I spent a good deal of time yesterday watching basketball on TV. The NBA playoffs are here, and I just subscribed to an online cable service to do so. My excuse was that I did it for my father-in-law who loves basketball, but I secretly wanted it for myself as well. 
When I got bored watching basketball (the Gold State Warriors were winning again!), I turned on a movie and started watching it. I did so while working on a module for my school, so that I wasn’t totally “wasting” my time.
Something bothered me about all of this. It seems that my resting place is not really in God, but in entertainment and temporary pleasures. “How is that different from unbelievers?” I thought.*
Recently, I heard a stirring message on Christ being our all in all. And the preacher posed the question, “Is Christ really your all in all?” As in “Is Christ your source of joy, hope, rest, and pleasure that you don’t need anything else besides Him? Could you say as Paul said, “For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain?” 
I had to be honest and say “No,” at this point in my life. I do not desire Christ above all. I do not find Him more attractive than the next vacation or the summer break. But I know He is (more attractive) in my head! It’s just that it hasn’t been translated down to my heart at this point. 
Would you pray for me? Pray that Christ will be my all in all and I will find my rest in Him and not in cheap entertainment? 
“Trust in the Lord and do what is good;dwell in the land and live securely.Take delight in the Lord,and he will give you your heart’s desires.” Psalm 37:3-4
There is a difference between serving the Lord and delighting in the Lord. I want to delight in the Lord as I serve the Lord. 
Pray for me as I pray for you.
PH
* Please don’t misunderstand me. I’m not saying that watching basketball is wrong or any other form of legitimate entertainment. I am questioning simply where I find my ultimate pleasure and rest.