I'll be honest, I was up a few times with the little one so my mind had to process this all day long as I really wanted to dive into this one as much as I could. This rings so true. If we spend time on the computer or watch TV, it robs our time. If we watch shows that are not worthy of watching in God's eyes, we start to live that way by becoming numb to the immorality and language, and filth that we watch on TV. We must watch what we occupy our time with so that we don't become part of the world but only in the world until we finally go to our final home. I'm guilty of this as much as the next person. I noticed I was playing way too much on facebook games and it was taking time away from my kids and my husband. I've noticed Randy was spending time watching TV. With both of us doing separate things in separate rooms, that was time away from each other. That is not how I wanted my marriage to be.
How did I change this? By stepping away from the computer and just sitting in the chair in the living room where Randy sits to watch TV. I want to spend time even if it means watching some pretty boring shows (in my mind they are definitely not shows I watch) but it also means I'm with him. We both are trying to be better about our time management watching TV and being on the computer. Now I pretty much am on to blog and really don't spend more than an hour.
This kind of brings me to the topic of today's dare. Basically, too often we pay attention to the negatives in a situation instead of focusing on a positive to have a positive outcome. For example, instead of nagging Randy about all the TV watching he does every evening, I just close my laptop and go sit near him. Like in the verse above, if our thoughts are constantly on those listed in that verse, we will start to look at life through the lens of the Holy Spirit. God deserves the credit for everything good.
My goal is to see my negatives as my cue to seek God's perspective instead of turning it towards someone. By doing this I will sin less and live the way He is wanting me to. I will be drawn closer to Him, which is ultimately my goal :-)
As for today, it was rough in the evening. Peyton was so excited to be home I had put her down and she ran towards her daddy who was sitting at the table. She tripped and hit the corner of the leg of the table and now has a very huge bruise on her forehead. I did take her to the pediatrician to make sure she was alright as she was very upset and then became tired. What a distraction lol.
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