Watching the sun break the horizon every morning & seeing it leave the sky after a long day of work is a privilege. For some, it's even a hobby. I was convicted during our last chapel message when we were told that we don't need hobbies in life. What is a hobby?
Properly defined :: an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation ; a past time.
For most people in my generation : checking Facebook, email, & text messages could probably be considered a hobby. Watching movies, reading blogs, photography, etc. Most people are encouraged to find hobbies to fill their free time, but not Christians. You'll be hard-pressed to find God telling us to fill our spare moments with pleasure and relaxation. Rather, I only need hobbies if they help me further the kingdom of God. This is what it means to be truly obsessed with Christ [His Gospel colors everything I do]. Tennis, photography, snowboarding, crafts, have no place in my life....unless I am using them as an outpouring of what God has done in my life.
It might sound strange, but that's what I've been working on lately : obsession with the Living God.
With that said, I hope that my hobby of snapping pictures of sunsets will deliver a reminder that we should fear & respect the only One who has power to create such masterpieces every day.
