Unplugging is Not “Optional”
If you’re going to hear Father God speak, if you’re going to walk in newness of life, one thing is certain: you’ll have to unplug. Not forever. Not always. But regularly. Regardless of how powerful the lastest Androids and iPhones are, we cannot sufficiently meditate while consuming new information.
This guy wrote an article about how he switched from an iPhone to a prehistoric flip phone. It’s compelling because he reminds us of how much more we had to engage life before mobile tech allowed us simple answers to everything instantly.
I’m not suggesting we all revert, though for some, that may be a good idea. I’m really talking about exercising perhaps the most difficult of all character traits: self-control. Thank God it’s a fruit of the Spirit. Left to our own devices, we’d only become OCD in our control.
But then again, even fruit of the Spirit is cultivated through relationship and intimacy and exposure to God. That requires time spent with Him. Which requires saying “No” to every kind of distraction at least some of the time.
My Own Experience
The most confused and shallow I’ve ever felt was two years into my social media craze. I was attempting to run 3 blogs, launching additional blogs all the time, and working hard to build my relationships on Twitter.
I found myself mindlessly regurgitating information for the sake of impressing others when in truth, I was benefitting very little from anything I read. My spirit and intellect were starving for substance, but my ambition drove me to keep building my online reputation according to the best practices of the social marketing world.
Eventually I bottomed out. I couldn’t stand being me. So much useless information. So little substance. My skin was crawling. My self-esteem was an all-time low. It took bottoming out to make changes.
I still struggle with this reality today, but I’ve found it much easier (with practice) to turn everything off.
Setting aside time is not an option if we’re going to step beyond the natural into the supernatural. If our focus is always on what the secular media has to offer, our expectations will plummet and our faith for miracles will flatline.
Our task is to become a house of enlightened thoughts. A temple of holy desires. A stream of righteous wisdom.
*photo by mmagallan
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Daniel, is an observer, writer, thinker, explainer. Husband and father of two crazy smart kids. Living the prophetic life to bring honor to Father God and to love real people.
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