Stage Nine of Computers - Spend one week charting the time you spend on a computer. List what time was spent on schoolwork, gaming, online, etc. At the end of the week, evaluate with your counselor, family, or group leader how your management of computer time relates to the Bible’s instructions on stewardship of our time and resources (Romans 14:12; Psalms 31:15; Ecclesiastes 31:1-8; Ephesians 5:15-16).

Remember that you should have a notepad or printout of your worksheet. The worksheet is located at the lower part of your Computer Screen. If you do not have a printout then take notes so you can put the information needed in the boxes.

Try your best to analysis how much digital input you are consuming daily. By health guidelines that youth should not have more than 2 hours of time on any type of electronic device.

Well the statement above I am sure is hard to believe but it is. So I am not sure what is safe in time or the type of device. I do know that the contents and what we consume during those digital implants into our brain.

We need to remember Jesus.

So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. - Romans 14:12, NIV

My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me. - Psalm 31:15 NIV

Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. - Ephesians 5:15-16, NIV.

We are responsible for how we spend our time, and God expects us to use it in His service. Ecclesiastes 31:1-8

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot - Ecclesiastes 3:1,2, NIV.

Likewise, there is a time to compute and a time to not compute. It is very easy to become addicted to computing, and as with all things, moderation is the key to temperance.

So did you spend a lot of time on the internet or electronic devices over the past week?

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