Do you sometimes find yourself struggling to make connections? The other day I found myself able to receive calls but the person calling could not hear me. This happened several times. Finally after much frustration I texted my hubby. (It was him calling). The text got through and he suggested restarting my phone. Yeah - it worked. This situation however, got me thinking how much we depend on our devices to connect us with others.
Gone are the days of land-lines and answering machines and being outdoors without being connected to something in our pocket.
I am not saying this is necessarily a bad thing but it raises the question of how do we spend our time?
Has the need to have a computer in our hand constantly or at least in easy reach costing us what are true valuable connections? The ones that are irreplaceable such as having a face to face conversation with someone we love without a device that takes our attention away from that person. Or taking time to visit across the way with a neighbor or engage in a heart to heart with a friend?
Could it be in this need to stay connected that we have forgotten how to listen to others - hear the crickets in the night or the sound of the wind in the trees?
Is it even possible that we have become so addicted to the idea that we need these devices in order to survive?
Yes I know our world has changed but from time to time maybe one needs to disconnect in order to truly connect.
Speaking of connections, I think these two still know how to do it well. Thanks for letting me share my heart with you.
Have a lovely rest of the week.
Hugs
Debbie
"Let your conversation be always full of grace. seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone." Col. 4:6 (NIV)
