As I watched my middle daughter scroll so quickly through her Snap Chat feed, I couldn’t help but think about how much information she was taking into her mind in just seconds. I looked across the room, and there my littlest daughter was watching her favorite TV network, HGTV of course. What was she thinking about all things material and worldly? From behind, I heard my oldest daughter exclaim about something she just saw on Instagram.
These girls of mine, all exposed to life beyond our walls. All enamored with their screens. It’s the culture we live in, to be tethered to something other than our moment.
As much as I monitor their usage and engage their hearts in conversation about what they are seeing and ingesting, it still has impact on their hearts and minds . . . and that just scares me to the core.
There’s part of me that wants to ban all devices and screens and everything tech related, and another part that wants to give up the tiresome chore of setting boundaries.
That’s because it’s not just their struggle. It’s mine too.
The tech at my fingertips changes the state of my heart on a daily basis as much as it changes theirs.
And yet, I’ve all too often bought the lie that guarding against usage is a sign of weakness, rather than owning the fact that it causes me to fall into bondage and sometimes sin. Oh yes, a scroll through any social media account can illicit feelings of jealousy faster than a walk through the Macy’s handbag department. Tell me I’m not alone in this struggle! Is it any less of a struggle for our girls?
So, what should we do about it?
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to finding heart-healthy living in a screen-based world.
But before you go, you might want to bookmark this for further reading, as screens and social media is way more than a thing. . . it really is like a drug.
And check out this guide-like workbook designed to help you navigate social media with your tween or teen, this resource might be exactly what you need.
