I’m an addict. I must confess. Maybe you are as well?
I took the Father’s Day challenge and unhooked from the web all day Sunday. I even let my smart phone battery go dead. And it was, well…lonely.
For 24 hours I lost connection with all my on-line chatter. No news, Facebook, email, text messages, blogs, twitter or message boards.
There really is an on-line community out there that I’ve become attached to. A community that I’ve learned to depend on for connection, perspective, and context.
But after thinking about it, that’s the point. There’s only so much time in a day. We only have so much mental space. The big question is, are we allocating this finite resource to those most important to us?
If Sunday is first the Lord’s day and secondarily a family day, they should be getting priority. But sadly, my experience helped me see that I was robbing them both.
I’m considering making Sunday a no internet day for good. And maybe every day should have an extended quiet time for God and those most important to me.
Did you take the challenge?
What did you learn?
If not, try it and let us know what God reveals to you.
So-I didn’t tell Luke to do this challenge, but I thought I would see if I could stay off-line all day myself. Turns out I forgot and didn’t hit my mark. I also wanted to have good quite time before surfing the net the next day-failed. THEN, God must have a sense of humor and love me a lot, because I lost my cell phone for several days after my failed attempts and our internet connection got cut because they were working on the line…at a church down the road.
So, here I am online again for the first time in several days-I love my Father in heaven with all my little heart and learned that He cares about me and really does know what time I went to sleep, what time I opened my eyes and what I really need in my life to grow. “He’s got the whole wold in His hands…” is a cute children’s song…but it’s crazy to think that the God who made the stars, keeps up with every bit and byte of communication and web activity and knows what every world event will be tomorrow and the next day…loves me.
Andria