My Samsung Note 2

I got an iPhone 4 last year and I thought that was the best phone in the world until I saw the Samsung Note 2 - LTE at Plaza Singapura. I finally bought it and the rest is a long story.

Yes long because I had to sit with it for long hours trying to figure out its functions. I had to sit for long hours transferring all my data from my iPhone to my computer and from my computer to my new 'toy'. (I later learnt that there is a much easier & faster way to transfer data...via the Bluetooth!...) I spent long hours discovering new functions which were not in the iPhone.

I spent 2 whole days and nights with my new gadget and then I suddenly felt terrible. It suddenly dawned on me that I was idol worshipping. It was not the time spent on the phone which troubled me but my putting away my prayer time and praise and worship time till I was very tired and unable to spend time with my Creator.

Anything or anyone which or who fills our senses, our minds and our desires other than God, is our idol. An idol is something or someone who takes God's place in our lives. It can be a property, a car, a phone or some activity we spend our time doing, like recreation. It can even be a person on whom we place inordinate affections. We must include God even in our recreation so that we do not depart from Him by giving in to our passions.

I thanked God for bringing me to my senses soon enough and put my Samsung Note 2 in its place where it belonged...

Mary Augustine