Media Monday-Yes I know its Wednesday!

Okay so the Media Monday post didn't happen until today and yes I know its Wednesday, but in my defense we were taking family days and had a little mini vacation learning about things around our area. It was quite fun and nice being unplugged for a few days.

So onto what was suppose to be posted on Monday. :-)

"Could our generation be missing out on time with the Great I AM because of the distractions from the iPads, iPods and iPhones?"

It's not so much my generation that I'm overly worried about. I think if we have already began our walk with God then its just a matter of learning the balancing act. The generation I'm worried about is the generation that is coming after me. The generation that may not have started their walk yet or is struggling with their walk. The generation after me has literally grown up with technology right at their fingertips. I can remember when there was no internet and to look something up you had to go to the library. I remember when there was no GPS and you had to know how to read a map in order to get to where you were going. I remember when going to church was where you learned about Jesus instead of catching it on TV or YouTube.

I think my generation finds it slightly easier to unplug then generations to come. Is the distraction there still? Yes. Do I find it easier then some people? Probably, and that's only because we choose NOT to have an iPad or an iPhone. Actually, we don't even own a smartphone- just a regular cell phone that can only make a phone call or text. The only internet we have is connected to our desktop computer- we don't even have a laptop.

My BIGGEST distraction when it comes to life is social media. I know, I know shame on me. BUT, its my connection to the world. Most days I'm at home by myself with 3 children and to be able to hop onto Facebook and see what other adults are up to or maybe even chat with some is my break. To read my email, is my brief escape from reality. And sometimes social media is an encouragement that what I'm doing is the right thing to do. I get my news from social media. I get my local happenings from social media. I get the greatest money saving deals from social media. For me, some days it's really hard to pull myself away because I'm afraid I'll miss the next best deal that could save my family even more money. I get frustrated when I notice that I'm 2 hours late for a freebie. I'm not sure that any of this has had any bad effects on my walk with God as I'm still able to pick up my Bible and I'm still able to pray when I feel the need to. Am I on the internet too much? If you ask my husband that question he'd probably say yes. Has it affected my relationship with God? I tend to think it hasn't since when I walk away from the internet, I'm able to walk away. I don't have an iPhone, iPad or laptop that can pull me back in. And frankly, I'd like to keep it that way.

For more on this topic or to see what other people think you can go to Women Living Well ministries where you'll find me and tons of other people trying to discover if social media and technology is affecting us in ways we never thought it would.