There is so much in the world to consume our thoughts and interests resulting in less and less time for God’s Word and thinking about things of God. TV – time. Social media – time? Sports – time. Work – time. Family – time. Recreation – time. Scrolling – time. I get it, our culture has moved further and further away from God and things of God. It permeates every aspect of our lives because it is the culture we live in. The church adopts more and more of this into its being as time and new generations become adults. As it becomes the norm, more and more of “God Time” is replaced by the busyness of what is considered normal.
The more the things of this world occupy our minds and time the more normal it seems to be. We become complacent and neglectful as it becomes more normal. If you don’t think this is true, look at how hard daily devotions are for families. There always seems to be time for what the world demands of our time and what we translate that into a normal Christian life.
I was blessed to be raised in a time where there were no cell phones, remote TV, internet, personal computers, iPad, thousands of TV options, etc….. When we got to watch TV there were 3 stations to pic from. There were accepted moral expectations for what was presented on TV. People read books. Kids played outside. People would visit other people in person. There were very little outside influences into their lives outside of family, church, school, neighborhood, and town. I think about how much this has changed over the last 70 years.
How did it get here?
Technology?
New generation?
Little by little easing into new worldly norms?
Adopting what the world offers for normal activity?
