Monday, November 9, 2009
"The Hypersocialized Generation" by Al Mohler
Mohler makes the following comment in his commentary on the problem of hypersocialization amongst America's young people: "Among young Christians, what space is left for the development of a devotional life? Do their lives contain any space for extended quiet and reflection, for prayer, or for reading anything longer than a text message?" The same question could be asked of the believing adults of our nation.
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Craig,
Text me sometime I'll share my thoughts on this. Ha!
Steve
(Seriously, though, this is a very thought-provoking and poignant article! Very important to think about and consider. Painfully true!)
I know of particular invidivuals (not at Cornerstone and not in Texas!) who almost can't function without texting/"Facebooking" on their cell phones...or iPods or iPhones...whatever they're called now! We're too attached to our electronic gadgets.
I seriously believe that face-to-face conversations, handwriting, etc., will eventually be things "of the past."
In our society today we have so many things battling for our time and attention. We don't know how to be still, how to retreat in solitude for communion with God, how to block out 5-10 minutes to simply read through Scripture without being distracted, how to be quiet and meditate on the nature and attributes of God. We comment on how this has got to change, yet we continue to allow it to bombard us!
Ok, that's my last post for today.:)
No kidding. Information is so abundant and easy to attain that we often grasp for it rather than spend a few minutes thinking about God. Do we even think about God during our workday? We would certainly like to... but for me, it seems like the chunk of time between 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM just disappears, and rather than even acknowledging God, I just chugged along with my work thoughtlessly like a robot.
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