Every now and then, a hypothetical goes viral online:
Would you rather take $1 trillion… or spend 10 minutes talking with Jesus?
And honestly?
I’m amazed at how many people loudly choose the ten minutes.
Not because it’s a “bad” answer.
Not because faith is wrong.
But because most people aren’t choosing Jesus for the reason they think they are.
Let me explain.
You Can Already Talk to Jesus for Free — So Why Pay With a Trillion-Dollar Opportunity?
Here’s the real truth, and any believer knows it:
You can talk to Jesus right now. Today. At any time. For free.
He doesn’t charge $1 trillion per prayer.
So if someone says,
“I’d pick the 10 minutes with Jesus,”
my question is simple:
What are you going to ask Him that you can’t ask Him today?
If you’re a Christian, you believe He hears you already.
If you don’t believe He hears you now…
why would 10 physical minutes suddenly change that?
People Aren’t Choosing Jesus — They’re Choosing Proof
This is where things get uncomfortable.
A lot of folks choosing the “10 minutes with Jesus” aren’t choosing out of deep faith.
They’re choosing out of doubt.
They want reassurance.
They want confirmation.
They want to remove the lingering question in the back of their minds:
“Does He really exist?”
That’s not faith talking.
That’s fear.
That’s uncertainty disguised as holiness.
And the irony?
If you’re choosing Jesus because you’re unsure…
you’re actually proving the opposite of what you’re trying to signal.
Faith Doesn’t Require Seeing — That’s Kind of the Whole Point
Biblical Christianity has always been about believing without physical evidence.
Scripture literally says:
“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
— John 20:29
So if you think your faith hinges on a 10-minute face-to-face meeting…
you might want to re-examine what you’re calling “faith.”
Choosing the $1 Trillion Isn’t Choosing Money Over God — It’s Using the Blessing God Gave
Here’s where the logic flips:
Choosing the trillion dollars isn’t a rejection of Jesus at all.
It’s being a good steward of a once-in-human-history opportunity.
Think about what a trillion dollars can do:
✔ Set your family up for generations
✔ Create schools
✔ Fund hospitals
✔ Eliminate debt for thousands of people
✔ Build churches
✔ Feed millions
✔ Change entire communities
✔ End homelessness in multiple cities
✔ Build wealth vehicles for kids who never had a chance
✔ Create economic power for people who never had it
A trillion dollars is more than money.
It’s impact.
It’s blessing multiplied.
If God handed you that amount and said,
“Now go bless the world,”
that’s a mission.
But Let’s Be Real… If Jesus Wanted to Speak to You, He Wouldn’t Need a 10-Minute Appointment
Some people choose the conversation because they feel like:
He doesn’t answer their prayers
He isn’t talking back
They aren’t hearing Him
They feel disconnected or ignored
And that’s the deeper truth:
They’re taking the meeting because they think He’s silent now.
But spiritually speaking?
If you don’t hear Him today,
ten physical minutes isn’t going to magically fix your hearing.
The problem isn’t His voice.
It’s your faith in your ability to listen.
The Smart Choice Is the Trillion — And It Doesn’t Make You Less Christian
Choosing the trillion isn’t choosing money over God.
It’s choosing the opportunity God would expect you to use.
Imagine standing before Jesus later and saying:
“Lord… I rejected a trillion dollars that could have fed millions, saved families, and changed the world… because I wanted ten minutes to ask you questions I could’ve asked you already.”
You think He’s going to say,
“Well done, my good and faithful servant”?
Or is He going to say:
“I gave you a chance to elevate entire generations… and you declined out of doubt?”
The Real Question Most People Don’t Want to Admit
Are you choosing Jesus because you believe?
Or because you don’t?
That’s the heart of the issue.
**My Choice?
I’m Taking the Trillion. And I’ll Talk to Jesus While Depositing It.**
Faith doesn’t require walking away from blessings.
A trillion dollars can:
Transform your life
Transform your children’s lives
Transform thousands of strangers’ lives
Build generational wealth
Fund God’s work
Lift entire communities out of poverty
Ten minutes can be beautiful.
But ten minutes ends.
A trillion dollars creates mercy, opportunity, and hope for generations.
I’m taking the trillion —
and thanking Jesus on the way to the bank.