Is It Okay to Have Fun? Reclaiming the Gift of Play

Do any of you who work aboard real aircraft also enjoy flying model versions of the same? Don’t assume God has a problem with you keeping that hobby now that you are a believer.

Not everything from our pre-Christian lives is something God is sternly demanding we get rid of.

Some things, for instance, only need to be put in their proper perspective under the Lordship of Christ and become less important to us, but not be wholly banished.

Others can even become part of our ministry like a hobby that we now use to spread the gospel in some way, as well as entertain us.

“…God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.” 1 Timothy 6:17 (NIV)

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