There is a cultural preoccupation with efficiency within the modern Western world. It is so prevalent that at times we – even as Christians – do not question whether it is good or bad, it just is. We can get so caught up in the madness along with the rest of the secular world. But is this healthy? And beyond that, is it always godly? Is this obsession with efficiency yet another way to pay homage to ourselves, adding to the illusion of our capacity to control within our spheres of influence? Does God approve, or does He define productivity in a different way?