on the computer or tap tap on the iphone. (actually, in class we learned more people are having thumb problems in this generation because of text messaging!). It's so crazy how easily the internet, games, the phone can grab my attention. But it gives a little drop of satisfaction that feels binding to something, and I wonder what have I gained from this time I spent? The "satisfaction" isn't really satisfaction. It makes me think how we may say to people that the world (school, career, relationships, etc.) will not satisfy but only God can. Yet we also know that the more we know God the more we want to know Him. So there's some sort of "seeking more satisfaction" in that aspect too. So what's the difference?
JC Ryle says, "The pleasures that the worldly man gets by his ways are hollow, unreal, and unsatisfying. They are like the fire of thorns and crackling for a few minutes, and then quenched for ever. The happiness that Christ gives to His people is something solid, lasting, and substantial... It ends in a crown of glory that fadeth not away."
Videos like these -the aurora, the mountain (ok, yes it is still the internet) just can you imagine what it would be to see these in real life? Instead of on just a few inches screen? Someone commented on the video, "I want to shake the hand of the person who took these videos." I would rather say, "I want to know the one who made these mountains, stars, rocks, sky, etc." What, or rather, Who will I let grab my attention?
