December 14, 2023… Digital Distraction …

December 14, 2023… Digital Distraction …   

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Shane and Shane singing  … Be Thou My Vision …  Powerfully singing of how we seek to find God’s peace thru our vision and direction in life by trusting in and following The Lord.

Digital distractions in life ... 

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Highlight Passage: … Psalm 131:2 [NLT] … 

2 Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself, like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother’s milk.Yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me..

… King David calls on all believers to find God’s peace and hope only in their (our) relationship with the Lord.           

Highlight Passage (in context) …Psalms 131  … USE THIS LINK …  

… King David singing about his search for peace by finding his hope in The LORD.                     

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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT] …USE THIS LINK …  

… God, thru Solomon, exhorts believers to trust in God and to seek God’s direction by abiding in Him, … nor by our own way or the ways of the world.  

Reference Passage: …Isaiah 26:3 (NLT] …  

3 You will keep in perfect peace ALL who trust in You ,… all whose thoughts are fixed on You! 

… Thru Isaiah, God’s promise to provide His peace on all who focus their (our) thoughts on God.              

Reference Passage: … John 14:27 (NLT] …  

27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.   

…Jesus teaches His disciples to find peace by trusting in and following Him and by avoiding our own way or the ways of the world.      

Reference Passage: … Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT] …USE THIS LINK …  

… Paul recognizes that he (and all Christians) can receive God’s peace by surrendering our concerns to the Lord in prayer.    

Reference Passage: …Colossians 3:15 (NLT] …  

15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.

… Paul also reminds - and exhorts - fellow Christians to CHOOSE to find contentment and peace in our thankful relationship with the LORD.      

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread  Author , Adam Holz-  AT THIS LINK -  Tells of how our minds can so easily become stressed by our digital distractions in our lives as we rely more and more on our digital devices to guide our thoughts and decisions.  And to that I say, …  “Guilty,” …  as warned and guided by God’s word and by God’s charge to find our peace by CHOOSING to focus our thoughts on the Lord. 

It’s our choice, isn’t it? We get to thankfully acknowledge that we find God’s peace by choosing to focus our thoughts on Him (see Isaiah 26:3), … primarily thru God’s truth, .. or to become so easily distracted by our digital devices <b>(see photo)</b>.   What will we choose to focus on today and in all of our tomorrows?     

   

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, …for giving me Your enabling grace to seek Your peace.            

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, …to seek and find Your peace, Lord, and avoid being distracted by the world and our digital devices.    … Amen  

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