By Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer
So many people in our society today are mesmerized by the video in their palms. They look down at their phones – not up. Like most of the people I’ve seen waiting in airports, they’re not paying attention to what’s going on around them.
I don’t want to be that person this year. But oh, how entertainingly addictive are those little “reels” on Facebook and other sites that show me clever tricks for the kitchen or with my hair or in my garden. A quick minute or two can slide into an hour before I realize it.
Are those social media posts where I’m going to find direction for my life?
God help me!
Paul writes to the Romans:
“Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey?” (Romans 6:16).
Did you catch that little word “slave”? Elsewhere Paul explains that it’s not always something bad that addicts us.
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me, but I will not be dominated by anything” (1 Corinthians 6:12).
I need an antidote that helps me recover from my addiction/slavery, and I believe it’s in what James wrote to early Christians:
“But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it” (James 1:22-25).
I want to look into His perfect law of liberty more than I look at the video in my palm. I want to hear the Speaker of the very first word. Life’s answers really are with Him.
That sounds simplistic because basically, it is. Maybe not easy, but simple.
If we seek God in this new year, we’ll find Him. If we read what He says, we’ll discover direction and help. The clincher is whether we will believe Him and do what He says.
The choice is ours.
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Seek His will in all you do,
and He will show you which path to take.
Proverbs 3:6
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This devotioal is so encouraging. I re read it periodically.
Thank you, Elaine. I’m so glad you enjoy it.