Social networks are the media through which people communicate with one another via the internet.
Of a truth,when people lack SELF-CONTROL over the usage of these social networks,the negative effects of such set in.
On this note,as a Chorister,it is expected of you to utilise the advantages of the social networks on your musical improvement and avoid being a SOCIA NETWORK ADDICT(i.e someone that spends/wastes his/her resources and productive time on the UNNECESSARY media stuffs.
ATTRIBUTES OF CHORISTERS WHO ARE SOCIAL NETWORK ADDICTS
1.They have less or no time for essential things because they are on the media at every moment in every day unless they run out of data.
2.They place the secular above the gospel.Simply put,they do more of secular downloadings and uploadings such as pictures,comedies ,movies etc than that of the gospel such as latest gospel songs,videos,concerts,movies etc.
3. They are always absent-minded during choral rehearsals because they are ON and ACTIVE on the media at that period.As a result,they sing WRONG NOTES during their song rendation.
4. They no longer study the WORD of GOD from the Bible-they claim that the ones they read on the media are enough.Thus,they are spiritually INACTIVE and INSENSITIVE.
5.They have no time for personal gospel music rehearsals because social media stuffs have consumed their daily profitable time.As a result,they are musically backward and are not SOUND on the stage.
HOW TO SELF-CONTROL THE SOCIAL NETWORKS
1.Give/set time to chat with friends and other people.
2.Give/set time to reply media messages.
3.Give/set time to browse the internet for gospel songs both local and foreign.
4.Give/set time for personal musical rehearsals.
5.Give/set time for daily personal study of the physical Bible and other christian write-ups and literatures.
6.Give/set time for personal prayers to/meetings with God your Maker.
7.Always put your phone on the Silence mode while in the church either during rehearsals or church services.
8.Make sure you keep away your phone during choir rehearsals.Only be seen with your pen,Bible and your choir song note book.
Also,stop using your phone as a jotting note during church service or an important program.
9.Give/set time to do your musical assignment given by your music director.
10.Try to have total control of your phone and not that your phone controls your actions.
In conclusion,as Ecclesiastes 3:1-11a make us to know that ''EVERYTHING,EVERY DOING under the heaven HAS ITS TIME,so we ought to GIVE/SET TIME TO EVERYTHING WE DO UNDER THE HEAVEN so that we will not end each of our REMAINING DAYS on earth with failures of NOT HAVING THE TIME to do those things that MATTER TO OUR LIFE.
BE BLESSED!