No Data

"Set your affection on things above, not on things of the earth." Colossians 3:2

At one time, cell phones did not exist.  Now we can't live without them.

Cell phones have gone from convenience to something we depend too much on.

At one time, cell phones were just a phone.  Now they are small, hand-held computers.

I recently upgraded to a new phone.

Big mistake.

I didn't realize at the time of the data transfer that I had two active Apple accounts.

Big mistake.

The only data transferred from my old phone to my new phone, was everything from the account I no longer thought existed.  It was all useless to me.

My old phone data now erased, my new phone data now empty.

Twenty years of purchased Christian music and six years of photos completely deleted.  Pictures of families, special events and vacations all gone and can no longer be accessed.

I confess, I at that moment of realization of everything that had been lost, I had a meltdown; there was weeping and gnashing of teeth to be sure! 

A couple of weeks have passed since then and the thought of all the things lost doesn't hurt as much and I've learned a few things about myself in the process:

1-I became too dependent on the technology that I held in my hand, and

2-It became too important to me.

I had to confess to the Lord that I spent way too much time looking at a small screen, and that this little piece of technology had become a part of my anatomy.  It's been attached to my hand or my hip for far too long.  It's time to let go of the importance I've placed on my cell phone.

I won't be saving much on my new cell phone...

    Instead, I will be saving it all in my heart...

        But that's just me!

"....for the fashion of this world passeth away." 1 Corinthians 7:31b

"There is nothing solid and lasting in this world system; it is its nature to pass away. It is folly for believers to act as though its values were permanent." Morris