Even though I don't doubt the existence or power of God, I still fall in to the trap of living a "blah" life. I go through the motions of my daily routine, without giving much thought to why I do things, or what the purpose is of me living this life, with this schedule, surrounded by these friends.. I get sucked in to the power of the media.
Sometimes, i'm sitting on my computer, realize I'm on facebook, and don't even remember signing on to the site! (sad, i know..) But that is how much of a robot I have become to my schedule.
I've heard that what we value most, is what we put the most time in to. When I was thinking of what I valued, a list of things popped right in to my mind: living a life that pleases and honors God, family, friends, school..... These were at the top of my list. But then when I looked at how I've been rationing my time, I had a new list: facebook, homework, mindless surfing of the internet, keeping up with friends....
But really, the way I was giving time to these things, was not how I wanted my values to be prioritized! My relationship with God has definitely felt the brunt of my mixed-up priorities. I try to pray constantly throughout the day, and do my devotions and write in my prayer journal right before bed. But honestly, right before bed, my focus is always waning and I am not truly able to keep a straight thought-process going.
In church yesterday, Pastor Clausen was going through his sermon series about being made Righteous before God. He closed by challenging us to take seriously anything that was getting in the way of spending time with God, of getting to know God, and of drawing near to God. He challenged us to get rid of that distraction for the rest of the month of February. Facebook came to my mind right away. I wondered how many hours I spend on facebook a week, not even doing anything productive or necessary. I thought about how tired I am and how hard it is for me to do devotions at night.
I accepted the challenge, and am fasting from facebook. Instead of spending many unproductive hours on facebook and dozing off during devotions at night, I am going to spend the time I would be on facebook doing other things. I'm going to use this time to read my Bible, finish reading "don't waste your life" by John Piper, going through a devotional book, and writing in my prayer journal.
I started this challenge with 21 days left in February. It just so happens that studies have shown that it takes about 21 days to make a habit. Coincidence? maybe, but I think not :)
I'm so excited to see how changing my priorities is going to change the way I look at life, react to life, and think about life!
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