Last week my wife and I were enjoying a few days of vacation in Florida. Her grandparents have a place in a golf community near the Gulf. We sat out by the pool, we read books on the beach, and, of course, I played golf. It ended about two days too soon. I didn’t do a lick of work… Was I wasting my time? Though I know some workaholics (my wife thinks I’m one), most of us make a little time for leisure. We watch television, we listen to music, we surf the internet, or we read a book. Though the pace of life is a bit frantic, and though we always feel like there’s work to do, we still find time for leisure. In fact, never before in the history of the world has a culture had so much leisure time. What do you think Jesus would say about our use of our time? Would He say that our leisure is a waste of time? Or would He tell us to slow down? Personally, I think God hates it when we waste time. God put us here, at least in part, to do something. But I don’t think God would have us just want us to get more stuff done. I think God wants us to make wise use of our time. For some of us that might mean slowing down or working less. Sometimes all the activity, all the work, is not a wise use of our time. Sometimes it might be wiser to read a book or spend time with the kids. But for others of us that might mean getting off the couch and doing something… serving, working, something. I confess that at different times I’m need both of those challenges.