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Opportunity Cost

It was around my second year in college that I learned about the principle of opportunity cost. I think it was in Dr Schultz call and we were study one of the great classical economist like Adam Smith or David Ricardo. Opportunity cost essentially means that in a finite world by doing or buying one thing it precludes you from doing something else or buying something else. In other words by taking advantage of one opportunity it costs you another.

 

As I have grown older, I have found opportunity cost plays a large role in everything we do. If I decide to use my savings to buy a new car, I can no longer use those savings for a long vacation. If I decide to work until 8 o’clock at night, I cannot use the 7-8 pm window to play catch with my son. If I take the opportunity to watch a TV show at night, it costs me a similar amount of time lost spending time with my wife. Life is all about opportunity cost!

 

I find it is the same way with spiritual pursuits. Other mundane events often crowd out important spiritual activities like prayer, worship, and bible study. We neglect spiritual disciplines because we want to get a little more sleep or watch the news. Or we fill up our days with so many activities that it costs us those precious moments of communicating with our Heavenly Father at night. A few years ago, Bill Hybels wrote a book, To Busy Not to Pray that says our busy schedules should drive us to our knees rather than be an excuse that drives us away.

 

I have found that the opportunity cost of not praying is too much in my life. Sure, I get to watch a little more TV if I don’t or I get to spend a little extra sack time if I don’t but the day just doesn’t seem right. It’s the same with worship. At the present time, I HAVE to be at worship but if even given the option, you would find me at some type of Sunday morning service.

Regardless whether you have been attending church all of your life or if you do not have any history of church involvement, we want you to feel welcome with our folks and have a genuine encounter with God during our worship time.

—Pastor Bob Gordon —

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It was around my second year in college that I learned about the principle of opportunity cost. I think it was in Dr Schultz call and we were study one of the great classical economist like Adam Smith or David Ricardo. Opportunity cost essentially means that in a finite world by doing or buying one thing it precludes you from doing something else or buying something else. In other words by taking advantage of one opportunity it costs you another. As I have grown older, I have found opportunity cost plays a large role in everything we do. If I decide to use my savings to buy a new car, I can no longer use those savings for a long vacation. If I decide to work until 8 o’clock at night, I cannot use the 7-8 pm window to play catch with my son. If I take the opportunity to watch a TV show at night, it costs me a similar amount of time lost spending time with my wife. Life is all about opportunity cost! I find it is the same way with spiritual pursuits. Other mundane events often crowd out important spiritual activities like prayer, worship, and bible study. We neglect spiritual disciplines because we want to get a little more sleep or watch the news. Or we fill up our days with so many activities that it costs us those precious moments of communicating with our Heavenly Father at night. A few years ago, Bill Hybels wrote a book, To Busy Not to Pray that says our busy schedules should drive us to our knees rather than be an excuse that drives us away. I have found that the opportunity cost of not praying is too much in my life. Sure, I get to watch a little more TV if I don’t or I get to spend a little extra sack time if I don’t but the day just doesn’t seem right. It’s the same with worship. At the present time, I HAVE to be at worship but if even given the option, you would find me at some type of Sunday morning service.