WE WAIT FOR WHAT WE WANT — BUT RUSH WHAT WE NEED MOST

We’ll stand in lines for hours for a concert because we love the artist. We show up early, wait to get in, buy merch, grab food, sit through the opener, and hang around for encores. Then we fight traffic and call the whole thing "worth it."

Football? People will sit for three hours in rain or heat. They tailgate half the day, argue over bad plays, cheer, mourn, then stay until the clock runs out.

How about TV? “One more episode,” we tell ourselves, and before we know it, we’ve watched five.

We scroll social media like there’s no end, one video, then another, another, another. Comment wars. Trending news. It goes on.

Two-hour lines at theme parks for a two-minute ride. Camping out for Black Friday deals. Hours at festivals, malls, airports, conventions.

We’ll sit in a waiting room for half the afternoon or let the day slip away at the barber shop or nail salon. We can track every twist in celebrity drama or political debate, spend hours lost in headlines or rumors online.

We’re not shy about debating politics, sports, the latest celebrity gossip, relationships, technology, or church ordeals.

But when God comes up? Suddenly, the sermon is "too long."

Prayer drags on.

Worship lasts forever.

Scripture reading is a chore.

Serving feels inconvenient.

Don’t have time for God.

I don’t feel like going to church.

I have other priorities.

This is not judgment, it’s a moment to redefine.

We keep checking the time in church, eyes glued to the clock. But in a stadium? At a concert? Hours just disappear.

We memorize stats and schedules, throw ourselves into entertainment, but God, His Word, His presence, gets pushed aside, or fits in only when nothing else is going on.

The truth? It’s rarely about not having time. Our time simply shows what we treasure.

Matthew 6:21 says it straight: "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Time uncovers what we love most.

If we can give three hours to a game, five to our feed, whole days to shows or celebrations, why is giving God 15 minutes in prayer, an hour in worship, or quiet time with Him such a struggle? Why do we have space for everything but Him: family devotions, quiet reflection, serving, simply honoring God in His house?

REEVALUATION QUESTIONS

Why do I have endless patience for fun, but none for God?

What am I really worshiping with my time?

Have I traded my passion for Christ for passion for culture?

Am I giving God my first and best, or the scraps left over?

CLOSING THOUGHT

If you are reading this and it steers a pushback even for a second, it’s time to reflect. We always make time for what captures our hearts. We’ll endure hassle for what excites us. We sacrifice for what we value most.

So the real question isn’t: “Do I have time for God?” It’s: “Where does God actually rank in my heart?”

If we can sit for hours for everything else, surely we can learn to be still for the One who gave us every hour we have.

Food for thought.