Set Your Alarm

(Proverbs 6:9 KJV)  How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Face it.  If it is easy for you to get up in the morning it probably means you are getting old.  At least that is the case in my life.  I remember as a teen still being in bed on Saturday afternoon.  It was a natural after a late night.  Now my aches and pains and bladder make this kind of sloth impossible.  So I get up.

This verse was probably written to the young.  The next verse sounds more like it is for old people who like to take naps.  Either way the warning is about the seduction of “sleep” (8142) which can dull our senses and our enthusiasm about life.

So?  Get the rest you need but be careful not to do so at the expense of duties and responsibilities.