Bored: feeling tired and unhappy because something is not interesting or because you have nothing to do.

Boredom: the state of being weary and restless through lack of interest.

Apathy: 1) lack of feeling or emotion, impassiveness 2) lack of interest or concern:
indifference.

2 Samuel 11:1-4 (NLT)
1 In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem.
2 Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath. 3 He sent someone to find out who she was, and he was told, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” 4 Then David sent messengers to get her; and when she came to the palace, he slept with her. She had just completed the purification rites after having her menstrual period. Then she returned home.

Proverbs 6:6-11 (NLT)
6 Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones.
Learn from their ways and become wise!
11 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

Proverbs 24:30-34 (NLT)
30 I walked by the field of a lazy person,
the vineyard of one with no common sense.
31 I saw that it was overgrown with nettles.
It was covered with weeds,
and its walls were broken down.
32 Then, as I looked and thought about it,
I learned this lesson:
33 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
34 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 (NLT)
18 Laziness leads to a sagging roof;
idleness leads to a leaky house.

Proverbs 12:24 (NLT)
24 Work hard and become a leader;
be lazy and become a slave.

Proverbs 21:25 (NLT)
25 Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin,
for their hands refuse to work.

Matthew 25:26-30 (NLT)
26 “But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate, 27 why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’
28 “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver. 29 To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. 30 Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

2 Thessalonians 3:6-10 (NLT)
6 And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: Stay away from all believers who live idle lives and don’t follow the tradition they received from us. 7 For you know that you ought to imitate us. We were not idle when we were with you. 8 We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so we would not be a burden to any of you. 9 We certainly had the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow. 10 Even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “Those unwilling to work will not get to eat.”

1 Timothy 5:13 (NLT)
13 And if they are on the list, they will learn to be lazy and will spend their time gossiping from house to house, meddling in other people’s business and talking about things they shouldn’t.

Boredom and apathy can lead to

We must be

PRACTICAL STEPS TO COMBAT BOREDOM AND APATHY

1. Stay engaged in

Find meaningful ways to

Colossians 3:23 (NIV)
23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,

2. Maintain spiritual

Develop habits of prayer, worship, and

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NLT)
16 Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

3. Seek fellowship and

Stay

Colossians 3:16 (NLT)
16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.

Hebrews 10:24-25 (NLT)
24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.

Romans 12:11 (NLT)
11 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically.

Embrace a life of