It usually starts innocently. You pick up your phone for just a second. Check a notification. Maybe respond to a text. And then somehow… 20 minutes later… You’ve watched three reels, checked the news, seen what everyone had for dinner, and forgotten why you picked up your phone in the first place. Meanwhile your Bible is… right there. Closed. And it raises some honest questions: Why does my phone have such a pull on me? Why is it easier to scroll than to pray? Is social media shaping how I think more than Scripture? What is all this doing to my soul? Technology isn’t neutral. It’s forming us. Shaping us. Discipling us. So today we’re asking a really important question: Are we being shaped more by what we scroll… or by what we behold?
🎙️ Episode Summary
In this episode of CLF Conversations, Perry and Pastor Dave explore how technology and social media are shaping our attention—and ultimately our hearts.
The conversation addresses how digital habits form us, why distraction is a serious spiritual issue, and how social media can subtly influence our identity, desires, and thinking.
Ultimately, Scripture calls believers to something deeper than constant scrolling:
a life of beholding Christ.
Because we are always being formed—
and what we consistently behold will shape who we become.
🌍 Key Topics Covered
• How technology disciples us
• The formative power of social media
• Distraction and spiritual life
• Comparison and identity
• Beholding Christ vs. constant scrolling
• Stewarding attention intentionally
• Practical ways to fight digital distraction
💬 Discussion Highlights
We are always being discipled—by something.
What we consume shapes what we love.
Distraction is not neutral—it affects our spiritual life.
We become like what we behold.
Attention is a spiritual discipline.
📖 Scripture References
Romans 12:2
Psalm 1:2
Psalm 46:10
2 Corinthians 3:18
2 Corinthians 10:12
1 Corinthians 6:12
Philippians 4:8
Ephesians 5:15–16
Colossians 3:2
📌 Takeaway Questions
What is shaping me more right now—Scripture or my screen?
Where is most of my attention going each day?
What habits need to change so I can better behold Christ?
Am I using technology… or being used by it?
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