Detox Tech Devices/ a testimony

I have been struggling over this blog entry for over a week.  I know what it has meant for me, and I just can't stay quiet anymore.  My friends and family have heard my testimony from a week ago, and now I believe is the time for me to share on this blog.  This entry is different from my others, because it is an experience.

I am probably very similar to the majority of the American world right now in this;  I have an iPhone.  The luxury of the world is at my fingertips 24/7.  I never have a minute to be bored or silent in my thoughts or QUIET before the Lord unless I deliberately UNPLUG.

One week ago, I had a doctor's appointment and like most of my appointments for me or my children, I am fingering away at my iPhone, checking emailings, Facebook, playing games, reading stories, etc.  So I walk in, sign in at the front desk and go find a comfortable couch to relax on and use my iPhone. I immediately felt a tug on my heart, it was kind of surprising at first.  "Put your phone away!"  "Look up, talk."  I thought this whole notion was just crazy.  Who am I really hurting by playing a good ole' game of suduko, I mean, I'm friendly most other days, but today is my day off, can't I just play a game and relax?  The feeling became stronger and stronger, and finally I shut off my phone, put it away in my purse dangling from the couch and held my hands and glanced around.  There SHE was.

I whispered, "Lord, what do you want me to say?  If anything?  I'm not sure what you are doing, but I am going to trust you."  I took some deep breaths and realized how ridiculous it was for someone with my extrovert personality to be scared to speak to strangers, I mean speaking to strangers has always been something I enjoyed, BUT I realized, I haven't done it as much since the world of TECH has overtaken my mind, perhaps If I am really honest even my heart?  I swallowed deeply and smiled.  SHE looked down quickly, panic was rested in her big eyes, there was hurt.  "Lord, what do I say, she doesn't look like she wants to talk?  Give me words to these feelings inside."  Just as I began to say how are you today, the nurse called HER name.  As she stood in her early youth, long blond strands down her shoulders, very thin I noticed a small "bump" around her tiny form.  What does God want me to do now I prayed.  She is leaving, I wasted too much time.  I smiled again as she walked out of the waiting room and just sat there silent.

A few moments later I was called back, and weighed and had my blood pressure taken and all that WONDERFUL stuff, then something very odd happened.  I was placed in ANOTHER waiting room. This has never happened to me at THIS doctor.  It has at other places but not here, they usually don't call me unless there is an open room.  Hmmmm.  I sat down and reached for my iPhone again, when I heard light footsteps entering and I looked up....YUP, there SHE was.  Now we were alone in a tiny 6 chair waiting room, almost knee to knee.

"Lord, be my words, I don't understand what you are asking of me, but I will obey."  We began to chat, and I found out a lot of "her story" most of which I am choosing to not share on social media for many reasons, but I will share, she is still in High school and pregnant.  She was alone for her first ultrasound.  I could see and hear her fear, and God only asked of me to encourage, uplift, love on and pray for this young beautiful child who had a hard road ahead.  I was obedient to the best of my ability.

I was emotional as I left the waiting room last Friday.  I deeply wanted to build a relationship with this girl.  I wanted to walk this journey with her but that doesn't make sense right?  I mean I don't even know her.  God laid her deeply on my heart and I began to tell close friends and family to pray for this young lady I don't even know.

THEN, that moment God shakes you to your core happened.  That moment you realize GOD is so much BIGGER than our little, pitiful attempts at life.  5 days after my doctors visit, I found out this girl IS connected to my life.  Again I am not ready to share this on social media, but KNOW it's a GOD THING.  God is BIG!  ENORMOUS!  Soak HIM in.

Like I said earlier, I was hesitant to share this story and wanted to make sure I kept what needed to be confidential, confidential.  But God kept tugging at my heart to share for this reason.  Had I NOT allowed HIS voice to pierce my heart last Friday at the doctors.  Had I not, shut off my IPHONE and listened to HIS voice.  I would have missed HIM.  That's the message of today's blog.

DETOX TECH DEVICES more than LESS.  Allow God to use YOU as a LIGHT in your COMMUNITY.  Tech is a good thing, but don't let it come in between the voice of God in your life.  There is a world around us hurting and longing for God, let's share HIS LIGHT with them, instead of glaring at the LIGHT on our devices.

HUGS, SJ