What is your Hobby ?
What Is Your Hobby?
Let me ask you a simple question:
What do you love doing when no one is asking you to do it?
Perhaps you enjoy:
- Gardening.
- Photography.
- Writing.
- Painting.
- Singing.
- Reading.
- Designing.
- Cooking.
- Playing an instrument.
- Teaching children.
- Travelling.
- Creating videos.
- Collecting books.
- Learning new skills.
Or perhaps you have forgotten what your hobby once was.
In today's world, many of us spend our lives following the same routine every single day.
We wake up.
Go to work or college.
Complete our responsibilities.
Return home.
Scroll through social media.
Sleep.
And then repeat the same cycle the next day.
There is nothing wrong with routines—they are necessary for life. But somewhere between responsibilities and deadlines, many of us stop doing the things that make us feel truly alive.
More Than Just a Hobby
I once knew someone who worked long hours every day in a corporate office. Her work was demanding, and like all of us, she had responsibilities, relationships, and occasional stress.
Yet there was one thing that brought her immense joy and satisfaction.
Photography.
Whenever she had free time, she would capture moments through her camera and share them with others. It wasn't her profession. It wasn't a source of income.
It was simply something she loved doing.
And that made all the difference.
Sometimes, our hobbies become the spaces where we rediscover ourselves.
Are Hobbies a Waste of Time?
Many people assume that hobbies are merely ways to pass time.
I disagree.
Hobbies are often expressions of our creativity, interests, and passions.
They:
- Refresh our minds.
- Reduce stress.
- Develop our skills.
- Help us discover hidden talents.
- Improve our emotional well-being.
- Give us opportunities to serve others.
Most importantly, hobbies remind us that life is about more than productivity.
Not everything valuable in life needs to be profitable.
What Makes You Lose Track of Time?
Have you ever been so absorbed in something that you forgot to check your phone or even eat your meal?
That is often where our passions are found.
For some people, it is music.
For others, it is photography, writing, gardening, or ministry.
When we engage in things that bring us joy and fulfilment, we become more creative and more appreciative of life itself.
Hobbies Can Become More Than Hobbies
Many successful people began with hobbies.
A hobby may eventually become:
- A ministry.
- A profession.
- A lifelong passion.
- A blessing to others.
- A platform to inspire people.
The purpose of a hobby is not necessarily to make money. Its greatest purpose may simply be to help you become the person God created you to be.
Never underestimate the value of doing something that gives life to your soul.
The Problem Today
One of the greatest enemies of hobbies today is not work—it's distraction.
We spend countless hours:
- Scrolling social media.
- Watching short videos.
- Consuming content created by others.
Yet we rarely make time to create something ourselves.
Many people no longer have hobbies because entertainment has replaced creativity.
The question is not:
"How much free time do I have?"
The better question is:
"How am I spending the free time that I do have?"
Discover What God Has Given You
God has created every person uniquely.
Some people are gifted teachers.
Some are gifted artists.
Some are gifted musicians.
Some are gifted writers.
Some are gifted organisers.
Some simply enjoy making people smile.
Our hobbies often reveal the gifts and passions God has placed within us.
Do not compare your gifts with someone else's.
Simply be faithful with what God has entrusted to you.
Do What You Love
Your hobby does not need to become a business.
It does not need thousands of followers on social media.
It does not even need to make sense to everyone around you.
If it brings joy, refreshes your mind, develops your gifts, and glorifies God, it is worth making time for.
So let me ask you once again:
What is your hobby?
Or perhaps the better question is:
What has God placed in your hands that you have neglected for far too long?
Pick it up again.
Learn.
Create.
Serve.
Enjoy.
Life is too short to spend all of it merely surviving.
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might."— Ecclesiastes 9:10
Do what you love—and do it wholeheartedly.
Originally written during my seminary days 2022 and revised in 2026.
With love,
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