Captivated
Here is my comment I posted as a result to an article I read on one very dear lady's blog:
" Hi Miss Pamela,
I REALLY appreciate your blog!!! This particular post made me think of a conversation yesterday with a co-worker. I attend a university here in Alabama, and next year, as part of the tuition package, every student will be receiving an iPad. The reason is because we "are moving into the time where technology will be the primary means of communication", and we "need to be technologically smart".
This saddens me. I have a simple cell phone, and a laptop (bought for school projects since I don't live on campus). Unless you count my hairdryer, toaster, and clock/alarm/radio, these are the only two pieces of technology I have. And some days I wish I didn't have them. We have become WAY to dependent (IMHO) upon technology, and it is like a drug! My brother, who is in high school, was bemoaning the fact that people will freak out over losing their phone, but think nothing of losing their virginity.
I want to recommend a book, called "Intimacy with the Almighty" by Charles Swindoll. It's a small book, easily read in a day, but it packs a powerful punch. He discusses how overloaded with communication our society has become, and consequently how shallow we are. Technology may have increased communication, but it hasn't increased intimacy. And that really is what we need- intimacy with others, but more importantly, intimacy with God. Ps. 46:10.
I really do believe Satan is using the "increasing need" for technology to destroy us and this country. He is doing it in a cunning manner, slowly, quietly, unobtrusively- because he is the Great Deceiver. We are becoming isolated- from each other, and more importantly, from God.
Thank you for your courage and wisdom to speak out about your addiction. The past few days I have been wondering if I myself haven't fallen into the same trap! I have been enjoying the blogs of like-minded people, and have found it very encouraging. However, I have noticed that I am spending more time than usual on the computer, and that concerns me. I wonder, if at some point, science will "prove" that all this technology is bad for us. I already know that turning off visual technology helps us sleep better because flickering images trigger our brains to stay alert. But that's not counting to environmental toxins in these devices, the wireless waves being transmitted, etc. I think next week I may try to take a technology sabbatical- and I think that will be so nice!
I'm sorry this seems random, and I don't usually respond, but this is a subject I feel strongly about. Thanks for letting me comment!"
Ladies (and Gentlemen!),
We need to wake up and realize the deception Satan is cunningly using! We are slowly being torn away from those we love, with the lie of "just a few minutes longer".
People, above all things in this world, are the most important.
But above all that, there is GOD.
What are you doing to KNOW Him?
Friday, May 4, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Ok, so I KNOW that I am just in the wee beginnings of this new venture, but I am very excited about it! I know this will be a very slow process as I am in school right now, but I am hoping to have this launched completely in the summer. Also, it will give me a chance to build up some inventory while I am in school. I am so looking forward to getting this off the ground and seeing the results of my work. Until next time!
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