According to the 2012 "American Time Use Study" conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American full-time worker has exactly 2 hours, 52 minutes, and 48 seconds of leisure every day. Again, on average, here's how that leisure time gets broken down per workday:

• 1 hour, 34 minutes, 48 seconds--Watching TV
  
• 21 minutes--Socializing & Talking
  
• 11 minutes, 24 seconds--Playing Sports
• 10 minutes, 48 seconds--Relaxing & Thinking
• 8 minutes, 24 seconds--Being on the Computer
• 7 minutes, 48 seconds--Reading
• 7 minutes, 12 seconds--Travel Related to Leisure
• 6 minutes--Other
• 5 minutes, 24 seconds--Playing Games

The category for "Volunteering, Religious Activities," which was not placed under "Leisure," amounted to an average of 7 minutes, 48 seconds per day.*

I recognize that statistical data can often be skewed, but I found myself wondering what the world would be like if we actually spent as much time as a nation on spiritual things, as we do on watching TV.

Lord, help me to see the importance of putting You first in all things.  Amen!

Have a great day and God bless!

Pastor Mike / The Open Word