I was just talking to a friend and I was explaining something to her about time and then I just had what I would call an epiphany. Well, maybe not but still a thought that I had actually grieved me. This may not have the same effect on you but I have been impacted by this.
The average Christian spends an hour day with God 365/hrs a year divided by 24(hours in a day) and you get 15.2 days.
The average Christian spends 3/hrs a week on a Sunday in church. Multiply that by 52 (weeks in a year) and you get 6.5 days a year in church.
The average Christian goes to a small group once a month at about 3 hours each time, that puts that at 12/hrs a month. Multiply that by 12 (months in a year) and you 144 hours
in a year spent at small group. Divide that by 24 and you get 6 days a year.
Re-cap
Quiet Times: 15.2 days a year
Sunday: 6.5 days a year
Small Group: 6 days a year
Total: 27.7 days of a year devoted to God out of 365.
Now add up leisure, entertainment etc and you will see the problem. No wonder the church is in a rough spot. Obviously there are morepeople do in devotion to God but if you stop and look at the numbers this is staggering. Especially
since many “Christians” don’t even have this level of devotion. I need to spend more time with God!
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