35 and I am a Grumpy Old Man

The above phrase is what I said to my wife today. She responded by saying that I have always been that way! (Wow and I thought this would be some sort of revelation to her, I guess not!) This subject was spurred on as I applied for a job online and I was getting frustrated, as usual, so my wife came in to help me through. It’s not so much that I cannot figure out how to do things online it’s that I just hate it! As a matter of fact my wife set up the blog. All I do is write! I realize that we still don’t have a flat screen TV, I have never downloaded a song or ringtone, I called my wife’s MP3 player “the music playing thing” yesterday, in general I pretty much dislike technology or at least I thought I did. Then I was reminded of a little article I wrote about 3 months ago and it illuminated what was really going on. It’s not so much that I hate technology, because technology after all is allowing me to write to anyone who wants to listen. I’m just “grumpy” because I think that the technology that is supposed to bring us together is actually creating more distance when it comes to things that really matter. You should know that I am going to tie this to the Bible in some way, so here we go! As Jesus was giving up his spirit on the cross for the sins of the world the scripture says that the veil in the temple had torn down the middle displaying the Holy of Holies in the Jewish temple for all to see. (Mathew 27:50-51) That miraculous event was to symbolize and show vividly what Christ had just done. Jesus Christ is now our High Priest and we can now access God directly through Him anytime and anywhere. All of this is very similar to our modern technology, but do we use this freedom to know more about the Lord or is it a distraction and on some levels a hindrance. My point is that the more comfortable and accessible things seem to be whether it be access to Christ or access to people via cell phones, the more it seems we have distance when it comes to meaningful intercourse. When the Lord gives us the desires of our sinful hearts it seems we turn away from him. This technology is not therefore sinful, but it illuminates our sinful condition. It seems like the only times in human history when people cry out to the Lord is when everything is difficult not easy or convenient. With that being the backdrop I hope you enjoy my musings and you are going to find out a little about me personally as well, thank you and God bless!