What Does the Bible Say About Gluttony and Slothfulness?

A few days ago I joined into a conversation with my Dad, two of the topics were gluttony and slothfulness, 

after a few minutes of discussing this we both came to the same conclusion, both gluttony and slothfulness are mentioned quite a bit in the bible, but they both are thoroughly ignored. (Proverbs 23:21

for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags)

I myself lacked conviction for both of these things, of course I had been taught over eating was wrong, but I never really understood it. As for laziness, I was also taught that its wrong, work first then play, was instilled in me, but still, I lacked the conviction. I knew that in the bible it said to work, and gluttony is sin, but never knew the seriousness of it.

So, after our little discussion I went and looked up verses referring to gluttony and slothfulness and it astonished me how often it talks about gluttony and laziness, how is it that we just over look it so easily?

I suppose that living in habits such as these for so long would take away the conviction. After looking at several scriptures on these topics, I asked God for the conviction, I asked Him to let me see it as it is, sin. 

Now, gluttony comes when there is no self control, which is also sin. (Proverbs 25:28, Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self control.  Titus 1:8, Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. Galations 5:23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law) I could go on for ages with scripture, the list is endless. And where slothfulness and gluttony are there will be fatness, which brings about unhealthiness and illness that destroy the body, which is also sin, if your lack of control and laziness cause fatness then you are destroying the temple of God (1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.) That is of course, just one way to destroy the body. 

We need to understand that our body is important, we can't just do whatever we want with it,  we are not our own. If you are walking side by side with God then you must have Him in everything, have him in every decision, we make. 

I hope in reading this, it will motivate you to look at your body in a different way, you ARE a TEMPLE, treat yourself as such. Back in the Old Testament when they would create the temples for God to dwell in, they made it so intricate and beautiful, they took the time to make it a place where God would want to stay. In the same way, we should treat ourselves, for the glory of God.

I believe that we should be challenging our minds at all times, we shouldn't waste our free time on television, or games on the computer, those things are all well in good, but before you do, think of someway you can expand your knowledge, how you can better yourself. Our brain was not made to sit all day long and rot while you play video games. I don't believe it's wrong to do those things, I just think if that consumes your time more than productive things do, then it's probably wrong. That again, I think, would be lack of self control, and slothfulness. 

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading my post. Please leave a comment with your opinion on the subject!

-Alyssia