Proverbs 6

Verses 10-11 "A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest- and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man." I think this makes sense both for my daily life as well as for spiritual applications. It's easy to see that becoming lackadaisical in finances, work, repairs, cleaning, etc all will lead to some situation of hopelessness: an overflowing sink, an overgrown yard, a worn out car, or an empty bank account. I think this warning is more importantly a spiritual one. One day at a time, and every choice we make, we can choose to have God included or excluded. Add that dirty dish to either the sink or to the dishwasher. Constantly making the right decision not only develops good habits fir the future, but keeps the kitchen well kept. But then the 2nd and 3rd day comes and prayer is left out, devotions are forgotten, and life is too busy to recognize God, and quickly the days have become like the sink full of dirty dishes. Nothing can be done except to clear away all the clutter and start to re-build the habit once again. It's easy in concept to clear the 1 dish, or remember the 1 daily prayer, but applying it over and over is ever more important. God is there but he wants me to come to him constantly to have relationship with Him. That relationship is destroyed if I put Him off for another day, then again, and again, etc. For Susan and I this means that I have to be diligent to make sure that we pray together every day and to take time to recognize where God has interacted in our lives. He has done so many great things already, why would He abandon us now. We simply need to acknowledge Him each day. -Bob