Proverbs 24:33-34
"Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man."
One of the most destructive little things a person never takes into account is the termite. Many times a termite will go unnoticed until they have destroyed part of the structure of the house. Only the trained eye can see the termite. The termite may not be real big, but the destruction they leave is tremendous and costly.
Just like the termite can leave great destruction, God shows us that the little things leads to poverty. This poverty is not just a financial poverty, but it is a poverty in many areas of life. Let me show you some areas where you need to be cautious about the little things that can destroy you.
First, a little sleep in time of work can lead to great poverty. I'm not against sleep, but I believe too many people use how tired they are as an excuse to sleep when they should be working. It is the few minutes every morning when you hit the snooze button that causes you not to have time to read the Scriptures and pray. It is the little slumbering during times when you have important tasks that need to get done that cause you not to accomplish things on time. You must be careful not to allow the little sleep habit to destroy the accomplishments and duties in your life.
Second, a little spending will lead to poverty. I fear that most of us are guilty in this area. The dollar spent here and there is what leads to the inability to have something later in life. People often complain about how they don't have enough finances, but if they looked at all the little things they purchase that they don't need, they would find that they do have the needed finances to meet their financial obligations. You must be careful that you don't allow the little nagging cravings to cause you to spend a little money which leads to poverty.
Third, a little wasted time always leads to unfinished business. Many people waste so many minutes throughout the day that if they could somehow capture them, they would find they have more than enough time to accomplish everything they need to get done. Friend, you must be careful about wasting one or two minutes here and there. Those little wasted minutes add up to hours of unproductive time.
Fourth, a little problem in a relationship will often lead to greater problems. Oftentimes relationships are damaged by the little things that are not settled. If you want to keep healthy relationships, then you need to be sure to settle the little differences and don't let them add up to greater problems.
Fifth, a little error in doctrine always leads to greater compromise. One of the things I have noticed in my lifetime is how people allow a little doctrinal error to go unchallenged. Friend, that is exactly how the Devil destroys pure doctrine. A person we respect and love teaches something that is not scripturally sound and is never challenged because we want to give them a break. Never let error in doctrine go unchallenged. Always bring it to ones attention at the beginning so that it doesn't lead to greater compromise.
The little things of life are truly not so little. They will often become great when we don't care for them. Be careful about the little things in your life. If you treat everything as important, then you will never allow the little things to destroy you.