How to Stop Wasting Time on Your Phone

For The Girl

Mac Bridges & Kenz Durham

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

This podcast episode discusses the importance of reducing phone usage to invite the Holy Spirit into everyday moments. Mac and Kenz talk about personal experiences, particularly how phone distractions can interfere with quality time with family, creativity, and spiritual growth. They share practical tips for minimizing phone use, such as designated phone-free hours, and reflect on how overuse affects mental health and personal relationships. The conversation also highlights a new Christmas Bible study, 'Awe & Wonder', aimed at enriching the Advent season through focused daily scripture readings and group activities. The episode closes with a thoughtful monologue offering spiritual encouragement for reducing screen time and reconnecting with God's presence. Get the Advent Study Group Guide Tap Here for Operation Christmas Child Tap to Watch On YouTube Thanks to our sponsor! Glorify App - Start your 14-day free trial of our favorite Bible app when you visit glorify-app.com/FTGFam and download the Glorify app today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	When you're in a waiting room in a doctor's office and you don't get on your phone,
0:03.6	those are moments where we can invite the Holy Spirit to actually speak to us or to just be with us
0:09.3	and to receive what he might have for us in those moments.
0:12.7	But we miss him so often because we pick up these daggone phones.
0:16.7	Talk about good ministry.
0:18.6	Like those are simple things that all of us can do.
0:21.2	Like, actually giving everybody your undivided attention and showing us and being present and listening and having a clear mind in conversation and being attentive to God's voice.
0:34.1	And I just think it's really easy ministry to do these days.
0:46.8	Hello for the girl fam.
0:49.1	We are, we got some cozy vibes here today.
0:52.1	We are podcasting from our individual homes today.
0:57.2	Ken's just asking, I gave this room a little makeover in my room.
1:01.2	And I've got some more behind me.
1:04.5	We've got a pickleball court, pickleball court.
1:06.8	On brand.
1:08.0	And then Cincinnati, in honor of my Cincinnati husband. Cincinnati husband I also have our record player back
1:14.6	there and a Frank Sinatra record hipster it's looking really good it's looking really good I really
1:23.7	like the vibes thank you thank you are you in Josh's office I'm in Josh's office because it's better looking than mine.
1:29.3	Well, over here on the, he had some aesthetic.
1:32.3	Actually the other day I like came into his office and he had just put up these bucks like behind me, these little colorful ones.
1:38.3	Which I thought was like really funny for him.
1:40.3	Like he never like, he needed, He added some color to his background.
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