LACE~ the 23rd channel

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Do you remember this??...

The 23rd Channel

The T.V. set is my shepherd;

My spiritual growth shall want.

It maketh me to sit down and do nothing for His Name's sake,

because it requireth all my spare time.

It keepeth me from doing my duty as a Christian,

because it presenteth so many shows that I must see.

It restoreth my knowledge of the things of the world,

And keepth me from the study of God's Word.

It leadeth me into the paths of failing

To attend the evening worship services,

...and doing nothing in the Kingdom of God.

Yea, though I live to be a hundred,

I shall keep on viewing my T.V. as long as it will work,

For it is my closest companion.

It's sound and it's pictures they comfort me.

It presenteth entertainment before me,

And keepeth me from doing important things with my family.

It fills my head with ideas which differ from those

Set forth in the Word of God.

Surely, no good things will come of my life,

Because my T.V. offereth me

No good time to do the will of God;

Thus, I will dwell

In the place of the devil and his angels, forever.

(unknown author)

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Now read it again and replace T.V. with  "laptop".
Ouch!!!
(I think I need to ponder these words for a while!)

letter to self...


You know Trish,
as with the television, computers of today can be an unholy intrusion into our families and our home-life.
We need to exercise much discernment and discipline with these gadgets!
Yes, they are able to bring us blessing too - as long as we keep a firm control on them and not slip into apathy while our moral standards are being chipped away at!
There's a grave responsibility that comes with owning such technology.
If we don't purposefully exercise that responsibility, we shall be called to account!
It will do us no good to remonstrate by saying we were only having some harmless fun or just being creative.
As christians, we should know that the Lord does not accept such 'worldly' reasoning.

So we must keep in mind, the dangers of wasting too many hours surfing websites just to alleviate boredom.
Oh, sure it's great to have pleasant and uplifting places to pop in on and visit for a little while..
and we can all find blessing in the way God uses the words of others to get His message across to us at times.
No denying that!!
It's also healthy to share friendship and creative ideas and homemaking skills - most of us really enjoy and benefit from this kind of exchange!
That's fine!
But when we become obssesed and so absorbed in tracing down every word or image on a subject, and ignore our present duties and responsibilities - it has become distinctly unhealthy and a real problem.

You know personally, that there are times when you find you've been sitting at the computer for far longer than you thought or had intended to.
It's not always easy to turn off a really nice blog and go do the vacuuming instead, lol!
Some days it's quite a battle.
Perhaps not as much for busy mothers of young children, as for someone like you who is an empty-nester with more time on your hands.
You have to maintain a balance with your home and family duties, and make sure you don't let a machine run your days for you!
Spending time with the Lord, caring for your house and loved ones, giving yourself to neighbours and friends, doing the "duty of the present moment", must come first!
And after that..there will still be plenty of time for you to go visit folks with your laptop.


(Whew- I needed to hear that! Now to put it into practise!)

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