A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—and your poverty comes like a bandit and your need like an armed man. Proverbs 6:10-11, TLV

Are We Sleepwalking Through Life?     Is there a difference between sleep and slumber? Apparently, yes. Sleep is a more restful state of being — generally, dreams occur during sleep. Slumber is light sleep, or a state of lethargy. Lethargy is an abnormal sleepiness and can be attributed to laziness or apathy or for health reasons such as depression.

Maybe we can think of sleep as the absence of awareness.

If that’s the case, these days we have a variety of “sleeps” to choose from. There’s the laying on the couch — sometimes called, veggie-out. Then there’s what I call the “walking-sleep.”

Walking Sleepers

The Walking Sleepers are those who park themselves in front of the television, their computers, phones, gaming devices and all manner of social media and internet in general. They may have their eyes open, but they’re not aware of who or what is going on around them.

As a source of restorative rest that is good for our bodies, mind, and spirit, generally the Walking Sleeper’s activities do little to help them.

Just as oversleeping robs us of time, so does the misuse of technology. How we steward our time is so important. Filling our days with sleep or things that lull us into a zombie-like state keep us from the opportunities God has for us.

10 and 10 and 10

What if we paid more attention to how much time we spend of our free time as a Walking Sleeper. Keep a pad of paper and begin tracking for the next 10 days. See what we’re investing our hours and days in. Then, think of 10 things we could do with 10 minutes an hour we’re not sleepwalking. Then let’s share!

God has invested so much in us so that we can invest in others. Let’s discover how we can live it out aware and awake!

Think More About it

Did you try the 10 & 10 & 10? What did you learn?

Until tomorrow, may we be good stewards of His gift of time, my friends.

Yet everything exposed by the light is being made visible, for everything made visible is light. This is why it says,

“Wake up, O sleeper!
Rise from the dead,
and Messiah will shine on you.”
So pay close attention to how you walk—not as unwise people but as wise. Ephesians 5:13-15, TLV

This is for Israel and us: Open our eyes, LORD. Wake us up! God bless you and Shabbat Shalom!