Disconnected

Sometimes the way that God gets you to make a greater connection with Him is to temporarily disconnect you from the rest of the world. Over the past couple of weeks, I found myself in a state of technological disconnection. But what I gained from the Lord was totally worth it.

There are times when we are so “plugged in” to the world around us that we are completely out of touch with the spiritual side of things. A few years ago, there was an MTV music program called “Unplugged.” The intent of the show was to allow musicians to perform their #1 hit songs without all of the glitz and glimmer of studio work. It was just the singer with an acoustic guitar or piano (or some other non-electric instrument). The audience was treated to the raw beauty of the song without distraction.

To truly appreciate the beauty of life in Him, sometimes God needs us to disconnect us from the distractions of everyday life. I’ve even heard someone say that being incarcerated was one of the best things that every happened to him, because it isolated him from his terrible lifestyle and forced him to pay attention to God.

There is also a tremendous amount of freedom that comes with being disconnected. After getting over the initial shock of being outside of your comfort zone, you begin to realize just how restrictive some of your “important” worldly connections really are. True freedom is in the Spirit of the Lord and living according to the way God commands.

James 4:8 begins with the words, “Come near to God and He will come near to you.” It should always be our priority to draw closer to Him. Let’s not wait until we’re so inundated with the busy-ness of the things around us that we are forced to disconnect from them.

Let’s stay connected with the cross.