what we are to model as godly men. We are to be men of honor, strong and courageous, committed to one wife, conscientious, dependable and faithful. Take a moment to make a spiritual inventory of your life. If you fall short of the godly characteristics you should possess, ask the Holy Spirit to bring them to fruition in your life.
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