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By Donna Martelli
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Back then, there was no Facebook, no Twitter, and no Instagram or Linkedin. The store was not computerized, and the finances were not digitized. I did all the hiring, firing, training, buying, payroll, and record-keeping. Nothing was lacking.
Soon after purchasing the store, I discovered that it was $44K in debt rather than the $22K revealed at the time of the sale. In desperation, I cried out to God and said,
“I don’t know how to do this.”
Do you know what He said?
“I do.”
From that day forward, He taught me how to run the business. Hence, the store went from 44K in debt to consistently operating in the black within five years.
When I needed to hire someone, I prayed, and God sent the right person to me. If I needed a specific amount of finances, I prayed, and God provided. He directed my every step and guided me into a profitable adventure.
If He wanted me to say something specific to someone, He told me what to say and to whom. When He wanted me to go somewhere, He told me where. When I was alone, that is not with another human, He spoke to me and showed me what steps to take and which to avoid.
It was a paradox that, alone, I was never alone!
So, in the highly cluttered technical world of 2022, have I let technology replace my “aloneness” with God? It is so easy to go online to find answers and get advice. Nothing is wrong with that as long as it does not replace or overshadow my first love. Still, it is good from time to time to come away from the chatter of tech voices and listen only to God.
Today, I am challenging myself to drop the likes of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram for just one week and note how doing so affects me. If I feel a loss, or perhaps at loose ends, that will signal me to go to God to find the thing I am searching for. I expect to see priorities in my heart that need to be shifted back to the Center, Jesus.
Won’t you join me in this challenge to be alone with Him, which is never alone? Let's start with one week and see where it leads.
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