Welcome to the Thankful Homemaker Podcast, a podcast to be an encouragement and

blessing to each other and the role God has called us to as women. I'm so thankful

you stop by so grab yourself a coffee or tea and sit with me a bit as we talk

about how God's word impacts every area of our lives as Christian women.

Hello friend, I'm Marcy Pharaoh from Thankful Homemaker and I'm so glad to be with you today.

Our episode is titled Wisely Navigating Our Technology

and before we dive in I want to let you know about a free PDF handout available for this

episode. You can find it over at my resource free I believe it's going to be a helpful companion to our discussion today and I will make sure to link it in the show notes. I didn't want to forget to mention that.

So in today's world our smartphones, they've become almost indispensable.

They keep us organized with calendars,

to-do lists, reminders.

They keep us connected with family and friends

through calls and texts and social media.

They entertain us with games and music and pilot. and not about using them in a way that aligns with the gospel.

Matthew 1037 tells us that whoever loves anything more than Jesus is not

worthy of him. So our first desire must be to be wholly devoted to Jesus

ensuring that our smartphone use reflects that devotion. We need to be mindful of

how our phones impact our spiritual lives, making sure they enhance rather

than hinder our walk with Christ. We're going to walk through how we can bring our use of technology

back to the gospel, prioritizing our relationship. our is to think deeply about our relationship with technology. It's really easy to get caught up in the convenience

and the connectivity our devices offer, but we must examine our motives. Are we using our smartphones to seek approval from others?

Are we chasing likes and comments and validation on social media?

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