It does everything, including run your life. It is suppose to help make your life easier, but what it has done, at least in my case, is at times take it over. Not good, not good at all. I seem to have that phone everywhere with me. It has a very good life, it goes out to restaurants, day trips, and it loves to go shopping! If I happen to take a walk, work in the yard and garden, it is there! I take it in the kitchen, after just leaving the living room. Why? I don't know!!! I guess it might be the feeling I am going to miss something. I have at times just turned it off for an hour or two, realizing that I need a break from it, but only to feel like once again I was missing something, so back ON it would go. The thing that gets me and makes me laugh is that very seldom do I actually talk on this phone. It appears that I text message and check facebook more than anything. I have even had text wars with my kids and husband instead of just doing something like actually TALKING... It finally just hit me right in the face this morning that it is causing me to lose precious time. Time that I need to be using in other areas of my life. This little trinket has very addicting qualities, if not used wisely can really mess a person up. So seeing that it has caused a quiet chaos in my life, I have decided to take some drastic measures. I am TURNING THE PHONE OFF for this week and then from there, changing how I use this phone from now on. I am sure I will get some grief about this from my family, but I really have to do this to get myself back on track. As fas as emergencies go, I will of course have it charged and where I can find it if so needed.
Not to long ago I read a little snippet of a note, article, whatever you want to call it on facebook and I read it from my phone.(ha!) It was talking about how it would be if we all carried our Bibles around and read from it like we do our phones and how we read facebook, etc... The dedication and strength we would have and would gain in our faith. I got to thinking about that and it really has stayed with me. I want and desire my life to show and reflect dedication to God, to my life, to my husband and family... not to a man made device.
So as of midnight the phone goes off for the week!! I will do my "computer thing" in morning, but I am even limiting that so I can concentrate on some other more important areas, projects, etc... There is so much I have realized that I have taken a blind eye to and ignored in my life. Physically and spiritually. Time to get things back in order. With the Lord's help I can do this!
"I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me"
Philippians 4:13
2 comments:
Oh. My. Word. Kelly, you touched a subject my husband and I were talking about just this morning. I spend way too much time on the internet, namely FB. I am asking God what drastic measures I should take and also want to make a list of things I enjoy outside of the internet. A couple of weeks ago when I started writing a new story, I felt so alive and present in my world... wasting time does not make me feel that way... thank you so much for posting this. I'm glad to know I'm not alone. God bless you as you obey Him in this.
I understand what you are saying Kelly. I do tend to carry my cell phone around all the time, but not so much ON it. As soon as I leave it in one room and go to another, my daughter calls (she's not in the same town). If I don't answer it, she calls the house phone to alert me to get the cell phone. Free mobile to mobile minutes you know.
Being I live alone and am not getting any younger, I always carry my trusty phone with me when driving (AAA on speed dial) or even going to the mail box. My neighbor died when she fell going to her mail box and she did not have a phone with her to call for help.
Yes, I should limit more of my time spent on it. But it will always be with me and turned on.
Good luck with your limiting..you CAN do this. Pat (I don't have a blog account....Pat Morse)
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