INSPIRASUNS

I’ve found myself down over the past several days. I can’t quite put my finger on what the issue is. As I rode my bike this morning and had my morning conversation with Father, I just sort of rattled off everything I was feeling. I have some things at work that keep popping up.

There are some maintenance and landscaping issues that we keep trying to fix, but my facilities manager and I are scratching our heads on some of them. It’s just frustrating not to get them fixed and be done. The new building project, though moving along, is moving more slowly than I would like. It’s the process of going through all the approvals, committee meetings, etc., and well, you all know how I love to wait on things 🙂 . The fitness journey, I’m sticking to it, but again, things are going slower than I would like. Yes, I rattled off these, and many more things that have me feeling sad, bummed, whatever you want to call it.

Then I realized something that I had recently started doing, which I had put a stop to over the past few months. I realized that on my lunch break, after work, after dinner, I was scrolling through social media. Dare I say more? The headlines, the piles of sponsored ads (pertaining to nothing I’m interested in), the occasional puppy picture, some updates from friends, and the list goes on. Before I know it, 30 minutes have gone by, and when I close it all down, I don’t feel uplifted. I feel worse than when I started, and you know what, I’ve lost 30 minutes I can never get back. That’s time I could have spent doing something productive that would put a smile on my face.

As I rode and shared my thoughts with Father this morning, I openly talked about scrolling through social media. I blurted out without even thinking, “What would happen if every time I thought about opening social media, I opened my bible and read a verse”? Now isn’t that an interesting thought? Instead of scrolling through a sea of mindless stuff to suck you in and suck the life out of you, why not dig into the Word of God and be enriched and uplifted? Put down the phone, step away from the laptop, pick up His Word and read, don’t scroll.

Yes, today friends, I go back to the practice of looking at social media, only once per day, when I post this little blog. I’ll get more quality time back in my day, my brain will be clearer, I’ll get into His Word a little more, and I know that I will find more joy back in my life.

I encourage you to do the same. Step away from scrolling. Go outside and take a walk, read some scripture, call a friend, or enjoy a cup of coffee while you watch the sunrise. Stop scrolling and start living into the joy of this life, which the Lord has gifted to us. When the time comes to meet Him face to face, I don’t think He’ll be asking what we learned on social media. He’ll ask what we did to bring others to Him while we were here in this world.

Have a good day, friends. Continued prayers for Emily Rea’s return.

Romans 8:5
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.