Smart-phones will shape our thoughts, emotions, and our faith if we allow them to. They sometimes cause relationships to suffer.
When we search on our phones, YouTube, and computers, we either choose to go up as Christians, or go down as Christians. I personally worked endlessly, and continue to work on preparing for what I will search for, and for what I will choose to watch. Two points:
What will I not watch. I will not watch anything that even remotely starts to trigger my habit. Consider forming the habit of “Turning instantly” from anything that might be a trigger. Consider praying:
“Father, help me to work constantly on the habit of turning instantly from triggers on my devices, and triggers everywhere.”
Second, satan wants to gain control over us through lust. When we turn instantly from lust on our devices, we slam the door shut on his increased control. Sin leads to sin. Out of control lust leads to drugs, gambling, shopping, wait, I don’t have time to finish this list. It leads to 500 bad habits. Consider praying:
“Father, help me to turn instantly from lust.”
Third, people say, “I don’t know what to do to quit.” Consider saying these two prayers about 10,000 times each (Each time we must be completely sincere with a 100% desire to change).
Fourth, consider searching “verses lust” so many times that it starts to auto-fill when you put in the v. It works. Or “Verses ______” (insert your habit of choice).
Fifth, if satan has your eyes he will have your mind.
Matthew 6:22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is [a]good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is [b]bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”
If you want to be dark (Code word for depressed) look constantly at sin and wrong things. If you want to start down the road toward joy, consider learning the habit of turning from sin.
What does “Full of Light mean?” It means filled with Jesus to such an extent that we are filled with purpose and joy.
What habits will you commit to learning to start down that great road?
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