Monday, March 21, 2022 Free Time

I heard an interesting quote on a podcast the other day:

“The test of a man’s religion is what he does with his free time.”

I happen to have a lot of “free time” these days, so the test is real. At first glance, it would appear that the message is that we ought to be pretty busy using all our free time for “kingdom work,” so to speak. But the context in which the quote was given was actually in terms of setting aside times of silence: to think, to reflect, to pray, to listen.

When was the last time you remember sitting in silence?

This doesn’t mean that all our free time should be spent in silent moments, but that those quiet times may provide the inspiration for the way we spend the rest of our time.

“See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”
Ephesians 5:15-16

If you consider time to be a valuable and limited commodity, the way we spend it seems pretty important. I don’t think this rules out leisure activities, but it might rule out living a life of leisure at all times.

Something to think about, isn’t it?

I’m going to be very intentional about deleting this in the morning.