June 8, 2018 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Too Much Technology

I have stated this for many years, “We are allowing technology to misplace our relationships.” Before we had studies to measure the effect of spending too much time and granting too much access of technology tools in our lives, I was stating the weaknesses and errors of technology over relationships and personal, meaningful, and loving significance in our lives.

We have been steadily replacing time with our computers and smartphones with real on-time communication skills. People are learning not how to communicate but how not to communicate with our new technology apps and games. You want to save yourself and your family, “start hanging up the phone.”

My suggestions for finding meaning, love and true relationships:

1. Do not go to sleep at night with your computer or smartphone as the last thing you handled.

2. Do not check your phone to see what you missed while you were sleeping—spending time talking with one another for 30 minutes before doing any “tech-things”.

3. Phones are off while you eat, play or walk with the family.

4. Keep track of time spent on “tech-tools”, begin to limit the time you spend using them.

5. Downsize how many tech-tools you have and what you use them for.

Remember, technology is to help you connect with people in order to have a meaningful and real conversation—texting is not meaningful! If you do not change your ways then you will not have anything to offer someone you want to have a relationship with—it’s just that simple.

Ps. The Holy Spirit is being replaced by technology but it is how the Holy Spirit works is what technology is truly based on. Want technology from heaven; get the Holy Spirit in your life!

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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