"So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
1 Corinthians 10:31 NLT
Should a Christian have a hobby? This is a question that many people struggle with in their walk with God. Some people have had it drilled into them that, having a hobby is like serving two Gods, one of them is going to be neglected and it is more likely to be God. There is logic to this explanation but this can only happen if the person makes the hobby more important than their Christian life.
Paul came up with the right answer as recorded above - 'whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.' Webster's dictionary defines a hobby as, 'a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in, for relaxation.' God knows that we need to relax and just have fun and unwind. But of course it needs to be clean, Godly fun, not worldly. Having a hobby is the ability to be able to escape from the pressure of perhaps work or family life, just to name two. Be careful though, having a hobby is not there for an escape from God and our general walk with Him.
There is a thin line here and one must ensure that the most important thing is, to keep our relationship with God uppermost. Going for a run or playing any particular sport is not leaving God out of our lives. We can jog or play a game and still have God on our mind, Some people like to paint pictures or, others like to take pictures with a camera. The people who like to do both can paint a picture from the image taken with the camera. Again, God can be totally involved in this. Notice that Paul used the words, 'whatever you do.' He didn't limit this to any particular thing. He said that whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
God does not frown on us having a particular hobby as long as it doesn't distract us from making Him the most important. Some hobbies can be very in depth so, we must be aware of this. Take for instance being a birdwatcher. This can take the average birder all over the place searching for that rare specimen and this can be very time-consuming. Add to this that the birdwatcher may also be taking photographs and this can double this time. There is noting wrong with this at all as long as, Jesus goes with the birdwatcher/photographer. We all need to relax and get away from the humdrum of life, whether that is to sit and read a book, play sport or go here and there with your hobby. All you need to remember is, Jesus is very interested in what we are doing and He loves to be involved with us.
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