Stress

As I was driving to work yesterday, I heard a statistic on the radio.  The DJ said that she read a report that said that our stress level has increased by 30% in the past 30 years.  She went on talking about the stress of jobs, activities and such.  Just as she was talking about this I rounded a corner. Crossing the street in front of me was a couple.  They were out for their morning walk together.  This seems good, right?  Except they weren't talking with each other, they were both on their cell phones...not looking at each other, not connecting with each other.  Would our stress levels have anything to do with the fact that, as a society, we are becoming more and more distant?

As our advances in technology continue, we are becoming less and less friendly (in spite of the hundreds of facebook friends we might have).  We are connecting with others face to face much less frequently than we used to.  We send emails and texts but rarely does anyone stop by for a visit. 

In looking at scripture, God wants us to have true, meaningful friendships with one another.  We are to lean on one another and find strength in our relationships "Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves.  A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." Ecclesiastes 4:12 

There is strength, power and peace in sharing life with other believers, in building relationships that last and that share a common bond in faith.  But I find these are becoming more difficult to build as we allow the technology of life to lead us into a more isolated, yet busier, society.  We are putting emphasis on the things of this world more and more, and looking to heaven less and less.

I pray we can change that.

In His Grace....