GIVE IT UP! A LENTEN JOURNEY of RELEASE and GAIN!
GIVE IT UP! 46 Day Window of DOING SOMETHING to EXPERIENCE BEING UNCOMFORTABLE
ENTERTAINMENT BY THE SCREEN Isaiah 40: 27 - 31 Matthew 11: 28
Are we “Screen Trapped”? TVs, Laptops, Tablets, Smartphones— viewing our favorite programs, movies, sports
11 hours a day in screen time CNN REPORT July 2016 New Nielsen Report: —Adults devote almost 11 hours a day in screen time —Teens 9 hours a day —94% have HD TVs: 4.5 hours a day
spent in front of a screen changing us… impacting us negatively… Is the amount of time spent in front of a screen changing us… impacting us negatively… very least draining our energy?
How many of us today feel: Important Question— How many of us today feel: —beaten down —bone-tired —energy depleted —soul-weary ?
Good Company! Israel in exile— Captivity in Babylon; Sacred religious practices difficult; “Has God forgotten us?”
Hear Comforting Words: —God does not get exhausted! —HE provides strength and rest! —Wait, trust, in the Lord!
Hear Comforting Words: —God is sufficient! —Come to me… REFUEL… REST… —HOW?
This Week TRY: SCREEN OFF… FACE UP!
This Week TRY: SCREEN OFF… REST!
This Week TRY: SCREEN OFF… INTERACT!
LET’S START NOW! FIVE MINUTES of MEDITATIVE SILENCE