As Christians, we are so eager to jump on the band wagon to comment or add our news bulletin. We look what to like, what to agree with and measure our own ideas and our faith with those of people we respect and with those who can easily get on our nerves, believers or not, because their comments or agenda sort of just don't agree with ours.
But honestly, think about it. Who are you listening to? Who are you placing your attention, your precious time, and your energies on? Where do you invest your heart and your mind? Too many are not only spending countless wasted hours checking up and keeping up with social media, they are investing precious hours on googling videos and web sites that quench their ever increasing thirst for the latest hype, the latest catastrophe in the world, or the never ending conspiracy theories talking about end of the world invasions and other controversial issues.
Whatever desire, lust or thought you can imagine is a hunger that can be fed temporarily if you know where to look, search and tune into . If you are listening and seeking for something or someone to satisfy your questions and you don't turn to the Biblical resource provided by the Lord, and you and I don't turn to prayer and placing our faith in the Lord, believe me, there are thousands that have taken the time to think of your cravings, and have prepared the website, the videos, the persons with their personal comments and new flash to feed your cravings.
I believe in this time we are alive, we need to continue to step back and examine what we're doing. We need to rethink how much we are going to give up of our personal and family time to social media, to google research, to videos and anything else that in the end will prove meaningless in it's adventure.
I guess tonight I want to encourage you, as well as talking to myself (always), that we need to re-organize our priorities and plan how we will invest our time. I love to share on Facebook. I love to write and share on Blogger. I love to listen to music and if I don't have the song, I'll look it up on Youtube to be able to enjoy it with the words. But, these things for many people can become an addiction, especially if they allow the enemy to lead them into seeking what only drags them into darkness.
It's far better to listen to the Lord. There's a book in the old testament, (PROVERBS) that is full of great advice. You have the book of Psalms so filled with passionate worship and cries from the heart to the Lord. Page upon page we find the help we need in scripture. We also find help when we take the time to just sit before the Lord and listen.
Listening is hard. Time is so short and we want to just do it all really fast. But, what if we took the time we have to just ask the Lord to speak to us? Speak Lord, while I am on break on the job. Pray while you're in the car. Worship the mighty King while you're getting your home cleaned and organized. Praise Yahweh while you get ready for bed. Invite the Lord to visit your home while you're sleeping or while you get ready to leave. Fill your home with music and things that invite and will not repel Holy Spirit.
Tonight I pray that we are able to take a genuine heartfelt inventory of who we are listening to and even who and what we are giving our eyes to. The Lord wants to move in our midst and do great things among his people. May we truly open our hearts and our ears to hear His voice, as he leads and directs us to do his will, in love.
Written by Angeline M Duran Santiago
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