Good day everyone and welcome to another day of blogging 😊

Today we look at chapter 6 and I’ll be focusing on verses 6-11

6When you’re feeling lazy, come and learn a lesson from this tale of the tiny ant. Yes, all you lazybones, come learn from the example of the ant and enter into wisdom. 7The ants have no chief, no boss, no manager— no one has to tell them what to do. 8You’ll see them working and toiling all summer long, stockpiling their food in preparation for winter. 9So wake up, sleepyhead. How long will you lie there? When will you wake up and get out of bed? 10If you keep nodding off and thinking, “I’ll do it later,” or say to yourself, “I’ll just sit back awhile and take it easy,” just watch how the future unfolds! 11By making excuses you’ll learn what it means to go without. Poverty will pounce on you like a bandit and move in as your roommate for life.  (Proverbs 6: 6-11 TPT)

Are you struggling with laziness or complacency? The above scriptures should encourage you to change your mindset and get up and start doing something. There is a time and place for everything according to Eccl 3:1-8. You can’t spend all your time wishing and daydreaming, you need to get up and do some work. Eph 5: 15-16 tells us to take full advantage of every day and spend it living for Gods purposes.

15-16So be very careful how you live, not being like those with no understanding, but live honorably with true wisdom, for we are living in evil times. Take full advantage of every day as you spend your life for his purposes. (Eph 5:15-16 TPT)

The commentary in my study Bible provided an insightful summary of verses 6-11, effectively highlighting the importance of balancing rest with the necessity of work.

“The last few moments of sleep are delicious; we savor them as we resist beginning another workday. But these verses warn against giving in to the temptation of laziness, of sleeping instead of working. This does not mean we should never rest: God gave us the Sabbath, a weekly day of rest and restoration. But we should not rest when we should be working. The ant is used as an example because this tiny creature utilizes its energy and resources economically. If laziness turns us from our responsibilities, poverty may soon bar us from the legitimate rest we should enjoy.” (Life Application Study Bible NLT)

Interestingly my mentor addressed the issue of laziness and complacence today and she said: “Rest, but don’t exagerate your requirement of rest, until you have expanded your devotion to the Demands of Destiny. Sometimes, what we are calling rest, is complacence that cancels the Calling of the Called!” – (Pastor Debola Deji-Kurunmi DDK)

Its time to get up and stop making excuses!!! You are strengthened and graced for this.

I pray we are careful how we live, not being like those with no understanding, but living honorably with true wisdom and that we take full advantage of every day as we spend our life for Gods purposes in Jesus name. Amen.

Thanks for joining me on this journey.

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