Beginning on Sunday and going for one week, I am going to be fasting from as much electronic and print media as possible (hopefully all of it). That's right. A full seven days, with no T.V., no radio, no internet, no magazines, no newspapers, no email, no cd's, no dvds, no text messages. The only information coming into my head will be from humans speaking to me live or over the phone and the only media going into my brain will be the Bible or else a quality book.
Why? So much noise, so much information, so many voices in our modern society, that it can be hard to slow down and find quiet in the mind, and it is much too loud to stop and think about God and the more important things of life.
So, for one week, I'll be fasting from all these things. Want to join me?
5 comments:
No.
Lost and Heroes are way to important to me.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Did I say that?
Maybe in four weeks!
I look forward to the quiet time with the Lord. I plan on reading my bible, praying, listening to quiet worship CD's only and working on the "Sweet Time with Jesus" quiet time for the ladies retreat, for which I need my computer, but not the internet. I will not miss the TV or the newspaper, as I gave them up a few years ago anyway.
On the other side, I have not been as faithful to my quiet time as I should have been because of busyness, so I will try to give up needless busyness (needless time on the internet, listening to news, reading your blogs, etc.) I will sit in my prayer chair more with my bible in hand and open.
Oh my, I must email everyone in advance about this, my box will be full unless I can encourage them to join us.
"The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in Him."
Dear God, you are good to me when I wait for You and seek You with all my heart and soul." Lam. 3:22-25 RSV paraphrased.
Gayla
I look forward to the quiet time with the Lord. I plan on reading my bible, praying, listening to quiet worship CD's only and working on the "Sweet Time with Jesus" quiet time for the ladies retreat, for which I need my computer, but not the internet. I will not miss the TV or the newspaper, as I gave them up a few years ago anyway.
On the other side, I have not been as faithful to my quiet time as I should have been because of busyness, so I will try to give up needless busyness (needless time on the internet, listening to news, reading your blogs, etc.) I will sit in my prayer chair more with my bible in hand and open.
Oh my, I must email everyone in advance about this, my box will be full unless I can encourage them to join us.
"The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in Him."
Dear God, you are good to me when I wait for You and seek You with all my heart and soul." Lam. 3:22-25 RSV paraphrased.
Gayla
Yes, I am going to join you. I think the hardest one of those for me to abstain from will be CD's. When I first read this in the church brochure I was just in shock over not having my music! LOL. I have music playing in my house all day, in my van, on my cell phone, mp3 player, etc. The quiet will be a good quiet.
Try DVR Keith!!!:)
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