January 19, 2013

Satan loves the internet.  Huh?!
That's right.  Satan loves the internet.

Forty-five minutes ago I sat down for my morning quiet time, and I am just now getting around to the "quiet" part of the morning.

Here's how my morning unfolded:
1. Fire up the ol' p.c.
2. Check weather, hoping it will be too cold to walk Roxie.  (Feelin' lazy this morning.)
3. Remember I have to submit receipts to the church for reimbursement.
4. Have to email David Brown some ideas about The Gathering Tree.
5. Spot an email from church I had overlooked.
6. Check on that email.  Uh-oh.  Event coming up at church in three weeks.
7. Have to send out a couple of emails in regards to that event.
8. Check clock.  Yikes!  Where did the time go?

With the exception of the weather check, all of the other things I did before focusing on Bible study and prayer were connected to church and a faith-based project.  I didn't surf porn, update my Facebook status, or check yesterday's basketball scores.  But neither did I quieten my spirit, praise God, meditate on scripture, or talk to Abba.

So many mornings I am Martha working diligently in the kitchen while God wishes for Mary.  Luke 10:38:42

When I have cause to read the words of an author who lived and wrote pretelevison and preinternet, I am consistently amazed at their wisdom and insight.  Would King David had written the Psalms if he had cable?  Would Paul have gotten around to Ephesians and Philippians if he had been able to watch the Coliseum chariot races on an iPad?  Would Lewis Carroll have penned "The Screwtape Letters" if he had Google access?

Technology is a wonderful thing.  It allow us access to ideas from around the world.  It allows us to stay connected with the global community.  We can text, email, Facebook, Skype and Twitter.  We can collaborate, communicate, and conjugate.

I am by no means a technophobe or tech-hater.  But we need meditation, contemplation.  Prayer, praise.  The man-God relationship thrives on quiet.  "Be still and know that I am God."  Silence.

Many of us have heard the term, "You can't out give God."  Usually that references the giving of money.  But I believe it also applies to time we give God.  Give Him that time of prayer, reflection, and meditation.  He will honor that gift.

Let's work to be more like Mary.  God will honor the time we give Him with ample time to take care of the rest.