Deja Vu

It’s consecration time, and I’m supposed to be turning off the TV. I’m sharing this in a defeated voice because I’m struggling with turning off the TV. I have one assignment right now: read, study, pray, and write, and it’s an assignment I’ve had many times before. In fact the first time was in 2006 after a life empowerment conference, but a Facebook memory reminded me yesterday that in 2010 I was fasting TV again. Clearly this is a major distraction in my life. When I gained two sizes in less than a year it was because I had allowed work stress to cause me to become a couch potato. I would come home from work after going to the drive thru, and from about 5 p.m. until bedtime I would sit, eat, and watch TV. If I did the math I could probably calculate hours upon hours of wasted time in front of the television. And I wonder why I haven’t accomplished more in my life! The sad thing about TV is that for me it has become anesthesia. Bad day? TV. Good day? TV. Stress pushing me to the edge? It’s okay. TV will dull my pain. Wow! Just seeing this in writing really puts it into perspective. The last time I missed my instructions for a 21 day fast turned into a 40 day fast. Let me turn off this TV and be obedient now before the hammer falls! So back to reading, studying, praying, and writing.