Nobody Makes It Out Alive: Week 1 Day 4 Distractions-these smart phones though

So, if you’re serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that’s where the action is. See things from his perspective. Colossians 3:1-2 MSG

Read those verses again. Then look up and ask God to show you how to use your smart phone to get closer to Him, closer to the people that need you, especially the ones within arm’s reach. Set some boundaries for your screen time of any kind. Stop hiding behind your smart phone in some sort of fantasy world of friends, likes, comments and snapshots of people’s lives that you hardly know.

If we understand that God is a god of relationship and not religion and rituals then why not build relationships, face to face relationships. Set up no-phone-zones and learn how each other’s day went and who they are interacting with. Go outside without your smart phone and find a beautiful view of the sky, a horizon with a body of water and sunrise or sunset as a backdrop. Schedule alone time with your significant other, or your kids, or an elderly family member. Make a handwritten list of all the things you’ve read on your smart phone about doing and start doing those things that you long to do. Go to an event without your smartphone or taking pics to post on social media and just embrace the moment and engage in it. Track your screen time on your devices and exchange your screen time for “real” time activities.

I am simply suggesting that we get some balance and start living our life with our eyes on our purpose and passions. If we are to learn how to cease the day, we will not accomplish this by staring at our phone screens 4.5 hrs a day. (this is the national average according to: https://blog.rescuetime.com/screen-time-stats-2018/) So the next time you tell yourself that you don’t have time to read your bible or pray ,check your screen time hours and see if you can make time.

“Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life—even though invisible to spectators—is with Christ in God. He is your life. When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you’ll show up, too—the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, like Christ.” Colossians 3:3-4 MSG

Lord this is a challenge for most people as we have replaced fellowship with a level of disconnect that is creating little islands of lonely people floating through life in relationships without substance. Lord help us find that balance so we can live our lives with our eyes on You and the things that represent You. Help us not get absorbed in time wasters and help us clock back into our purpose and our passions. Amen. #jointhejourney #devotional #beautifullybroken #khoward #k4gsus #writer #journey #author #seizetheday #nobodymakesitoutalive