{"id":2298,"date":"2016-07-18T17:13:15","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T22:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedisciplemaker.org\/?p=2298"},"modified":"2016-07-18T17:13:15","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T22:13:15","slug":"do-your-digital-habits-hurt-your-relationship-with-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2016\/07\/do-your-digital-habits-hurt-your-relationship-with-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Your Digital Habits Hurt Your Relationship with God?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>Answer the following yes or no questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you struggle to pray, to read the Scriptures, to be still and know that God is God?<\/li>\n<li>Do you feel like you&#8217;re missing out when you haven&#8217;t checked your phone in the last hour?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you answered yes to either of those questions you may need to address the spiritual health and balance in your life.\u00a0Our technology has greatly improved much of our lives, but in the process our capacity to live soulful lives is at risk.<br \/>\n<strong>Will your digital habits permanently hinder your intimacy\u00a0with Christ?<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is the question Tricia Rhodes tackles in <a href=\"http:\/\/books.thedisciplemaker.org\/the-wired-soul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wired Soul<\/a>. She clearly guides us through brain science and spiritual disciplines as she teaches how to stay spiritually balanced in our hyperconnected world.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/books.thedisciplemaker.org\/the-wired-soul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/WiredSoul_3D-shadow-845x1024.png\" alt=\"WiredSoul_3D shadow\" width=\"333\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer the following yes or no questions: Do you struggle to pray, to read the Scriptures, to be still and know that God is God? 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