Has anyone here ever felt slave to electronics? These days it is might near impossible to not have a phone, or social media. Even much of the entertainment is television, internet, and video games.
I am concerned with my daughter growing up in this electronic age. And even right now, what am I doing? I am on the phone. I mean, this is is an amazing forum. I think anything focusing on learning about God and what He desires is good. I just found this app called Scripture Typer to memorize scripture again, and deleted games off my phone. But social media is my weakness.
I just want to be sure that I am not putting electronics before God. I have fasted phone games before and facebook...but it is that I still feel it is a need to have the phone for if anyone needs to get in contact with me, for emergencies, etc.
I think God is convicting me in this area of how much time I am actually putting into this. I thought about timing this for awhile in how much time I spend on the internet, putting in separate categories when I am studying my online Bible, etc.
Anyone else feel convicted in this area? Or tips in how to handle it?
And I especially would like to hear from generations that didn't have much television or phones.
I thought this would be a good area for these thoughts, because I wonder if these days if internet would be considered a need. I don't see it as that, but if there was no electronics today, it would get pretty chaotic. Thoughts?
I am concerned with my daughter growing up in this electronic age. And even right now, what am I doing? I am on the phone. I mean, this is is an amazing forum. I think anything focusing on learning about God and what He desires is good. I just found this app called Scripture Typer to memorize scripture again, and deleted games off my phone. But social media is my weakness.
I just want to be sure that I am not putting electronics before God. I have fasted phone games before and facebook...but it is that I still feel it is a need to have the phone for if anyone needs to get in contact with me, for emergencies, etc.
I think God is convicting me in this area of how much time I am actually putting into this. I thought about timing this for awhile in how much time I spend on the internet, putting in separate categories when I am studying my online Bible, etc.
Anyone else feel convicted in this area? Or tips in how to handle it?
And I especially would like to hear from generations that didn't have much television or phones.
I thought this would be a good area for these thoughts, because I wonder if these days if internet would be considered a need. I don't see it as that, but if there was no electronics today, it would get pretty chaotic. Thoughts?