We live in a privileged age in which we can indulge, and in fact are expected to indulge, in all kinds of sports and hobbies. However, many of these pursuits may seem like they do not honor God. Christians often question the validity of how they spend the hours they are not working or evangelizing. How can we as Christians determine if we are sinning in the sports and hobbies we participate in? That’s the kind of question I attempt to answer here… Transcript Are hobbies or sports a waste of time or sinful? Hobbies and sports can be a waste of time, but they are not necessarily a waste of time. They can be sinful, they’re not necessarily sinful. So, I think God has given us pleasures to enjoy in this world and sports and hobbies are among those pleasures, except for the few for whom they’re a real vocation, but for most of us these things are pleasures and I think we’re free to enjoy the pleasures God gives us. However, like any good pleasure, they can become captivating, they can become idolatrous, they can take on too prominent a position in our lives. So, God didn’t put us here on this earth so we could enjoy sports and recreational, God didn’t put us in this world so we could go about our hobbies. We have bigger work to do in this world. So I think we have to measure our hobbies in light of the main purpose for which God has created … Continue reading Are Sports and Hobbies a Waste of Time?