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Information overload! (1)
'many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.' DANIEL 12:4
Are you reading this copy of Word 4U 2Day on paper, or are you reading it online, or maybe you're not even reading it; maybe you're listening to the podcast! Technology is everywhere these days and it lets us do things we've never been able to do before, and to do umpteen things all at the same time. But you can become tied to technology in ways that end up becoming unhealthy and unhelpful. Here's a few signs for you to watch out for:
1) if you chat with people all day by texts, MSNing, Facebooking or whatever but you still feel horrendously lonely, then the chances are the technology isn't helping and you need to go back to more old-fashioned ways of communicating - like having a face to face talk!
2) if you find yourself lying in bed feeling pleased that you've got 10 more online 'friends' today than yesterday, go to the bathroom and splash some cold water on your face! The whole point of friendship is quality not quantity!
3) if you use technology to have fun and organise your social life but never to develop your relationship with God then you aren't getting the most out of it. Change your surfing habits so that you spend time listening to some of the great worship and teaching podcasts, bookmark some blogs that explain the Bible in language you can understand. Make technology serve you; don't be its slave!
written by Bob Gass
