#WISDOMSample

You Sluggard

Sluggard.

What a fun word to say, but a not-so fun-word to be called.

I know you want to, so go ahead and say it out loud. “Sluggard.” This word means pretty much what it sounds like. It is used to describe someone who is sluggish, lazy, and a person who is slow to take any action due to a lack of discipline or initiative.

This word pretty much sums up the main theme found throughout Proverbs 26.

One of the main killers of wisdom is hurry, but laziness is just as dangerous to living a wise life as being in a hurry. Hurry kills wisdom because it doesn’t allow time to listen, to question, and to understand the complexity of decisions that make up our lives. Also, being lazy kills wisdom because it doesn’t put wisdom into action.

Growing in wisdom is like learning a new sport, language, or skill. It takes time, effort, and commitment to get good at any of those things. Take golf, for example. I’m not a good golfer, but that’s because I’m a sluggard when it comes to golf. I golf when it’s convenient for me or I get invited, but I’m not willing to put in the long hours of daily practice in order to become a good golfer.

Wisdom works the same way.

If we only try to use wisdom when it is convenient or necessary for us, then we will never attain it in our lives.

As you read the chapter today, think about how you could begin or continue to put wisdom into practice every day of your life.