“In all hard work there is profit,
but merely talking about it only brings poverty.”
Proverbs 14:23 (NET)
“Merely talking about it.”
Solomon could have been talking about Twitter or Facebook status updates. In fact, his verse would easily fit in the 140 characters of a Tweet.
Do we spend more time talking about the stuff we have to do / the stuff we are doing / the stuff we just did than we spend actually doing the stuff? I know that is my natural propensity. In January, I made a resolution not to check email, Twitter, or Facebook in the mornings (with the exception of quick “Happy Birthdays”). Over the year, my commitment to this has waned and I not only start my day with these little addictions, but I keep coming back to them all day long.
Today I am starting over.
I found a great tool I am hoping will help. It’s called “Self Control” and it’s not just a fruit of the spirit, it’s a piece of software. I have been testing it for the last couple days and I really like it. It blocks certain websites for a set period of time, allowing you access to the rest of the web. I like this because I had been using a software called Freedom that blocked the entire internet. That hosed me up because I use the web for too many other things, especially when I am doing message prep.
So as of today, I plan on doing a quick blog post in the mornings, throwing out some birthday cheer, and then shutting down Facebook, email, and Twitter until after lunch. I figured I’d “Apply my Team” (that’s you) to this particular area of sin. The added advantage is by posting this out there, I now have a couple thousand people who can keep me accountable.