Can you live wisely when the to-do list keeps growing and yet another evening ends with endless scrolling? This sermon turns to a surprising teacher, the ant Solomon sends the sluggard to observe (Proverbs 6), and argues that laziness and procrastination are not a trend to accept but a problem worth naming. It lists the excuses we all recognize, and equally concrete choices: priorities first, rest after, one task at a time. Listen, because a wise life does not simply happen, a wise life is chosen.
Discussion questions
For your small group or for personal reflection after the sermon.
- In Proverbs 6:6-11 Solomon sends the sluggard to the ant, which has no commander, overseer or ruler. According to this passage, what can the ant teach us?
- The sermon points out that Proverbs is really a collection of sayings in which a teacher passes life lessons on to a student. How does that shape the way you read the warning about poverty coming like a vagrant and an armed robber?
- The speaker argues that when we call laziness and procrastination a phenomenon rather than a problem, we start to make peace with them. Where do you see that kind of resignation in your own life?
- Which of the excuses mentioned in the sermon, such as "I work better under pressure", "I'm waiting for the right moment" or "I don't have time", sound most familiar to you, and what really lies behind them?
- The speaker says the issue is not a lack of time but what and who matters enough to us. What does your screen time reveal about your priorities toward your family, God's Word and prayer?
- The speaker deleted apps and set limits and focus modes for work, home and ministry. What one concrete step, like doing one task at a time or cutting distractions, will you choose this week to live more wisely?
