Proverbs 6:9

The book of Proverbs gives us a lot of instruction on a lot of different subjects. One subject that can keep us in God’s wisdom is Godly Follower-ship. Who we follow; where we follow; how we follow are all spoken about in Proverbs. Here is one of them about laziness:

Proverbs 6:9 (ESV)

How long will you lie there, O sluggard?

When will you arise from your sleep?

I have observed that sluggards, lazy people, do one of two things: They either do nothing (sleep) or they complain (talk). In this proverbs Solomon calls to question the fomer. In other proverbs he calls into question the latter. Lazy people like to sit around and do nothing. They like to live off others. They like to play games. They like to observe and have their senses tickled. They love to do anything but work their way out of their problems and to move passed their current situation. They blame, but don't move. They "sleep." We have here a picture of the sluggard who refuses to get up off their butt and do something constructive to help their situation. "How long," Solomon asks. The time frame is called into question, not the activity. It isn't wrong to rest and refresh. It is wrong to stay and lay. If you find yourself in a bad spot, are you up and working your way out of it? Or, are you sleeping and talking?