Garbage in usually means garbage out. (GIGO)
We
live in an age of information overload so how do we best protect our mind so we
can get an appropriate margin of utility for each member of our family whether
it’s our DNA family, church family and/or community family?
A
principal was told by a number of independent families that their kids had to
take medicine to calm them down so he said he didn’t want to dispute the
doctors but he wanted to try an experiment first. He suggested that they
restrict all media to ½ an hour per week and have them outside for one hour a
day. They said they couldn’t because it
wasn’t safe so he said then go out with them.
As a result, the neighbourhood cleaned up and none of the kids had to go
on medication. Check out the movie Captivated for more details.
Think
about it. Who or what is controlling
you? Is this producing love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness faithfulness, gentleness, self-control…or are less
successful attributes being produced?
Stress? Addictions? Violence? Fear? If so identify what goes into your
brain and how. Can you improve things by
controlling the amount of time you spend on the phone, watching TV, gardening…etc.
When
Jesus’ disciples were going to go through one of the biggest storm of their
lives; Jesus death, Jesus took them to the vineyard and taught them about
growing fruit. Check out the Secrets of the Vine for more information. When we think of the armour of God as
described in chapter 6 of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians it says to put on the helmet of salvation. Know that you are saved by the death and
resurrection of Christ. Know that you are loved by an Abba Father who was
willing to send His Son on a rescue mission just for you. Know that Jesus modeled a God filled
relationship with His Father and demonstrated power over death.
Other
tools that may help you are:
Know
that the damage pornography, gambling and access to medication online is doing
to folks physically, emotionally, financially, sexually and spiritually is significant
so I recommend that you find a team that supports your values.
Don’t
overwhelm yourself. Take one line snacks
found in Spiritual Snacks and savour it, and if you can absorb a full meal take
time to digest the Spiritual meals that are also found in the book. Especially
note how we need to watch our assumptions. Some examples are found by clicking on the link below:
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