"They stood where they were and read from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for a quarter of the day, and spent another quarter in confession and in worshiping the Lord their God." Nehemiah 9:3 (NIV)
A new addiction slipped into my life recently - Facebook. Internet social networking slid in quietly and unobtrusively. Each day I found myself reading and posting a bit more. I learned how to create my visual bookshelf, so my "friends" could check out what I was reading. I linked my blog. My time seeped into Facebook like grains of sand slide through the hourglass.
My addiction soon took a turn for the worst. I began to put off my personal quiet time with God until after I had Facebooked. Sadly, scripture seemed boring next to my friend s' postings. Strangely, the mundane posts intrigued me. I had fallen under the spell of social networking.
Then one day, I dragged myself away from my laptop. I had Bible study that night and needed to finish my lesson. The lesson pointed us to the book of Nehemiah. I read, "They stood where they were and read from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for a quarter of the day, and spent another quarter in confession and in worshiping the Lord their God." (Nehemiah 9:3, NIV).
Yikes! They read God's Word for a quarter of the day, then spent another quarter of the day in confession and worshiping? These words haunted me the rest of the afternoon. When was the last time I spent that much time with God? How much time did I spend on the Internet? I felt a deep conviction about my Facebook addiction.
I determined that day to read my Bible, my FaithBook, before I turned on my computer each day. I would network with God, before networking with my friends. When I made this decision, I saw scripture jump back to life. God's Word spoke to me with a freshness that seemed as if He had just posted it Himself.
The addiction stopped. Oh, I still enjoy Facebook and other social networks, but I have learned to keep them in proper perspective. Psalm 119:59-60 sums up my new intent: "I pondered the direction of my life, and I turned to follow your laws. I will hurry, without delay, to obey your commands" (NLT).
Will you join me in the commitment to spending time in God's Word before time spent on Facebook?
Dear Lord, I recognize that I spend too much time on the computer. Forgive my inattention to Your Word. Help me each day to place You first in my life. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Bella's 2 Month Check-Up
We went to the doctor today for Bella's 2 month check-up. Can you believe she is 2 months old already? WOW! Time sure does fly! Anyway, she weighs 9lbs 15.5ozs and is 20 inches long. She is right on target for her age as far as developmentally and is still on the small side. That's okay, she will just be a little petite thing like her momma!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Garrett's 5th Grade Graduation
Garrett had his 5th grade graduation today. I CANNOT believe my baby boy is 11 and going into middle school next year. It was AWESOME to be there for him and I am so proud of all of his accomplishments. He is SUCH and AMAZING kid and I am so proud to be his momma! I didn't get the greatest pics of him, but I did get a few. I had a good pic of him with Mrs. Hoover the counselor, but my camera is ghetto and said it couldn't be read on my card.
Bella
Yesterday we spent our Memorial Day holiday at Urgent Care with Bella. She still has thrush and I knew I wouldn't be able to get her into see Dr. Crone this week due to my hectic week so we went to UC and got her some more medicine. BUT she now weighs 8lbs 13ozs! I can't believe how big she is getting!
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Bella is 1 month old!!!!!
Today I took Bella to the doctor for her 1 month check-up. She weighs 6lbs 15.5ozs and was 19in. She looks GREAT! I can't believe she is already a month old! She had to get a shot today so that was not so fun. I told Aaron he gets to take her next time. =)
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