• Immersing yourself in technology can physically change your brain.
  • Internet usage, especially social media, can affect your mental wellbeing.
  • Social media can change our perception of reality.
  • Signs of Internet dependency:
    • You are spending more and more time online.
    • You are spending less and less time with friends or family.
    • You feel preoccupied with Internet activities and the next online session.
    • You feel restless or irritable when not online.
  • If you don’t have an Internet dependency problem, someone in your circle of influence probably does!
  • I Timothy 5:8
  • James 1:27 – Personal contact is a must!
  • Galatians 5:13-14 – It is difficult or impossible to fully show love for a brother without personal contact.
  • Luke 10:33-34 – The Samaritan could not do what he did with a text message. It took personal contact.
  • Titus 3:8
  • Matthew 25:34-40
  • If we see someone with an Internet addiction, we need to have an uncomfortable conversation and help them.
  • I Corinthians 5:9-11
  • Acts 20:35
  • Acts 20:37