“The
Final Frontier…”
Most of us remember the epic TV and movie series Star Trek.
Star
Trek is an American science fiction
television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of
the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) and its crew. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series
The
Star Trek Theme:
“Space…
The final frontier…
These are the voyages of the
Starship Enterprise.
Its 5-year mission:
To explore strange new worlds…
To seek out new life and new
civilizations…
To boldly go where no man has gone
before.”
This movie theme leads me to reflect
on the power of the internet or the “world wide web.”
Romans 12:2 (NKJV) says,“ And do not be conformed to this world, but
be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that
good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”
Although we are not to “conform” to this world, we still have to live
in it.
Not using the internet in 2014 is the same as not owning or using a
cell phone.
This is similar to living in a cave, secluded from the outside world.
I know individuals who totally
REFUSE to use the internet, email or utilize Social Media. We all have the power to make our own
decisions.
However…it is HERE…and has been here
for over 24 years. If you don’t acknowledge it…you will become
irrelevant…someone who is trying to maintain and get ahead using a “rotary
phone” while the rest of the world is using Smartphones.
Social media has made the world
appear much smaller. Facebook is now 10 years old with over 1 billion users. Although many abuse it, it can be used for good...as a unique way to bring others closer to God.
Technology is quickly providing
means to maximize our lives. Those who do not stay current will be quickly
outdated, ineffective and ultimately irrelevant.
Life is happening TODAY. Time is
ticking away second by second, minute by minute.
We must embrace it and all that
comes with it. Not to conform to it, but to transform into all God wants us to
be.
The
Bible says:
James
4:14 (NKJV): whereas you do not know what will happen
tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little
time and then vanishes away.
Quotes
to Consider:
“It’s not what you look at that matters
but what you see.” – unknown
“We don’t see things as they are, we
see them as we are.” Anais Nin
“You can’t wake a person who is
pretending to be sleep.” – Navajo Proverb
‘If you change the way you look at
things, the things you look at change.”
- unknown
“The eyes are useless when the mind
is blind.” - unknown
“The illiterate of the 21st
Century will not be those who can read and write, but those who cannot learn,
unlearn or relearn.” – Alvin Toffler
We are all in the “final frontier”
of our lives. Let’s make it worthwhile…
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