My kids all have iPhones and often those little screens manage to swallow up all of their attention. Because our house is rarely quiet, it is not uncommon to see them with headphones plugged into their cellphones. The other day, I was trying to get my sons attention as he sat on the couch, watching a video on the tiny monitor, and listening through his ear buds. When he saw me waving, he pulled one of his earphones out and as I spoke I noticed that his eyes would occasionally flick back for a quick check of his screen. I wanted to be irritated with him, but the Lord interrupted my thoughts with this word. “This is often how you listen to Me. You can’t keep your eyes off the little picture, which is filled with the cares of life. And though you will turn an ear towards Me, I am often forced to speak over the other voices in your head. Your son loves you. He cares about what you’re saying to him. But you only have part of his attention and he’s bound to beat himself up when he doesn’t accomplish what you’ve asked of him. That is how it can be with you and Me.”
As I prayed for repentance I thought about how much I love my kids. I just wish they weren’t so much like me.
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Too close to reality for comfort. Great analogy.