Sloth
taken from an article by Joel Kibler

Proverbs gives us one of Scripture's best descriptions of sloth:

I passed by the field of a sluggard by the vineyard of a man without sense; and lo, it was overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles; and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instructions A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest and poverty will come on you like a robber. (Prv. 24:30-34)

What is the life of a slothful man like? A slothful man awakens reluctantly and goes to work sad. At home he can scarcely bring himself to notice his children and goes about chores half-heartedly. He starts to pray but nods off after 10 minutes. "I give up," he says. "Who cares?" Stretching out on the couch with a beer he turns on the television or dozes off.
He is 'without sense.' Bored by mental effort, he fritters away time daydreaming or yawning over trivial reading such as sports, comics and cheap novels or trashy television. He throws himself into pleasurable activity but fails to do the important things...."The stone wall is broken down." He stops being vigilant about his Christian life and lets down his defense against the world, the flesh and the devil...
Sloth is not idleness, but the loss of the will to do good...They are missing something crucial to life - love. Those who struggle with this vice need to repent and get on track with the Lord, especially through daily prayer, fasting and a close scrutiny of their character.