Christians Wasting Time and Money

Since I learned about the recent eco-Christian movement, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to a related movement that has bothered me for some time. American Christians – and I am one – seem to have an inordinate amount of time and money for Christian political causes, and now for Christian ecological causes. Politically, I’m very conservative, with libertarian leanings on very select issues, and I’m grateful to be American so I can speak out, and vote. But I’m amazed at the money, energy and time we put into things that have nothing to do with the Great Commission. Don’t misunderstand me: I’m guilty too. I just admitted spending $10 a month on Rhapsody, and there are countless other luxuries like that I could tally up if I tried. I spend 30-60 minutes a day on this blog that would better be spent praying. And I’ve marched, given money, written letters on various topics. I’d like to see abortion stopped. I’d like to see the Supreme Court stop doing Congress’s job and start doing their own, namely interpreting (not writing) our laws according to the Constitution (not laws from other countries). I’d like to see the restrictions on prayer in school lifted. And even though “under God” is a relatively recent addition to the Pledge, I like it there. But none, not one, of those agenda items will withstand the judgement our works will one day face.

Lately I feel that time is short, and stewardship is increasingly becoming a priority for me. Not the whole eco-movement that Daniel Partin very efficiently fisked over at Prophet for Hire. I simply mean spending the money, and maybe even more importantly – because money is so easy to part with – the time that God has entrusted to me, in a way that glorifies Him. Just something to think about… anybody else out there feeling convicted in this area?