You come home exhausted and tell your wife you need a nap. Is that wisdom or laziness?

Scripture won't settle this for you. In 1 Kings 19, a man fleeing for his life gets fed and put to sleep, twice, before God says a word about his mission. Proverbs warns that a little more sleep invites poverty in like a robber breaking in at night. The Bible seems to want you standing in both truths at once.

Some men will lie to themselves, calling doom scrolling and sleeping in self-care while poverty closes in. Other men are doing the opposite, grinding until he is irritable and calling exhaustion faithfulness. You can rationalize almost any rest, or any refusal to rest, and still feel spiritual about it.

This conversation pushes you past whether you're tired. Are you resting from the work you were given, or resting for it? One is escape. One is stewardship. You may not be able to tell the difference alone.

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