# What a Sloth Can Learn from an Ant (Proverbs 6:6-11)

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Podcast: [FBC CTX Growing in Grace Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fbc-ctx-growing-in-grace-podcast-6406087)
Published: 2026-02-19T12:41:13+00:00
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What does a Garden Snail, a Banana Slug and a Three-Toed Sloth have in common? They all three either prefer to remain completely still, or when they move, it is always very, very slowly. Now, what about if you compared a slug or a sloth with an ant? Are they similar or different? Let's go to the Scriptures to answer this question. Proverbs 6:6-11 contrasts an idle sluggard with an industrious ant. In our text for today, we will see that there is a lot that a sluggard can learn from an ant. Proverbs often exposes the dangers of a listless, motionless lifestyle by referring to this kind of person as a "sluggard" 14x (6:6-11; 10:26; 12:24, 27; 13:4; 15:9; 18:9; 19:15, 24; 20:4; 21:5, 25; 22:13; 24:33-34; 26:13-16). Let's enroll in a class in myrmecology for a few minutes and see what a sluggard can learn from an ant. Cure of the Sluggard, v. 6a Consideration of the Ant, v. 6b Catalyst for Work, 6:7 Constancy of Effort, 6:8 Confrontation of Laziness, 6:9 Coasting toward a Habit, 6:10 Conclusion in Poverty, 6:11 -- Growing in Grace Devotions and Inspirations Hosted by Pastor Victor Morrison First Baptist Church 1700 Milam Street Columbus, TX, USA 78934 http://fbccolumbustx.org/

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