Time is a talent, or something like that, according to the quote by Jonathan Edwards (or was it Martin Luther?) that someone taped to the inside of the bathroom door earlier this semester. Whoever it was and whatever they said, their point was clear: time is something that we are given stewardship over. I for one am a wicked steward of this precious gift. God has given me, at this time in my life, enough time to comfortably do all I need to do in any given day. Despite this, however, I find myself often staying up late nights, which often leads to getting up early in the morning and pushing Bible reading and prayer to the evening.
None of this would happen if I was not continually wasting time on the Internet. (The Internet is such an amazing blessing. I cannot believe how media and information have become so streamlined and customizable and readily available these days. Have you seen Photosynth?) I cannot blame the Internet for my poor use of time, however. I am keenly aware that my attention span for work is disgustingly low. I simply do not want to work. I want to put it off just ten more minutes, and, once I have finally started, I feel like I have earned a break after ten minutes of work.
I think all of this is a sign that I need to be more satisfied in what God has given me to do. I should not look at work as an unfortunate thing, but as the grace of God. Imagine that I should be allowed to be creative and productive like my Father in heaven! I remember that He had a ration of 6 to 1 of work to rest. I definitely don't shine forth that character. Perhaps I worship Baal, the one who gets so distracted in his musings and content in his rest that, no matter how much I cut myself, he won't get off his lazy butt.
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Sometimes I wonder as to whether the Internet can be redeemed at all. I mean, it's just as redeemable as the television.
Surely it can and it must, although not in the foreseeable future, but how much actually looks like it will happen in the foreseeable future?
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