Early to Bed-Healthy and Wise

I did not know what I could say about the quote,  “Early to bed and early to rise makes a person, healthy, wealthy, and wise,” other than the customary rule that applied as I was growing up. We were to get up early, work, play, go to school, and then to bed at a normal hour, and by normal that was at least by ten o’clock.  It did not make us wealthy, and I am not sure about the wise part. 

     I do firmly believe that getting enough sleep can lead to a more successful day and getting up early and having time with God jumpstarts my day in a healthy and wise way. Therefore, what really makes me healthy and wise is spending time with God and doing what God wants of me -What pleases Him! In Micah 6, I am told what the Lord requires, “To do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with God!”

     As far as “early” goes, I believe I can lump the following together:

 

“Early to bed and early to rise…” 

“The early bird catches the worm”

“Make hay while the sun shines”

“Hurry up, we’re burning daylight” 

 

     Actually, these quotes might just be a form of saying what Proverbs 6 says, “How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest – and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.”