Unplug

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Unplug

by Angie Bishop-Forsyth

Would you agree that we mostly live entirely way too busy and too involved in insignificant things? Seriously, how much time do we offer to social media, trash TV, and browsing the internet for this and that, etc.? Way too much I say!

I’m guilty, I admit it. Recently, I took on the challenge to let all that go for 40 days. No social media, no trash

TV, no secular music, and no internet searches for useless information and things. Here’s what I discovered when I replaced all that with time with God. Growth!

The social media anxiety was replaced with a peaceful atmosphere of being still in God’s Word, alone with Him. It’s lovely there. Trash TV was replaced with Godly programs and movies that blessed my soul, full of encouraging lessons and uplifting and inspiring messages. Secular music was replaced with nothing but praise and worship music. I lifted my praises to our King through songs that filled me up and gave glory to Him! Oh, how I loved that! The internet searches were replaced with Bible reading and faith-based Bible study books, which fed my hungry soul!

I unplugged and cleansed my soul, and it was GOOD! Was it hard? Sure, some days it was, but it was worth it. It taught me the importance of relying on God to fill me up, rather than comfort in my own pleasures. The longer I journeyed through my 40 days, the more excited I became. I knew going in with the expectation to meet God and grow closer to Him was way better than all that other stuff! Friends, we need to unplug from the world sometimes, and plug into God on a much deeper level. It is sweet! It is essential! This world beats us down. God builds us up! What I learned was how irrelevant things we think are of importance really are. God is relevant, Facebook and Instagram are not! God is useful, trash TV is inappropriate and useless. God is of great significance, and most internet searches for entertainment purposes can be somewhat senseless and meaningless. As believers, we should long for a meaningful relationship on a deep level with our Creator. We should not only long for it, we should run after it! Meet God halfway. He’s there holding out His arms, waiting for you to dive deep! Go! I truly believe it’s like a cup of cold water on a hot day—refreshing, invigorating, and electrifying to one’s soul! Our innocent earthly pleasures are not all forbidden, but should be done in moderation. They can become robbers of the time God deserves and we so desperately need with Him. But if you haven’t, let me encourage you to sometimes unplug from it all! That quiet break with God is a gift to recharge your body and soul.

“Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you” (Psalm 116:7).

About The Author Angie Bishop-Forsyth is a resident of Rome, GA. She is blessed with great family and friends. Angie is a member & attends church at Calvary Baptist. She yearns to share God’s message in hopes to encourage, speak God’s Truths, and point people to Jesus!