COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – “I was coming home fried. I was way too distracted. I couldn’t play with my grandchildren for more than five minutes without checking my phone. I was way over-connected,” author, counselor and outdoorsman, John Eldredge, explained, to North Michigan Christian Voice, about why he wrote his latest book, “Get Your Life Back.”
The other problem he noticed was soul care. He wasn’t spending enough time with God. There just wasn’t enough time.
John talked with friends and learned they too were having similar problems. Hobbies they once enjoyed and helped them relax had been shelved. They felt like they were always on the go. And they were waking up in the morning still tired.
John Eldredge began researching how technology has impacted our lives. “We’re spending three hours a day using apps on our phones, 10 hours viewing media, consuming enough information each week to crash a laptop,” he notes.
“Jesus gets us going [toward His goal for us] one step at a time. If you want to make real changes in your life, you can’t set the bar too high. During New Year’s we make all these resolutions and most of that stuff doesn’t last. We expect too much of ourselves.”
So, as John gave this prayer and consideration, he