Digital Detox by Wendy SpeakeSample

Day Seven

Silence and Stillness

Scripture: Isaiah 30:15; Matthew 6:33; 2 Corinthians 1:3

There are so many things I mindlessly turn to each day—so many things I eat, read, watch, buy, and consume. But God’s invitation to His disciples was, and remains, “Come to Me. On the beach, on the waves, on the hillside, in your home—wherever you are, I Am. Come to Me.” 

As I turn on my computer: Come to Me, I want to connect with you. 

As I make a phone call to talk through my stress with a friend: Call on Me! 

As I scroll through Facebook: Don’t follow them, follow Me.

As I open up Instagram: Come to Me, open up to Me. 

As I binge watch another late-night TV show: Come. To. Me.

As I start a text, complaining to a friend about my day: Delete that; don’t complain to her, come to Me. 

As I link over to Amazon Prime for a little retail therapy: Come to Me, I’m a Wonderful Counselor. 

As I run in to Starbucks for something sweet: My words are sweet as honey. Come to me. 

As I turn to comfort food: Come to Me, I’m the Great Comforter. Come to Me. 

We each have much to do and many people to respond to, but I believe Jesus when He said, “But seek first [God’s] kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:33). 

Lifting our eyes, lifting our heads, and lifting our hands to Him in worship and to others in service is what this real life is all about. This is where the action is! Don’t stumble along; look up. When you live with your eyes up, you’ll be less likely to trip up!

Christ is the One who is the Word, and He’s leading us now. Follow Him. Before you turn your gaze back to everyone else you’re following, stay committed to following Him! 

Dear Lord, I’ve taken my apps captive; help me to take my thoughts captive too. I want to submit my whole life, including my thought life, to You. It requires silence and stillness to unpack the noise in my head. Thank You for inviting me to come to You. Teach me to quiet my mind so that I might know Your mind. In the quieting, counseling name of Jesus, Amen.