I am here to tell you that what Beyonce is doing at the moment is not that important compared to what God is doing right now but we would rather read about the first one rather than read about what God is doing. Why? because we love drama, a juicy story, we love a good soap opera and want to escape to what we think is a better life. Read your Bible on your phone and you will see in the Old Testament all the things I mentioned above. There is plenty of drama and some of it reads like a soap opera. There have been times recently that I almost couldn't put down my Bible it was so interesting. Our Phones offer us so much stuff we can look at and so much juicy news about celebrities and who has slept with who and who has cheated on whom.
But what if we shifted the atmosphere to seeking things of Jesus and His kingdom, so much so that those other things just drown out and cease to exist, that we would be so filled with God in our phones that it overflows to others and it would affect how they use their cell phones, that people would see us worship Jesus so in turn Jesus can be glorified by others. Come close to God and He will come close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:8.
I talked about seeking Jesus, be mindful of what you do on your cell phone, and if we veer off course to have discernment and correct it. This is just not stuff you do and it all becomes better and is fixed. This need to be a total shift in the atmosphere regarding how we use our cell phones. An action of just doing something does not bring about change like the things above. Things can change that way but will not last. An example of this is a guy who is a drunk and says I will not drink anymore and put all the bottles in the cupboard. He has done the action of putting them away but will it last because he only did the action of putting them away not actions that will last. in order just like this example we need to create lasting actions that will last and not just do an action to say we did it and go back. Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:13
This last example Goes for our cell phones and what we do on them. How do we expect to change when we create change that won't last? I am here to tell you it is because we do not want it to last. It is easier for us to give those things up for a moment and then go back and then ask again for forgiveness than just get rid of it and give it up altogether. What is on your cell phone that needs that lasting action of getting rid of those things, so you can change the atmosphere for good? In everything, there is action but not all actions are the same and be done as such. We need lasting action for it to work
So how do we change the way we use our cell phones to bring us closer to Jesus. We need a total shift in what and how we use our cell phones. Those actions I talked about yesterday are just part of how we need to do it so the things we do will be lasting and just temporary.
To end for today this needs to be a whole body, mind, and actions shift so it will last and we can use our cell phones to come closer to Jesus not farther away from Jesus. What we do matters, so do it for Jesus today, so that we can as the verse I used says come closer to Jesus.
All Bible verses taken from the NASB
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